Answers · Driving on Oʻahu
How and when do I renew my vehicle registration on Oʻahu?
Oʻahu vehicle registration renews every year, and the deadline is the last working day of the expiration month, the Department of Customer Services says. You can renew up to 45 days early four ways: a DMV self-service kiosk in certain Safeway and Foodland stores, online, in person at a satellite city hall, or by mail. Late renewal carries a flat $16 penalty at the passenger rate ($40 commercial), and a missing reminder notice doesn't extend the deadline.
Every year. The deadline is the last working day of the expiration month of the current registration, the Department of Customer Services says; if the expiration date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the penalty is not charged until after the next working day.
There are four ways to renew: a DMV self-service kiosk in certain Safeway and Foodland stores, online, in person at a satellite city hall (an express-lane transaction), or by mail. The kiosk and online renewal work only when your address on file is correct and no supplemental forms, such as a safety inspection certificate, are required.
Renewals can be done 45 days before the registration expires. A late renewal carries an annual flat penalty of $16.00 for the passenger rate and $40.00 for the commercial rate.
Owners are responsible for renewing before the expiration date whether or not a courtesy reminder arrives in the mail, the department says.
Kiosk and online renewal work only when no supplemental forms, such as a safety inspection certificate, are required; read about the safety inspection before you renew.
- From
- City and County of Honolulu, Department of Customer Services: Department of Customer Services, Motor Vehicle Registration
- As of
- Nov. 9, 2026, when the Ledger read the agency's page
- Applies to
- Oʻahu (the City and County of Honolulu)
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