FINANCE - VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING DIVISION
Accounts | Budget | Property Management | Purchasing
Real Property Tax | Risk Management | Treasury | Vehicle Registration & Licensing
DIVISION HEAD: Lee Lord, Manager
DRIVERS LICENSING: Hilo (808) 961-2222, Fax (808) 961-8861
Waimea (808) 887-3087, Fax (808) 887-3086 | Kailua-Kona (808) 323-4800, Fax (808) 323-4819
Naalehu (808) 854-7214, Fax (808) 939-2517 | Pahoa (808) 965-2721, Fax (808) 965-2724
VEHICLE REGISTRATION: Hilo (808) 961-8351, Fax (808) 961-8330
Kona (808) 323-4818, Fax (808) 327-4410 | Pahoa (808) 965-2721, Fax (808) 965-2724
PERIODIC MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION: Hilo (808) 961-2320 | Kona (808) 323-4811
HOURS OF OPERATION: For location and hours of service for the different sections please click on the General Information links below.
DESCRIPTION: The Vehicle Registration & Licensing Division is comprised of three Sections. The Driver’s License Section issues Driver’s Licenses and Commercial Driver’s Licenses. The Motor Vehicle Registration Section issues vehicle, bicycle and select business registrations. The Periodic Inspection Section authorizes and monitors Vehicle Inspection providers.
E-MAIL ADDRESS: vehiclerl@co.hawaii.hi.us
Driver’s Licensing Section
Driver Licensing - General Information
Hawaii’s Legal Presence Law Information and Requirements
Vehicle Registration Section
Motor Vehicles - General Information
Motor Vehicles - Fee Information
Bicycle and Moped Registration
Motor Vehicle Licensing and Registration Forms
Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection Section
Hawai‘i law requires all motor vehicles to undergo a safety inspection once a year.
Inspections are conducted at automobile dealerships, service stations and garages.
To insure inspection technicians are complying with the state’s many safety provisions, motor vehicle inspectors conduct periodic reviews of their practices and facilities.
Inspectors also investigate complaints regarding Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspections.
The PMVI program ensures uniformity of periodic inspections as well as contributing to the safety of all highway users by reducing accidents due to mechanical defects on vehicles.
There are about 250 active licensed inspection technicians and about 132 inspection stations in the county of Hawai‘i.
Four motor vehicle inspectors and two clerks currently staff the program on the island of Hawai‘i.
When safety inspections are completed by inspection stations, safety inspection forms are sent to Honolulu for updating and inputting into the Statewide data base. Motor Vehicle Registration staff can see the safety check expiration date on the vehicle file once it is entered. Updates may take up to 4 months to reflect current safety inspection expiration.
Taxicab Rules and Regulations Section
Taxi Driver Permit Rules and Regulations
State of Hawai‘i Motor Vehicle Web site
Hawai‘i Motor Vehicle Safety Office
Hawai‘i State Medical Report Form