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HRS §286-217

Out-of-state shipping container chassis: registration and safety inspection

This section lets a shipping container chassis with a valid out-of-state registration get a Hawaii safety inspection and decal. The out-of-state registration stays valid in Hawaii until it expires in the other state, but if you get a Hawaii safety inspection, it is valid for one year from that inspection.

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The statute, as written — Shipping container chassis; out-of-state registration; safety inspection; validity

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a shipping container chassis that holds a valid certificate of vehicle registration from another state and is used for transporting shipping containers shall be eligible to obtain a certificate of safety inspection and a safety inspection decal pursuant to section 286-209. (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a valid certificate of registration issued for a shipping container chassis from another state shall be valid in the State until the certificate of registration expires in the issuing state; provided that the shipping container chassis is used for transporting shipping containers; provided further that if the shipping container chassis is issued a certificate of vehicle safety inspection pursuant to subsection (a), the out-of-state registration shall be valid in the State for one year from the date of the vehicle safety inspection.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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