§287-45  Exceptions.  This chapter, except for § 287-20 shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, this State, or any political subdivision thereof; nor, except for §§ 287-4 and 287-37, with respect to any motor vehicle which is subject to the requirements of chapter 288.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 287-45

  • Motor vehicle: has the meaning prescribed by § 286-2 and includes trailers and semitrailers designed for use by such vehicles, but does not include road rollers, farm tractors, tractor cranes, power shovels, and well drillers;

         "Nonresident" means every person who is not a resident of the State;

         "Nonresident's operating privilege" means the privilege conferred upon a nonresident by laws of the State pertaining to the operation by the nonresident of a motor vehicle, or the use of a motor vehicle owned by the nonresident in this State;

         "Owner" or "registered owner" has the meaning prescribed by § 286-2 to the term "owner";

         "Proof of financial responsibility" means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of such proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle, in the amounts prescribed by § 294-10(a);

         "Registration" means the certificate of registration issued pursuant to chapter 286;

         "State" except in reference to the State of Hawaii means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any province of the Dominion of Canada. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 287-1