TYPE |
INFORMATION |
1922: Type 1 - Square dies Hon., Kauai (Verify Maui)
Type 2 - Round dies Hawaii
1923: (Verify Maui)
1924: (Verify Maui)
1926: Type 1 - Grimm dies Hon., Hawaii
Type 2 - 1927-33 dies Maui, Kauai
1927: (Verify Maui)
1931: Hawaii Tribune-Herald, December 17, 1930, reported that plates
received for Hawaii County were dark blue, not black as ordered.
Another article on January 5, 1931, stated that they were sent
back and remade, but "Those with new cars applying for a number
plate will be issued the old numbers from 26,700 on up."
White/Dark Blue #26-783 seen. Final plate ordered was #27-000.
Honolulu's order also incorrect - #50-000 seen in Honolulu
Star-Bulliten photo on December 13, 1930, with "HONOLULU", not
"HAWAII". The entire order of 33,000 pairs was wrong and had
to be scrapped and remade.
1934: Type 1 - Straight dies Hon. (Verify Maui)
Type 2 - 1927-33 dies Hawaii, Kauai
1936: Type 1 - 1927-33 dies Hon., Hawaii, Maui
Type 2 - Straight dies Kauai
1937, 1939: Type 1 - Straight dies Hon.
Type 2 - 1927-33 dies Hawaii, Maui, Kauai
1941: Type 1 - Square date, "1" centered under UR slot, unequal "3"
and "8" Hon., Hawaii, Kauai
Type 2 - Rounded date, "41" centered under UR slot, almost
equal "3" and "8" Maui
1942: Type 1 - Rounded date, date to left of LR slot, almost equal
"3" and "8" Hon., Hawaii (Verify Kauai)
Type 2 - Square date, "2" above LR slot, unequal "3" and "8"
Maui
1951: A 000 format has no hyphen.
1952: Type 1 - Legend centered, "2" of date centered under UR slot
All counties
Type 2 - Legend right, "5" of date centered under UR slot
Hon. only, no exact breaks
1953-56 BASE
1953 Type 1 - 6 1/8" x 12 3/4", no tab slots (199,563)
(1956) Type 2 - 6" x 12", tab slots at UL, bolt holes (1,091)
(1956) Type 3 - 6" x 12", tab slots at LR, bolt holes (687)
(1956) Type 4 - 6" x 12", no tab slots, bolt slots
1976-80 BASE
1976 Type 1 - Arkansas dies, long slots (635,181)
(1979) Type 2 - Oregon dies, long slots (132,544)
(1979) Type 2k - As Type 2, but "K" restamped to "L" (2,500)
(1980) Type 3 - Oregon dies, very short slots (230)
1991-2020 BASE
Later issues (Type 1) have uncoated back (Feb. 94, "JAN 95").
Later issues (Type 1) have small sticker box (1997):
Large box - GXA 672, GYY, GZR mixed, KSK 121
Small box - GZN, GZR mixed, HYS 019, MBW 707
STICKER VARIATIONS
2002-03: Tall or short month.
2004: White/Orange or Black/Orange & White.
2018: Large (Black Serial) or small (White Serial).