Shaka Auto License Plates available on all Hawaiian Islands

Shaka Auto License Plates are now available on all Hawaiian Islands. First year registration fee varies by county. To get your shaka plates on any island, apply with your local DMV (more information below).

The Shaka Pledge

I will:

• FEAR NOT. Be curious, hang loose, be epic…
• CONNECT. With family, region & history…
• NURTURE. Inspire, teach, grow…
• SERVE. People, community & planet…
• MAHALO. With gratitude, love & aloha…

Project-Shaka- – Kapalama DMV Shaka License Plate Kickoff Event 5-23-24

About the Shaka License Plate Program

Project Shaka began as a documentary film entitled, “Shaka, A Story of Aloha,” which grew into a series of programs that seek to share aloha through the Shaka. 

The Shaka License Plate Program was reviewed by all Counties and all Sheriff Offices in the State of Hawai’i. Shaka Plates are part of the State of Hawai’i Nonprofit Plates Program, ID8 (Project Shaka Program), a Honolulu nonprofit dedicated to fostering ideation and expression that result in positive impact. 

Each year, a portion of every Shaka plate fee goes to ID8 and Project Shaka programs. More info: ID8 – A Hawai’i 501C3 Nonprofit

 How to get your Shaka plates

Visit any Hawai’i Satellite City Hall / DMV on any Hawaiian island and bring the following:

1. Application: Complete the form available over the counter at your DMV. 
   • Schedule Appointment with Vehicle Registration & Licensing Division via Hawaii County | Specialty License Plates | Vehicle Registration & Licensing
   • Personalized/Organizational License Plates – Kauai County, HI via Kauai County | Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
   • Maui County | https://www.mauicounty.gov/1515/Special-License-Plates
   • Oʻahu: Application for shaka license plates (projectshaka.com) via DMV Forms | Department of Customer Services (honolulu.gov)
2. Screwdriver: Upon arrival at the DMV, remove your existing license plates.
3. Vehicle Certificate of Registration. 
4. Photo ID.
5. Pay the initial registration fee ($30.50). (The annual renewal fee of $25 will be added to your vehicle registration fees every year thereafter.)
6. DMV will immediately issue new Shaka Plates & Certificate of Registration. Install New Plates before you drive away!
7. HONK WHEN YOU SEE SHAKA PLATES!

Good to know before you get shaka plates

• No vanity plates available: There is no vanity plate option and characters are random. 
• EV exemptions do not apply: EV plates can be exchanged for Shaka Plates, but Shaka Plate do not show “EV” thus EV exemptions do not apply for parking meter exemptions and HOV lane use.
• Motorcycles are not eligible for the shaka program due to limited space on plates.

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