Why does the State of Hawaii require automobiles to display front license plates??
Certain states employ Red-light cameras to identify and prosecute traffic light violators. In order to fine and/or prosecute the offender the vehicle must be identified, in which case I agree with the requirement of front license plate.
Hawaii doesn’t employ this type of traffic violation enforcement.
Back in 2002 Hawaii attempted to crackdown on speeding by utilizing a Speed-limit Photo Enforcement (aka. VanCam). Due to community complaints in reference to invasion of privacy the program was disolved after a few months of operation.
Reading some articles it appears the VanCam takes a picture of the offending vehicle from both the front and rear. The reason for the rear photograph is because the State of Hawaii does not require motorcycles to display a front license plate.
Which leads me to my next question, why are motorcycles not required to display a front plate while a requirement for passenger and commercial automobiles?!?!
Doesn’t any car look much cleaner without a front plate? 
When I purchased Kahu in November, it was baking in the sun covered with water-spots, twigs and dirt. Obviously Kahu was given a thourough cleaning before delivery and I was unable to find any imperfections, a job well done … until I removed the front license plate bracket.
A few twigs short of a completed bird-nest is what awaited me behind the bracket, complete with hardened-waterspots on the grill and bumper. In addition, MINI of Hawaii has made the decision of mounting my bracket DIRECTLY into the bumper. In fairness to MINI of Hawaii, majority of Hawaii car dealerships attach front plates in a similar fashion.
Why can’t dealerships go that little extra and attach your front plates using some body-preserving method. Perhaps something like this License Plate Mounting Bracket sold by MossMini.com.
