HONOLULU – Owners of the more than 880,000 registered vehicles in the City and County of Honolulu are being reminded to pay attention to when the tags expire on their cars and trucks.
The reminder is in direct response to the 39,452 vehicles with expired registrations on Oʻahu, where 71% of those vehicles with expired tags have not been registered in at least five years.
The city’s Division of Motor Vehicles sends courtesy renewal notices 45 days before a registration expires, offers four ways to renew a vehicle registration, and provides a way to determine the cost of a registration renewal online.
“It’s important for vehicle owners to know that driving with an overdue registration is illegal and could result in a penalty,” said Kim Hashiro, director of the city’s Department of Customer Services, which administers DMV services in the City and County of Honolulu.
Late registrations carry a $16 penalty for passenger vehicles. The penalty is $40 for commercial vehicles. To avoid the hassle of being pulled over and dealing with a penalty, Oʻahu motorists are urged to check the annual due dates on their registered vehicles and renew them on time.
The City’s online registration system will allow motorists to determine their registration fee at any time at mvinquiry.hnl.info. The vehicle’s license plate number and the last four digits of its VIN number are required.
A vehicle must have a current Hawaiʻi safety inspection before it can be registered.
To renew the registration of a vehicle that is more than a year overdue, taxes and fees for past years must also be paid. Appeals of past taxes and fees must be done through the First Circuit District Court of Oʻahu.
For more information, visit honolulu.gov/csd.
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