Answers · Driving on Oʻahu
Do veterans get a break on vehicle registration fees on Oʻahu?
Beginning July 1, 2026, veterans of the U.S. armed forces 65 and older who were not dishonorably discharged may receive an exemption from the $20 City and County of Honolulu motor vehicle registration fee for one vehicle each year, the Department of Customer Services says.
Separately, Hawaiʻi residents on active duty and members of the National Guard and Reserve assigned to units in Hawaiʻi are exempt from motor vehicle weight taxes for one vehicle registered in their name, with a Hawaiʻi Resident Certificate (Form CS-L (MVR) 50A) for each transaction.
For deadlines and the four ways to renew, see how to renew your registration on Oʻahu.
- 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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Basis. Every sentence above comes from the page or document named, read on Nov. 9, 2026, in the agency's words as closely as a sentence allows; the agency's page governs if it has changed since. The Ledger adds no advice of its own. Corrections: the corrections log.