Hawaii car registration fees

HRS 249-31(a): every vehicle pays a $46 annual state vehicle registration fee, collected by the county together with the county fees.

HRS 249-33(a): 1.75 cents a pound of net weight up to and including 4,000 lbs (a 3,320-lb car pays $58.10). Heavier bands (2.00 cents to 7,000 lbs, 2.25 cents to 10,000 lbs, flat $300 above) apply the higher rate to the whole weight; the calculator stops above 4,000 lbs instead of guessing (see the next line).

Adds nothing. Over 4,000 lbs the state rate jumps to 2.00 cents a pound on the whole weight (HRS 249-33), and trucks over 6,500 lbs pay higher county commercial rates; the engine cannot switch per-pound rates by weight band, so vehicles over 4,000 lbs get a 'confirm with the agency' message instead of a wrong total.

ROH 15A-3.1: 7 cents a pound of net weight for passenger vehicles (since January 1, 2019) and for noncommercial trucks of 6,500 lbs or less certified as noncommercial; $12 minimum. Commercial vehicles pay 7.5 cents. Bill 47 (2026), which would cut the passenger rate to 5.5 cents from July 1, 2027, was not law when checked.

Honolulu Motor Vehicle Registration page: county registration fee $20 per vehicle. From July 1, 2026, veterans 65 and older (not dishonorably discharged) can be exempted for one vehicle.

Honolulu Motor Vehicle Registration page and its $367 worked example: highway beautification fee $10.00 (paid to the state). Honolulu's separate fee table still lists $7 per certificate of registration for non-U-Drive vehicles; the newer $10 figure is used.

Honolulu Motor Vehicle Registration page and fee table: annual emblem $0.50.

Hawaii County Code 24-17(a)-(b): 1.25 cents a pound for passenger vehicles and certified noncommercial trucks of 6,500 lbs or less (2.5 cents for commercial or heavier trucks); 24-18(a): minimum $12 (Code Supp. 17, 1-2025).

Hawaii County Code 24-19(j), as amended by Ordinance 24-86 (effective November 4, 2024): annual county registration fee $12 per vehicle.

Hawaii County Code 24-19(i), Ordinance 24-86: annual $12 per vehicle for the abandoned-vehicle disposal fund.

Hawaii County Code 24-19(h), Ordinance 24-86: $1 per certificate of registration, collected annually for highway beautification and abandoned-vehicle disposal.

Hawaii County Code 24-19(b), Ordinance 24-86: tag or emblem 50 cents a year.

Maui County FY2027 budget Appendix B (Code 3.24.030): 3.5 cents a pound for passenger vehicles and noncommercial vehicles of 6,500 lbs or less (5.91 cents for all others); $15 minimum.

Maui County FY2027 Appendix B (Code 3.25.020): new and renewal motor vehicle registration $20 each.

Maui County FY2027 Appendix B (Code 3.25.030): $10 for each new and duplicate certificate of registration.

Maui County FY2027 Appendix B (Code 3.25.020): motor vehicle decal $0.50 each.

Maui County FY2027 Appendix B (Code 3.25.025): electric vehicles $100 a year.

Maui County FY2027 Appendix B (Code 3.25.025): hybrid electric vehicles $50 a year. Whether plug-in hybrids pay this or the EV fee is not stated; confirm with Maui DMV.

Kauai County Code 5-2.3: 2 cents a pound for passenger vehicles and certified noncommercial trucks of 6,500 lbs or less (3 cents for commercial vehicles); $12 minimum.

Kauai County Code 5-2.4(g) (Ord. 1101, 2021): county registration fee $20.

Kauai County Code 5-2.6: beautification fee $5 per certificate of registration.

HRS 249-36: from July 1, 2025 electric vehicles owe a road usage charge of 0.8 cents a mile (less estimated fuel tax), between $0 and $50 a year; until June 30, 2028 owners may instead pay a flat $50 surcharge. The first renewal of a new EV is assessed $50. The calculator uses the $50 maximum.

Honolulu Motor Vehicle Registration page: initial plate fee $5.00, only assessed if plates are issued.

Hawaii County Code 24-19(a): new series of number plates $5.

Kauai County Code 5-2.4(e): number plates $5.

Honolulu Vehicle Title Information page and fee table: $10.00 for a certificate of title or ownership transfer ($50 penalty if not transferred within 30 days).

Maui County FY2027 Appendix B (Code 3.25.020): new certificate of ownership $10.

Kauai County Code 5-2.4(b): certificate of title $10.