HAWAII TRUCK PLATES

Began 1938, using different number blocks of passenger series.

Separate truck series began 1940.  Starting numbers as follows:

          HONOLULU      HAWAII        MAUI        KAUAI

1938       85-000       27-500       37-000       47-000

1939        1-000       27-500       37-000       47-000

1940-75    50-000+      20-000+      30-000       40-000

1976-80   500-000      100-000++    300-000      400-000

                      (200-000?)

+  Hawaii exhausted 29-999 in 1975, began 200-000;

   Honolulu exhausted 99-999 in 1975, began 500-000.

++ Hawaii reportedly recalled 100-000 series, replacing it with

   200-000 series (none seen).

                 HONOLULU   HAWAII     MAUI     KAUAI      TOTAL

1938              91-312              37-675               6,989

1939              [8-199]                       48-559     8,760

1940             [57-699]   21-465                         9,166

1941              57-264    21-698    32-362              11,327

1942             [57-799]   21-307    32-834              11,943

1946              57-600    20-013    30-205               7,821

1947             [63-999]   20-785    31-893    40-505    17,186

1948              64-076    24-791    31-564              20,434

1949              63-606    22-793    32-384              18,786

1950              57-905   [24-999]   33-658    40-555    17,121

1951              64-713    24-818    31-843    43-380    24,758

1952              64-122    24-501    34-209    43-953    26,789

1953 TAB

1954 TAB                    H 4790

1955 TAB

1956 TAB

1953/56           67-687    21-728    31-904    42-587    23,910

1957/60           70-999    23-223    35-494    43-486    33,206

1961/68           91-498    29-412    36-804    44-479    62,197

1969/75           99-999    29-999    37-870    45-680

(1975)           504-334   204-392                        82,280

1976/80 TYPE 1   561-789   110-038   311-334   406-888

        TYPE 2   562-830   114-238   312-063

                 569-809   117-128   313-942

        TYPE 1a            118-308                 TOTAL 108,951

Starting 1979, privately-owned pickup trucks registered as

passenger, allowed to trade in truck plates for passenger plates.

1955 TAB   1T-7412  (county unknown)

LEGENDS

1940:    "HAWAII 1940" centered, unlike passenger.

1954-56:  Tabs marked "TRK".       (Verify 1955 Kauai)

1970-80:  Stickers marked "TRUCK".

VARIATIONS

1976-80:  Type 1 - Arkansas dies

          Type 2 - Oregon dies, long slots

         (Type 3 - Oregon dies, short slots)

1981-91 WARRIOR BASE                   Assuming no I,O,Q,Z used;

                                         no H,K,L,M in Honolulu.

1981          Type 1: Arkansas dies                    (106,329)

              Type 2: Oregon dies                       (37,657)

                                                 (TOTAL 159,715)

COUNTY      ARKANSAS DIES                OREGON DIES

Honolulu  001 TAA - 774 TDP  (63,711) 006 TDV - 437 TFW (37,395)

Hawaii    001 HAA - 652 HBC  (24,628)

Maui      001 MAA - 190 MAT  (16,174) 705 MBF - 966 MBF    (262)

Kauai     001 KAA - 817 KAB   (1,816)

All expire "DEC", not staggered monthly.  Replaced 1992.

1992-2024 RAINBOW BASE                   Assuming no I,O,Q used;

                                         no H,K,L,M in Honolulu.

              Type 1: Oregon dies                      (269,286)

              Type 2: Arkansas dies

                                                 (TOTAL 269,286)

COUNTY       OREGON DIES                ARKANSAS DIES    (END)

Honolulu  562 TGB - 719 TVY (167,990)                  (999 TZZ)

Hawaii    911 HCD - 397 HDY  (40,446)                  (999 HMB)

Maui      771 MCD - 245 MEH  (49,544)                  (999 MMB)

Kauai     107 KBB - 423 KBN  (11,306)                  (999 KMB)