Hawaii Window Tint Law

Section 291-21.5 Regulation of motor vehicle sun screening devices; penalty.

(a) No person shall operate, permit the operation of, cause to be operated,
or park any motor vehicle on a public highway if the glazing material of the
motor vehicle:

     (1) Does not meet the requirements of FMVSS 205 in effect at the time
     of its manufacture; or

     (2) Is used in conjunction with sun screening devices not exempted from
     this section by subsection (d) hereof.

(b) No person shall install, mount, adhere, affix, or use any sun screening
device or combination of devices in conjunction with the glazing material of
a motor vehicle which does not meet the requirements of FMVSS 205 in effect
at the time of the glazing material's manufacture except as provided in this
section.

Any person who violates this section shall be liable for the removal of any
sun screening device applied contrary to this section.

(c) A safety inspection required under section 286-25 shall include a test
to ensure that the glazing material and any sun screening devices meet the
requirements specified in this section.

(d) This section shall not apply to:

     (1) Rearview mirrors;

     (2) Adjustable nontransparent sun visors which are mounted forward of
     the side windows and are not attached to the glazing material;

     (3) Signs, stickers, or other materials which are displayed in a
     seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest
     removed from the driver or signs, stickers, or other materials which
     are displayed in a five-inch square in the lower corner of the
     windshield nearest the driver;

     (4) Rear trunk lid handle or hinges;

     (5) Window wipers and window wiper motors;

     (6) Transparent sun screening film materials which are installed,
     affixed, or applied along the top edge of the windshield so long as
     such materials do not encroach upon the AS-1 portion of the windshield
     as provided by FMVSS 205 or no lower than four inches below the top of
     the windshield, when measured from the middle point of the bottom edge
     of the top windshield molding if no AS-1 markings can be found in the
     left or right upper margin of the windshield;

     (7) Sun screening devices for front side wing vents and windows which,
     when used in conjunction with the glazing material have a light
     transmittance of no less than thirty- five per cent plus or minus six
     per cent;

     (8) Sun screening devices for side windows necessary for driving
     visibility which are to the rear of the driver and for rear windows
     necessary for driving visibility which, when used in conjunction with
     the glazing material, have a light transmittance of no less than
     thirty-five per cent plus or minus six per cent;

     (9) Side windows which are to the rear of the driver and rear windows
     on vans, minivans, trucks, or buses; provided that the vehicles are
     equipped with rearview mirrors on both sides;

     (10) Privacy drapes, curtains, or blinds, or any combination, installed
     on the interior of motor homes

(e) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $50
nor more than $250 for each separate offense.

[L 1983, c 294, pt of Section 2; am L 1986, c 188, Section 2; am L 1989, c
54, Section 1]