Hawaii Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

This calculator is exact for a noncommercial passenger vehicle registered in the City and County of Honolulu (Oahu); Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai set their own county weight-tax and registration amounts, so this page does not silently apply Oahu rates statewide. Honolulu's current Motor Vehicle Inquiry v106 fee engine was queried directly on August 15, 2026 across fourteen weights. It advances the entered net weight to the next 100-pound bracket, charges county weight tax at 7 cents per adjusted pound with a $12 minimum, and itemizes a $20 county registration fee, $10 highway-beautification fee, $5 initial plate, and $0.50 emblem. Hawaii's state layer adds $46 annual registration (HRS §249-31) and one non-marginal weight-tax rate to the full adjusted weight: 1.75 cents/lb through 4,000, 2 cents/lb through 7,000, 2.25 cents/lb through 10,000, then $300 flat (HRS §249-33). Honolulu DCS sets the title/ownership transfer fee at $10 and adds $50 if transfer is more than 30 days late. A dealer's General Excise Tax is imposed on the seller and may be embedded in the price; it is NOT added here as a buyer DMV fee. The 4% figure shown only for a new-resident/import branch is Hawaii use tax under HRS §238-2, administered separately by the Department of Taxation. Safety inspection is required for registration transactions but its third-party inspection charge is not a DMV fee and is excluded.