Exemptions from registration fees for certain vehicles; disabled veterans
HRS §249-31.5
in effect249-31.5. Exemptions from registration fees for certain vehicles; disabled veterans
(a) A disabled veteran who:
(1) Is a resident of Hawaii;
(2) Has been other than dishonorably discharged from
the United States uniformed armed forces; and
(3) Is determined by the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a service-connected one hundred per
cent disability rating for compensation or a service-connected disability
rating of one hundred per cent,
shall be exempt from payment of all annual vehicle
registration fees as required by section 249-31; provided that this exemption
shall not extend to any vehicle used for commercial purposes or to more than
one vehicle owned by the disabled veteran.
(b) The director of the office of veterans'
services, in consultation with the policy advisory board on [veterans']
services, shall submit a report to the legislature and the department of
taxation no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular
session providing the legislature and the department of taxation with the total
number of disabled veterans who qualify under this section for the exemption
from annual vehicle registration fees.
[L 2015, c 128, §1; am L 2019, c 188, §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol04_Ch0201-0257/HRS0249/HRS_0249-0031_0005.htmFetched: 11/10/2026