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.

Passenger plates 1957 to present

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles, except those for motorcycles, at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardized mounting holes.^{[citation needed]}

First issued	Design	Serial format	Serials issued
1957	white on red	A-12345
1961	white on green	A-12345
1969	black on reflective yellow; dated "69" in top right corner	1A-2345
1975	blue on reflective white with pink background images of Diamond Head and King Kamehameha I as well as a red hibiscus in upper left corner, a red boxed "76" in upper right corner	1A-2345^{[dubious – discuss]}
1980	brown on reflective white with orange background image of warrior	ABC 123^[1]	Series with first letter A-D issued.^[2]
1991	black on reflective white with rainbow graphic	Coded by county of issuance:^[2]^[3] ABC 123, where first letter is A-G, J, N, P, or R-Y; sequence may not include H, K, L, M or Z in any position (City and County of Honolulu) HAB 123 or ZAB 123 (Hawaiʻi County) KAB 123 (Kauaʻi County) MAB 123 or LAB 123 (Maui County)	Series with first letter A-D not issued. Honolulu plates issued starting with E series, up to R series as of 2010.^[2]

Non-passenger types

1981 base

Image	Type	Serial format	Serials issued
	Truck	123 ABC

1991 base

Type	Serial format	Notes
Honolulu Police Department	HPD1234	Numeric portion of serial is the unit number of the plated vehicle.
Motorcycle	123 XBC	First letter is X.^[2]
TheBus	BUS123	Numeric portion of serial is the unit number of the plated vehicle.
Trailer	123 WBC	First letter is W.^[2]
Truck	123 TBC	First letter is T.^[2]

Optional types

1991 base

Type	Design	Serial format
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

References

^ Paul, Depp. "Hawaii Instant Motorcycle Shipping". Retrieved 23 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Watanabe, June (February 19, 2010). "Kokua Line: Alphabet soup". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
^ Watanabe, June (March 2, 2010). "Kokua Line: Some letters exclusive to neighbor island plates". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2011-01-23.

External links

Hawaii license plates 1969-present

[1] Paul, Depp. "Hawaii Instant Motorcycle Shipping". Retrieved 23 October 2015.

[Alphabet_soup-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Watanabe, June (February 19, 2010). "Kokua Line: Alphabet soup". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2011-01-23.

[Some_letters_exclusive-3] Watanabe, June (March 2, 2010). "Kokua Line: Some letters exclusive to neighbor island plates". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2011-01-23.

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