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:
SECTION 1. Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"[Underlined: §286- ] [Underlined: Special interest vehicles; former military vehicles.] [Underlined: (a) 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.]
[Underlined: (b) 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. 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.]
[Underlined: (c)][Underlined: A former military vehicle shall not:]
[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: Be used for the transportation of persons for hire or the transportation of property, as those terms are defined in section 271-4; or]
[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: Carry material weighing more than five hundred pounds, not including the weight of:]
[Underlined: (A)] [Underlined: A mounted camper, lid, or cap;]
[Underlined: (B)] [Underlined: A trailer or load drawn by the former military vehicle; or]
[Underlined: (C)] [Underlined: Any persons riding within the driver's compartment.]
[Underlined: (d) As used in this section, ][Underlined: "former military vehicle" means any of the following vehicles, if the vehicle is at least twenty-five years old:]
[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: 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";]
[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: A vehicle commonly known as a "Kaiser Jeep M715";]
[Underlined: (3)] [Underlined: A high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle originally manufactured for military use and commonly known as a "Humvee"; or]
[Underlined: (4)] [Underlined: A six-wheel drive utility vehicle originally manufactured for military use, commonly known as a "DUKW" or "Duck".]"
SECTION 2. Section 286-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "special interest vehicle" to read as follows:
""Special interest vehicle" means a vehicle of any age that, because of its significance, is being collected, preserved, restored, or maintained by a collector. 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; [[Struck through: and]] a vehicle manufactured after 1967 to resemble a vehicle manufactured before 1968[[Struck through: .]][Underlined: ; and a former military vehicle, as defined in section 286- .]"
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. 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. Enables owners of former military vehicles to apply for registration. Effective 1/1/2026.
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