Hawaii (Honolulu): transferring a plate to another person
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How To Accomplish
Store or retire on sale
Transfer permission is not necessarily permission to accept payment.
Confirm current requirements for your plate type with the issuing agency before proceeding.
Process, conditions, and sources
- What I found: When you sell a vehicle, personalized plates must be transferred to your next vehicle, stored, or retired. I found no person-to-person option.
- Note: Each county runs its own registration, so other islands may differ.
- Source: Available with Pro or Premium
Before arranging a transfer
- Confirm whether transfer to this recipient and payment are permitted.
- Ask which forms, fees, plate classes, and vehicle-transfer conditions apply.
- Confirm how the agency protects the requested configuration during the process.
- Get the agency’s instructions before releasing your rights or paying the other person.