06-17-2014, 12:39 AM
This is definitely a question for resident experts, so we mainlanders can sit back, read, and become savvy. Or maybe bored, if one is not interested[
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Here we go...
What are the general characteristics of the vehicle license plates in Hawaii? Are there any "quirks" of the system that are unlike the other 49 states?
Does the beginning letter(s) designate the specific island and, if so, does the third letter indicate the district (like Puna)?
Do rental/lease cars have their own set of letter sequences?
If a vehicle is purchased and shipped from, say, Oahu, does the car then get new plates when registered on the Big Island?
Do unmarked police cars have their own set of three letters?
Why do some cars have plates beginning with the letter "Z?"
Do Native Hawaiians get free or reduced-fee license plates?
I know, there are license plate collector sites on the internet, but sometimes it's interesting to hear from people who live in Hawaii and have, through storytelling, cracked the secret codes!
Aloha
Todd
]Here we go...
What are the general characteristics of the vehicle license plates in Hawaii? Are there any "quirks" of the system that are unlike the other 49 states?
Does the beginning letter(s) designate the specific island and, if so, does the third letter indicate the district (like Puna)?
Do rental/lease cars have their own set of letter sequences?
If a vehicle is purchased and shipped from, say, Oahu, does the car then get new plates when registered on the Big Island?
Do unmarked police cars have their own set of three letters?
Why do some cars have plates beginning with the letter "Z?"
Do Native Hawaiians get free or reduced-fee license plates?
I know, there are license plate collector sites on the internet, but sometimes it's interesting to hear from people who live in Hawaii and have, through storytelling, cracked the secret codes!
Aloha
Todd
Todd