§249-9.2  Special number plates; military
service.  (a)  In lieu of the number plates contracted on behalf of the
counties by the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu, the
director of finance shall provide for a fee, one set of special number plates
upon the receipt of an application together with:



(1)  Specific proof that the applicant was awarded the
Purple Heart by the United States Department of Defense for wounds received in
military or naval combat against an armed enemy of the United States;



(2)  Certification that the applicant is a veteran;



(3)  Specific proof that the applicant was serving the
United States in the military or as a civilian, on Oahu, or offshore at a
distance of not more than three miles at the time of the December 7, 1941,
attack on Pearl Harbor.  Certification from the Hawaii state chairperson of the
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association shall constitute sufficient proof;



(4)  Specific proof that the applicant was confined as
a prisoner of war while providing military service to the United States; or



(5)  Certification from the United States Department
of Veterans Affairs or the state office of veterans' services that the
applicant is a combat veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam conflict, the Korean
conflict, World War II, or the Persian Gulf conflict.



(b)  The design of the plates for:



(1)  Purple heart recipients shall include the words
"COMBAT WOUNDED";



(2)  Veterans shall include the word
"VETERAN";



(3)  Pearl Harbor survivors shall include the words
"PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR";



(4)  Former prisoners of war shall include the words
"FORMER PRISONER OF WAR";



(5)  Combat veterans shall include the words
"COMBAT VETERAN";



(6)  Veterans of the Vietnam conflict shall include
the words "VIETNAM VETERAN";



(7)  Veterans of the Korean conflict shall include the
words "KOREA VETERAN";



(8)  Veterans of World War II shall include the words
"WORLD WAR II VETERAN"; and



(9)  Veterans of the Persian Gulf conflict shall
include the words "PERSIAN GULF VETERAN".



These designations shall be imprinted on the
left side of the license plates in a manner similar to congressional and
honorary consul license plates.



(c)  Registration certificates and license
plates issued under this section shall not be transferable to any other
person.  Special number plates for military service shall be assigned to a
noncommercial passenger motor vehicle, a noncommercial motorcycle, or motor
scooter registered in the name of the qualified applicant and shall be
available in any category of special number plates for military service.  Prior
to the transfer of the ownership of the qualified person's vehicle to another
party, the special number plates shall be surrendered to the director of
finance as a condition to the issuance of replacement special number plates;
provided that the director of finance shall allow the survivor of the qualified
person, upon request, to retain the front special number plate as a memorial.



(d)  The director of finance shall authorize
the design of a license plate that is readily identifiable and distinguishable
under actual traffic conditions and shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to
carry out this section. [L 1991, c 210, §2; am L 1996, c 85, §2 and c 86, §2;
am L 1997, c 326, §3; am L 1999, c 208, §3; am L 2001, c 57, §1; am L 2002, c
254, §1]



 



Cross References



 



  Special license
plates for persons with disabilities, see §291‑51.5.