EV Registration Fee in Hawaii

The state road usage charge for an eligible electric vehicle, which replaces the old state registration surcharge. Quoted from the transportation department, the statute, and the HiRUC fact sheet.

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The short answer: Since July 1, 2025, the Hawaii Department of Transportation says an eligible electric vehicle's driver chooses a state per-mile road usage charge of $8 per 1,000 miles driven, capped at $50, or a state flat annual road usage charge of $50. Plug-in hybrids and hybrids are not eligible. The department's June 2025 HiRUC fact sheet says the program replaces the state's $50 electric-vehicle registration surcharge for eligible electric vehicles, that the per-mile charge becomes mandatory on July 1, 2028, and that Maui County's separate annual county surcharge is $100. Hawaii Revised Statutes section 249-36 limits an eligible electric vehicle to a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less.

What the sources say

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Hawaii Department of Transportation, Hawaii Road Usage Charge Program
Hawaii Department of Transportation, HiRUC implementation fact sheet, June 2025
Hawaii Revised Statutes section 249-36		Since July 1, 2025, the Hawaii Department of Transportation says an eligible electric vehicle's driver chooses a state per-mile road usage charge of $8 per 1,000 miles driven, capped at $50, or a state flat annual road usage charge of $50. Plug-in hybrids and hybrids are not eligible. The department's June 2025 HiRUC fact sheet says the program replaces the state's $50 electric-vehicle registration surcharge for eligible electric vehicles, that the per-mile charge becomes mandatory on July 1, 2028, and that Maui County's separate annual county surcharge is $100. Hawaii Revised Statutes section 249-36 limits an eligible electric vehicle to a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less.
Act 222, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023
Hawaii Revised Statutes section 249-36
AFDC law 12227, Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Registration		Act 222 (2023), section 3, effective July 1, 2025, removes electric vehicles from the annual state vehicle registration surcharge in section 249-31. Section 249-36 sets the mileage-based charge at 0.8 cents per mile, not more than $50 a year, less the estimated amount of paid state fuel taxes, and until June 30, 2028 offers a $50 registration surcharge in lieu of the mileage charge. An electric vehicle under that section has three or more wheels, a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less, and can operate at more than 35 miles per hour. AFDC law 12227 still describes an annual fee of $50 in addition to standard registration fees. That is the surcharge Act 222 removed for electric vehicles.

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Confirm the fee on the motor-vehicle renewal notice before you pay. The figure above is not a quote from your county clerk. Electricity after the car is registered is a different bill.

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FAQ: EV registration fees in Hawaii

What road usage charge applies to an electric vehicle in Hawaii?

Since July 1, 2025, the Hawaii Department of Transportation says an eligible electric vehicle's driver chooses a state per-mile road usage charge of $8 per 1,000 miles driven, capped at $50, or a state flat annual road usage charge of $50. Plug-in hybrids and hybrids are not eligible. The department's June 2025 HiRUC fact sheet says the program replaces the state's $50 electric-vehicle registration surcharge for eligible electric vehicles, that the per-mile charge becomes mandatory on July 1, 2028, and that Maui County's separate annual county surcharge is $100. Hawaii Revised Statutes section 249-36 limits an eligible electric vehicle to a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less.

Is this the whole amount due at the DMV in Hawaii?

No. For an eligible electric vehicle, the road usage charge replaces the old state $50 registration surcharge. It is due at registration renewal, and ordinary registration fees are separate. Maui County's separate $100 annual county surcharge is not part of that state charge.

Does this fee include a home charger rebate?

No. Home charger programs are on the charger rebate page for this state. What the electricity costs after the vehicle is registered is on the charging-cost page.

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