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Hawaii: Colors

COLORS - COUNTY-ISSUED PLATES   Porcelain 1915-16.

       HONOLULU           HAWAII
1915   White/Blue         Green/White
1916   White/Red          Orange/Blue
1917   White/Green
1918   Black/White        White/Dark Green
1919   (1918 Base)        Orange/Black
1920   Black/Yellow       White/Red
1921   White/Green       (Black/White)?

COLORS - TERRITORY/STATE-ISSUED PLATES   Aluminum 1951.
1922   White/Green                 1935   Black/Yellow
1923   Green/White                 1936   White/Green
1924   Red/White                   1937   Blue/White
1925   Black/Orange                1938   Yellow/Black
1926   White/Green                 1939   White/Blue
1927   Black/Silver                1940   Black/Yellow
1928   Orange/Black                1941   Red/Gray
1929   Yellow/Blue                 1942   White/Black
1930   White/Red                   1946   Black/White
1931   White/Black                 1947   White/Dark Green
1932   Yellow/Green                1948, 1950, 1952   Black/Gold
1933   Red/Orange                  1949, 1951         Gold/Black
1934   White/Blue

BASEPLATES   All are aluminum.
1953-56                    Gold/Black
1957-60   ALOHA        PR  White/Red
1961-68   ALOHA STATE  PR  White/Dark Green
1969-75   ALOHA STATE  FR  Black/Yellow
1976-80   KING         FR  Blue & Red/White & Pink
1981-94   WARRIOR      FR  Brown/White & Orange
1991-2024 RAINBOW      FR  Black/White, Pink, Yellow & Lt. Blue

TABS   All are aluminum.
1953         Silver
1954, 1956   Black/Gold
1955         Red/White

WINDSHIELD STICKERS
1943   Black/White              1960, 1965   White/Blue
1944   Green/Yellow             1961, 1966   White/Dark Green
1945   Dark Blue/White          1962         Red/Yellow
1957   Red/White                1963         Yellow & Black/Red
1958   Gold/Green                     1967   Yellow/Red
1959   Dark Green/Yellow        1964, 1968   Black/Metallic Gold


PLATE STICKER COLORS   All are fully reflective.
Colored Serial 1970, 2009-24.  Black Serial 1971-2008.

1970   Yellow/Red                           1982   White/Blue
1971   White/Green                          1983   Black/Yellow
1972   Black/White                          1984   White/Green
1973   White/Blue                           1985   White/Red
1974   White/Red                            1986   Black/White
1975   White/Green                          1987   White/Brown
1977   Black/Red & White                    1988   White/Green
1978   Black/Blue & White                   1989   White/Orange
1979   White & Black/Red                    1990   Blue/White
1980   White/Green & Yellow                 1991   Magenta/White
1981   White/Red                            1992   Green/White

1993, 1999, 2005   Black/Yellow & White     2006   Black/Magenta
1994, 2000         White/Red
1995, 2001         White/Blue
1996, 2003, 2007   Black/White              2008   Black/Green
1997, 2002         White/Green
1998, 2004         White/Orange (some 2004 Black/Orange & White)
 
2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023   Black/White
2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024   White/Black