Vehicle registration plates of Hawaii

Hawaii first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1922, while still an organized incorporated territory of the United States. It was admitted to the Union as the 50th state in August 1959.

Hawaii
Current series
SloganAloha State
Size12 in × 6 in
30 cm × 15 cm
MaterialAluminum
Serial formatABC 123
Introduced1991 (1991)
Availability
Issued byCounty government offices
Manufactured byIrwin-Hodson Company, Portland, Oregon
History
First issuedJanuary 1, 1922 (1922-01-01)
(city and county plates from 1906 to December 31, 1921)

Passenger baseplates

1922 to 1952

No slogans were used on passenger plates during the period covered by this subsection.

Image Dates issued Design Serial format Serials issued Notes
1922 Embossed white on dark green; vertical "HAWAII" and "1922" at right 12-345 Issued in blocks by county Serials started from 1-000 in Honolulu County, from 20-000 in Hawaii County, from 30-000 in Maui County, and from 40-000 in Kauai County. This continued through 1925.[1]
1923 Embossed green on white with border line; "HAWAII 1923" at bottom 12345 Issued in blocks by county
1924 Embossed red on white with border line; "HAWAII 1924" at top 12345 Issued in blocks by county
1925 Embossed black on orange with border line; "HAWAII 1925" at bottom 12345 Issued in blocks by county
1926 Embossed white on green with border line; vertical "HAWAII" and "1926" at left 12345 Issued in blocks by county Serials started from 50000 in Honolulu County; starting serials in other counties same as 1922–25. This continued through 1939.[1]
1927 Embossed black on silver with border line; "HAWAII 1927" centered at bottom 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1928 Embossed orange on black with border line; "HAWAII 1928" centered at bottom 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1929 Embossed golden yellow on blue with border line; "HAWAII 1929" centered at top 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1930 Embossed white on red with border line; "HAWAII 1930" centered at bottom 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1931 Embossed white on black with border line; "HAWAII 1931" centered at top 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1932 Embossed yellow on green with border line; "HAWAII 1932" centered at bottom 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1933 Embossed red on orange; "HAWAII 1933" centered at top 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1934 Embossed white on blue; "HAWAII 1934" centered at bottom 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1935 Embossed black on golden yellow; "HAWAII 1935" centered at top 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1936 Embossed white on green; "HAWAII 1936" centered at bottom 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1937 Embossed blue on white; "HAWAII 1937" centered at top 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1938 Embossed yellow on black; "HAWAII 1938" centered at bottom 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1939 Embossed white on blue; "HAWAII 1939" centered at top 12-345 Issued in blocks by county
1940 Embossed black on yellow; "HAWAII 1940" at bottom, offset to right A/A1234 County-coded (see right) Honolulu County used O as the second letter and numbers 5000–9999; Hawaii County used H and numbers 2000–2999; Maui County used M and numbers 3000–3999; and Kauai County used K and numbers 4000–4999. The number allocations were used through 1950.[1]
1941 Embossed red on gray; "HAWAII 1941" centered at top A1234 County-coded
1942–45 Embossed white on black; "HAWAII 1942" centered at bottom A1234 County-coded Revalidated for 1943, 1944 and 1945 with windshield stickers, due to metal conservation for World War II.
1946 Embossed black on white; "HAWAII 1946" centered at top A1234 County-coded
1947 Embossed white on green; "HAWAII 1947" centered at bottom A1234 County-coded
1948 Embossed black on golden yellow; "HAWAII 1948" centered at top A1234 County-coded
1949 Embossed golden yellow on black; "HAWAII 1949" centered at bottom A1234 County-coded
1950 As 1948 base, but with "HAWAII 1950" at top 1A1234
A1234		 County-coded 1A1234 serial format used in Honolulu County, with the prefix progressing 1A-5A, 1B-5B, etc.[1]
1951 As 1949 base, but with "HAWAII 51" at bottom 1A-123
A 123
A-1234		 County-coded Honolulu County used letters A, B, C, E, F, N, T, W and X; Hawaii County used H and Z; Maui County used M and L; and Kauai County used K. This continued through 1980.[1]
1952 As 1948 base, but with "HAWAII 52" at top 1A-123
A-123
A-1234		 County-coded

1953 to present

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes.[2] The first Hawaii license plate that complied with these standards was a modification of the 1953 plate, introduced in 1956.[3]

Since 1969, all Hawaii passenger plates have featured a round mounting hole at the top right and horizontal slots in the other three corners.

Image Dates issued Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
1953–56 Embossed golden yellow on black; "HAWAII" at bottom, offset to left none 1A-123
A-123
A-1234
1A-1234		 County-coded Validated for 1953 with silver tabs, for 1954 and 1956 with golden yellow tabs, and for 1955 with white tabs.
1957–60 Embossed white on red with border line; "HAWAII" centered at bottom "ALOHA" centered at top 1A-123
A-123
A-1234
1A-1234		 County-coded Validated each year with windshield stickers.
1961–68 Embossed white on green with border line; "HAWAII" centered at top "ALOHA STATE" centered at bottom 1A-1234
A-1234
K-12345		 County-coded Validated each year with windshield stickers.
1969–75 Embossed black on reflective yellow with border line; "HAWAII" centered at top; "69" etched at top right "ALOHA STATE" centered at bottom 1A-1234
A-1234
K-12345		 County-coded
1976–80 Blue on reflective white with border line; "HAWAII" centered at top; pink images of King Kamehameha I and Diamond Head screened in background; red hibiscus screened in top left corner and "76" in top right corner "ALOHA STATE" centered at bottom 1A-1234
A-12345		 County-coded
1981–90 Brown on reflective white; "HAWAII" centered at top; orange warrior head image screened in background; "81" screened in top right corner "ALOHA STATE" centered at bottom ABC 123 County-coded (see right) Honolulu County used A, B, C and D as the first letter; Hawaii County used H; Maui County used M; and Kauai County used K. Letters I, O and Q not used, and H, K, L and M not used in Honolulu County; these practices continue today.[1][4][5]
1991–present Black on reflective white with rainbow graphic "ALOHA STATE" at bottom ABC 123 County-coded Honolulu County has used E, F, G, J, N, P, R, S, T, and W as the first letter; Hawaii County has used H and Z; Maui County has used M and L; and Kauai County has used K.[1][4]

Non-passenger types

1981 base
Image Type Serial format Serials issued Notes
City and County Government City and County of Honolulu: C&C ####

City and County Of Honolulu: 3 Numbers: ###

County of Hawaii: CofH ###

County of Maui: CofM ###

County of Kauai: CofK ###

County of Kauai: 1981 Vehicles: 2 Numbers: CofK ##

 City and County of Honolulu: C&C 1700-3199

County Of Hawaii: CofH 430-999

County Of Maui: CofM 100-799

County Of Kauai: CofK 130-599

County Of Kauai: 1981-1982: 2 Numbers: CofK 10-99

 County and State Governments have a history of renewing their old vehicles, so some vehicles that have fairly new license plates may be a old vehicle. Also, the state/county tends to reuse numbers, so it may not be accurate, this data has been reported and estimated based of remaining renewed state/county vehicle title information.
Motorcycle 123 ABC County-coded Honolulu County used X as the first letter; Hawaii County used H (starting from HMC); Maui County used M (starting from MMC); and Kauai County used K (starting from KMC).[6]
State Government 1981-1990: State ####

Some Older Vehicles: (such as 1970, 1960, etc or some vehicles) State ###

 1981-1990: State 2600-5699

Airport Division: Older Vehicles: State 2100-2599

Early 1981: State 200-299 - State 300-399 - State 400-499 - State 500-599 - State 700-799 - State 800-899 - State 900-999 - State 1000-1099 - State 1100-1199 - State 1200-1299 - State 1500-1599 - State 1600-1699 - State 1700-1799 - State 1800-1899 - State 1900-1999 - State 2000-2099 - State 2600-2699

 County and State Governments have a history of renewing their old vehicles, so some vehicles that have fairly new license plates may be a old vehicle. Also, the state/county tends to reuse numbers, so it may not be accurate, this data has been reported and estimated based of remaining renewed state/county vehicle title information.
Truck 123 ABC County-coded Honolulu County used T as the first letter; Hawaii County used H; Maui County used M; and Kauai County used K.

1991 base
Image Type Serial format Serials issued Notes
City and County Government City and County of Honolulu: C&C ####

County of Hawaii: CofH ####

County of Maui: CofM ####

County of Kauai: Older Plates: CK ####

County of Kauai: Newer Plates: CofK/Or CK ####

 City and County of Honolulu:

1991-1992: C&C 3000-3499/5000-5499

1993-present: C&C 4000-9444

County Of Hawaii: CofH 1000-3775

County Of Maui: CofM 1000-2728

County Of Kauai: Older Plates: CK 1000-1999

County of Kauai: Newer Plates: CofK/Or CK 2000-2528

 County and State Governments have a history of renewing their old vehicles, so some vehicles that have fairly new license plates may be a old vehicle.
Honolulu Police Department HPD1234 Numeric portion of serial is the unit number of the plated vehicle.
Motorcycle 123 XBC First letter is X.[4]
State Government 1991-2001: State ####

2001-present: State A###

 1991-1992: State 5500-6499

1993-2001: State 4000-9999

2001-present: State A101-H788

 County and State Governments have a history of renewing their old vehicles, so some vehicles that have fairly new license plates may be a old vehicle.
TheBus BUS123 Numeric portion of serial is the unit number of the plated vehicle.
Trailer 123 WBC First letter is W.[4]
Truck 123 TBC First letter is T.[4]

Optional types

1991 base
Image Type Design Serial format Serials issued
America United Sticker at left AB123
Bishop Museum Sticker at left AB123
Choose Life Sticker at left AB123
Firefighter Sticker at left AB123
Persian Gulf Veteran 1234
Veteran Flag of the United States at left A123

Unique base
Image Type Design Serial format Serials issued
Haleakalā National Park AB123
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park AB123

References
  1. Tanner, Eric N. "Hawaii License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  2. Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62 no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
  3. http://www.plateshack.com/y2k/Hawaii/hiy2k.html
  4. Watanabe, June (February 19, 2010). "Kokua Line: Alphabet soup". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  5. Watanabe, June (March 2, 2010). "Kokua Line: Some letters exclusive to neighbor island plates". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  6. Tanner, Eric N. "Hawaii Motorcycle License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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