HCC §24-29
Who can inspect vehicles and issue safety stickers
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗Only certified safety inspectors can do vehicle safety inspections. They can only give a safety sticker if the vehicle passes inspection and is safe to drive. Each inspection must be reported to the finance director.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Safety inspectors; certificates of inspection and approval;
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
safety stickers; inspection reports. (a) No person may conduct motor vehicle safety inspections unless such person is first certified as a safety inspector by the director of finance. (b) A safety inspector shall not issue a certificate of inspection and approval to the owner of an inspected vehicle, and shall not affix an official safety sticker to an inspected vehicle, unless, after inspecting the vehicle pursuant to the rules and regulations of the State director of transportation, the safety inspector determines that the vehicle's equipment is in good working condition and proper adjustment and the vehicle is in safe operating condition. (c) A report of each inspection conducted shall be made to the director of finance pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the State director of transportation.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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