RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.

HB898

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

898

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to motor vehicle registration
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Chapter
286
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Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately
designated and to read as follows:

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Special interest vehicles;
former military vehicles.
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(a)
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Any person who is the owner of a former
military vehicle may apply for registration with the director of finance of the
county in which the former military vehicle is located.

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(b)
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A former military vehicle may be used as
other vehicles of the same type, including to transport the owner's property
where the transportation is in furtherance of the owner's primary business.
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A former military vehicle may also be used to
transport passengers without charge where the transportation is in furtherance of
the owner's primary business; provided that transportation is directly to and
from the owner's place of business.

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(c)
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A former military vehicle shall not:

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(1)
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Be used for the transportation of
persons for hire or the transportation of property, as those terms are defined
in section 271-4; or

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(2)
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Carry material weighing more than
five hundred pounds, not including the weight of:

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(A)
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A mounted camper, lid, or cap;

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(B)
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A trailer or load drawn by the former military vehicle; or

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(C)
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Any persons riding within the driver's compartment.

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(d)
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As used in this section,
"former
military vehicle" means any of the following vehicles, if the vehicle is
at least twenty-five years old:

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(1)
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A high-mobility, all-terrain,
four-wheel or six-wheel drive vehicle originally manufactured for military use
and commonly known by the trade name "Pinzgauer";

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(2)
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A vehicle commonly known as a
"Kaiser Jeep M715";

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(3)
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A high-mobility, multipurpose
wheeled vehicle originally manufactured for military use and commonly known as
a "Humvee"; or

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A six-wheel drive utility vehicle
originally manufactured for military use, commonly known as a "DUKW"
or "Duck".
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SECTION
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Section 286-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending the definition of "special interest vehicle" to
read as follows:

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""Special interest vehicle"
means a vehicle of any age that, because of its significance, is being
collected, preserved, restored, or maintained by a collector.
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The term includes a street rod vehicle and a street
rod replica vehicle, as those terms are defined in section 286-26.5; a vehicle
manufactured before 1968; [
and
] a vehicle manufactured after 1967 to
resemble a vehicle manufactured before 1968[
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; and a former military
vehicle, as defined in section 286- .
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SECTION 3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION
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This Act shall take effect on January
1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Vehicle
Registration; Special Interest Vehicles; Former Military Vehicles

Description:

Classifies
certain former military vehicles as special interest vehicles.
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Enables owners of former military vehicles to
apply for registration.
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Effective
1/1/2026.

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