HB 307 Summary

• Authorizes the director of finance to issue special number plates commemorating the island of Kahoolawe to resident vehicle owners upon application and payment of required fees.

• Establishes design requirements for Kahoolawe plates including consultation between the director of finance of Honolulu, county chiefs of police, and the Kohe Mālamalama o Kanaloa Protect Kahoolawe Fund board to create the plate design.

• Requires special number plate fees to cover county costs plus a fundraising fee determined by the director of finance, with revenue deposited into a separate county budget account for the Kohe Mālamalama o Kanaloa Protect Kahoolawe Fund.

• Permits the director to revoke all special plates if fewer than 150 vehicles obtain them within three years of first issuance.

• Amends section 249-9.3 to establish decal size limitations for all organizational special number plates.