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SB367 • 2026

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

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Sponsor
MORIWAKI, GABBARD, RHOADS, Wakai
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
  • Mopeds; Motor Vehicles; Mufflers; Certificate of Inspection Prohibits the issuance of a certificate of inspection for a moped or motor vehicle that has been altered, installed, or otherwise modified in any way which will noticeably increase the noise emitted by the motor vehicle or moped above that emitted by the motor vehicle or moped as equipped from the factory.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 S

    Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

  2. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  3. 2025-02-06 S

    The committee on TCA deferred the measure.

  4. 2025-02-04 S

    The committee(s) on TCA deferred the measure until 02-06-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224.

  5. 2025-01-30 S

    The committee(s) on TCA deferred the measure until 02-04-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224.

  6. 2025-01-27 S

    The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  7. 2025-01-21 S

    Referred to TCA, JDC.

  8. 2025-01-15 S

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

  9. 2025-01-14 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Mopeds; Motor Vehicles; Mufflers; Certificate of Inspection
Prohibits the issuance of a certificate of inspection for a moped or motor vehicle that has been altered, installed, or otherwise modified in any way which will noticeably increase the noise emitted by the motor vehicle or moped above that emitted by the motor vehicle or moped as equipped from the factory.

Current Bill Text

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SB367

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

367

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to transportation
.

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

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SECTION
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Section 286-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

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"(e)
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Upon application for a certificate of
inspection to be issued for a vehicle or moped, an inspection as prescribed by
the director under subsection (g) shall be conducted on the vehicle or moped,
and if the vehicle or moped is found to be in a safe operating condition, including
adhering to head lamp requirements and specifications pursuant to section
291-25(a), as applicable, a certificate of inspection shall be issued upon
payment of a fee to be determined by the director[
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; provided that
no certificate of inspection shall be issued if the vehicle or moped is found
to have a muffler that has been altered, installed, or otherwise modified in
any way which will noticeably increase the noise emitted by the motor vehicle
or moped above that emitted by the motor vehicle or moped as equipped from the
factory.

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The certificate shall state
the effective date, the termination date, the name of the issuing insurance
carrier, the policy number of the motor vehicle insurance identification card
for the inspected motor vehicle as specified by section 431:10C-107 or state
the information contained in the proof of insurance card as specified by
section 431:10G-106, and the odometer reading of the vehicle on the date of
inspection.
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A sticker, authorized by the
director, shall be affixed to the vehicle or moped at the time a certificate of
inspection is issued.
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An inspection
sticker that has been lost, stolen, or destroyed shall be replaced without
reinspection by the inspection station that issued the original inspection
sticker upon presentation of the current certificate of inspection; provided
that the current certificate of inspection and inspection sticker shall not
have expired at the time the replacement is requested.
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The director shall adopt rules to determine
the fee for replacement of lost, stolen, or destroyed inspection stickers.

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SECTION
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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 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Mopeds;
Motor Vehicles; Mufflers; Certificate of Inspection

Description:

Prohibits the issuance of a certificate of inspection for
a moped or motor vehicle that has been
altered, installed, or otherwise modified in any way which will
noticeably increase the noise emitted by the motor vehicle or moped above that
emitted by the motor vehicle or moped as equipped from the factory.

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