Starting today, the fee for a Hawai‘i vehicle safety inspection will increase by 75 cents to $25.75 for automobiles and trucks and $17.75 for motorcycles and trailers.

The increase is needed to cover the vendor costs to administer and manage the safety check program, also known as the Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection (PMVI) program. Under the new fee structure the share that goes to the contractor, Parsons Corporation, to operate the PMVI program will increase from $1.34 to $2.09. The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) will continue to collect $1.70 for administrative and enforcement purposes. The inspection station that conducts the safety check will retain the balance of the fee paid for each inspection.

The fee for replacement of a destroyed or lost inspection sticker or certificate also will increase by 75 cents, from $6.34 (with $1.34 provided to the PMVI contractor) to $7.09 (with $2.09 provided to the contractor).

On average, 1.2 million safety inspections are conducted each year in Hawai‘i. Currently, there are approximately 500 permitted inspections stations statewide.  .