HB 102 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Summary

Prohibits the issuance of a certificate of inspection for a moped or motor vehicle that has been altered, installed, or otherwise modified in any way which will noticeably increase the noise emitted by the motor vehicle or moped above that emitted by the motor vehicle or moped as equipped from the factory, except for motorcycles and mopeds that do not exceed certain federal regulations. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB102 → HB102_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill update changes the effective date of the legislation from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, effectively delaying its implementation indefinitely. It also adds a specific exemption for motorcycles and mopeds that comply with federal noise regulations, preventing them from being penalized under the new noise emission rules.

Scope change

The bill's applicability is now delayed until the year 3000, and it now includes an exemption for vehicles meeting federal EPA noise standards.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, delaying enforcement.

ELIGIBILITY

An exemption was added for motorcycles and mopeds that do not exceed United States Environmental Protection Agency noise regulations.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement prohibiting vehicles with modified mufflers was updated to include the new federal exemption.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 383) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors