SB 845

THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
845
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:
���� "�286-
 � Special interest vehicles;
former military vehicles.� (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.
���� (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.
���� (c)� A former military vehicle shall not:
���� (1)� Be used for the transportation of
persons for hire or the transportation of property, as those terms are defined
in section 271-4; or
���� (2)� Carry material weighing more than
five hundred pounds, not including the weight of:
��������� (A)� A mounted camper, lid, or cap;
��������� (B)� A trailer or load drawn by the former military vehicle; or
��������� (C)� Any persons riding within the driver's compartment.
���� (d)� As used in this section, "former
military vehicle" means any of the following vehicles, if the vehicle is
at least twenty-five years old:
���� (1)� 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";
���� (2)� A vehicle commonly known as a
"Kaiser Jeep M715";
���� (3)� A high-mobility, multipurpose
wheeled vehicle originally manufactured for military use and commonly known as
a "Humvee"; or
���� (4)� 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; [[and]] a vehicle manufactured after 1967 to
resemble a vehicle manufactured before 1968[[.]]; 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:
_____________________________
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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