HI DMV Vehicle Registration 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What information is displayed on a Hawaii license plate?
- Only the plate number
- Plate number and county name
- Plate number, state name, and registration year (Correct answer)
- Only the state name
Correct answer: Plate number, state name, and registration year
Hawaii license plates display the plate number, 'Hawaii' state designation, and the registration expiration year sticker.
Question 2: If you move to a new county within Hawaii, what must you do with your vehicle registration?
- Nothing is required
- Update your address with your current county
- Re-register with the new county at next renewal (Correct answer)
- Immediately re-register in the new county
Correct answer: Re-register with the new county at next renewal
When moving to a different county in Hawaii, you must re-register your vehicle with the new county at your next registration renewal.
Question 3: Which of the following vehicles is exempt from Hawaii registration fees?
- Vehicles over 10 years old
- Government-owned vehicles (Correct answer)
- Vehicles used only on private property
- Electric vehicles
Correct answer: Government-owned vehicles
Government-owned vehicles are typically exempt from standard registration fees in Hawaii.
Question 4: What is the Hawaii Clean Car standard requirement related to vehicle registration?
- Vehicles must pass an emissions test
- Vehicles must have catalytic converters
- Vehicles must meet California emissions standards to be registered (Correct answer)
- All vehicles need a smog check annually
Correct answer: Vehicles must meet California emissions standards to be registered
Hawaii has adopted California's Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) standards, requiring new vehicles sold and registered in Hawaii to meet those standards.
Question 5: A vehicle owner in Hawaii has passed away. Who can transfer the vehicle title?
- Any family member
- The estate executor or administrator (Correct answer)
- The DMV automatically transfers it
- The surviving spouse only
Correct answer: The estate executor or administrator
The estate executor or administrator has the legal authority to transfer a deceased person's vehicle title in Hawaii.
Question 6: What does a Hawaii salvage title indicate about a vehicle?
- The vehicle was imported from another country
- The vehicle was declared a total loss by an insurer (Correct answer)
- The vehicle failed its safety inspection
- The vehicle is over 25 years old
Correct answer: The vehicle was declared a total loss by an insurer
A salvage title in Hawaii means the vehicle was declared a total loss by an insurance company due to damage, flood, or theft recovery.
HI DMV Vehicle Registration 2
What information is displayed on a Hawaii license plate?