Question: I lost the title to my vehicle. I mean, physically — I can’t find it anywhere. Can I replace it? I live on Oahu.
Answer: Yes. You’ll need to submit an application for a duplicate title (form CS-L(MVR) 10). The fee is $10.
You can download the form at 808ne.ws/1QAL1U2, pick one up at a satellite city hall or request that one be mailed to you by the city (see address below).
The Application for Duplicate Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title requires that you list the license plate number, vehicle make, vehicle identification number, registered owner of record and lien holder of record, if there is one.
If there is a lien holder, that person must sign the application. If there is no lien holder, the signatures of all registered owners are required.
Applicants must certify that the original title has been lost, stolen, mutilated or defaced. The completed form must be notarized.
You said your title was missing; if it was damaged but still in your possession, you would have to turn in the original with your application.
Your old title will be void as soon as the city Division of Motor Vehicle, License and Permitting issues the duplicate.
You may submit your application and fee to a satellite city hall or mail it to the address on the form:
City and County of Honolulu
Department of Customer Services
Division of Motor Vehicle, Licensing and Permits
P.O. Box 30330
Honolulu, HI 96820-0330
This is the same address you should write to request a form by mail, if that is your preference.
For the location of Oahu’s satellite city halls, see satellitecityhall.com or call 768-3798 and press 1 after the recorded message begins.
Q: Can I renew my state ID by mail? I am ill and elderly, and it is almost impossible for me to get around. I must make sure that my government-issued picture ID remains valid because that is the only kind of ID that the hospital I go to accepts.
A: Possibly.
People 80 and older may renew by mail as long as they meet certain requirements, including that all the required identifying documents are on file from a previous application.
Information provided by the city Department of Customer Services also specifies that an applicant with a physical or mental disability may renew by mail, as long as the applicant’s primary-care physician attests in writing that the disability prevents the applicant from appearing in person. Photo, fingerprint and documentation requirements must be met, but a caretaker can pick up the packet and help the applicant complete it at home.
So, depending on your age and infirmity, you could qualify under those criteria.
You indicated that you do not have access to information online, so we’d suggest that you call the main driver’s license/state ID station on Oahu at 532-7730 to confirm that you are eligible to renew by mail. If you would like to request information by mail, the address is City Square-Main Station, 1199 Dillingham Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96817.
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Much thanks to Courtney, who paid for my newspaper at the Pearl City Don Quijote store. Money wasn’t the issue, but the pay line was very long for me to stand in and Courtney told the cashier just to put it on her bill. I tried to give her the money, and she just wouldn’t accept it. The aloha spirit lives, and I will pass along that aloha to someone else who crosses my path! — Mahalos, Rowland
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