Of the more than 880,000 registered vehicles in the City and County of Honolulu, 39,452 of them have expired registrations. The city’s Division of Motor Vehicles reports that 71% of those expired registrations have remained un-renewed for at least five years.
DMV reminds vehicle owners to pay attention to their tags’ expiration date and renew them on time.
Courtesy renewal notices sent out to registered owners by DMV 45 days before a registration expires include 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.
DMV urges Oahu motorists to check the annual due dates on their registered vehicles and renew them on time to avoid being pulled over and dealing with a penalty. The late registration penalty is $16 for passenger vehicles and $40 for commercial vehicles.
Renewing a vehicle’s registration that is more than a year overdue will require the payment of taxes and fees, which can be appealed through the First Circuit District Court of Oahu.
The city’s online registration system allows motorists to determine their registration fee at any time. The vehicle’s license plate number and the last four digits of its VIN number are required.
Vehicles must have a current Hawaii safety inspection before being registered.
For more information on vehicle registrations and more, visit the Department of Customer Services website.
