HB 1464 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.

Summary

Requires a manufacturer of model year 2022 or later motor vehicles that utilize telematics systems to equip the vehicles with an inter-operable, standardized, and open-access platform across all of the manufacturer's makes and models. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to establish a motor vehicle telematics system notice. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB1464 → HB1464_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reorganized and expanded to create a comprehensive 'Right to Repair' framework for Hawaii. It mandates that vehicle manufacturers equip cars with telematics systems (starting in 2022) with an open-access platform allowing owners and independent repair shops to directly access mechanical data. The text also clarifies that dealers are considered independent repair facilities when working on non-affiliated vehicles and establishes specific remedies and penalties for manufacturers who fail to comply.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened to explicitly require manufacturers to provide direct, open-access data platforms for vehicles with telematics systems, moving beyond just requiring information availability to requiring technical interoperability.

REQUIREMENT

Mandates that all motor vehicles with telematics systems sold from model year 2022 onward must have an inter-operable, standardized, open-access platform allowing direct data access for owners and independent repair facilities.

Requires dealers to provide a specific 'motor vehicle telematics system notice' to prospective owners, detailing data collection and owner rights, with failure to comply risking license revocation.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'Dealer' to explicitly include independent repair facilities when the dealer is repairing vehicles not affiliated with their franchise manufacturer.

ENFORCEMENT

Establishes a formal complaint process for violations and authorizes treble damages or $10,000 per violation for owners or independent shops denied access to mechanical data.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date for the Act to July 1, 3000, likely a placeholder for future legislative action.

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Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 109) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors