Doors off in
Hawaii.

The mirror rule in Hawaii

Hawaii has its own take (Haw. Code R. § 19-133.2-35(b)(1)): No HRS mirror statute was found. Hawaii's annual safety-inspection rule fails a vehicle if any rear-view mirror required by its FMVSS certification, law, or ordinance is missing or does not give a clear 200-ft rear view. Vehicles certified with two or three mirrors must have two or three to pass. Wranglers come from the factory with door-mounted mirrors, so doors-off Jeeps likely need replacement exterior mirrors to pass inspection.

“If a vehicle's FMVSS certification was made with two or three mirrors, the vehicle must have two or three mirrors to pass inspection”

Source: Haw. Code R. § 19-133.2-35(b)(1)

Fenders and mud flaps

Under the inspection rule, a vehicle fails if its fenders do not cover the full width of the tire tread (viewed from above) and the tire from vertical to 75 degrees rearward, or if fenders are missing or not permanently attached. (Haw. Code R. § 19-133.2-35(b)(5))

Source: Haw. Code R. § 19-133.2-35(b)(5)

Do you need doors at all?

Under Hawaii's periodic safety-inspection rule, no inspection certificate is issued if a door is missing, does not latch, is not properly installed, or does not work properly. No exception for removable doors was found. This is an inspection pass/fail rule, not a separate driving offense. (Haw. Code R. § 19-133.2-35(b)(6))

Hawaii requires annual safety inspections (HAR ch. 19-133.2, amended and compiled Nov 2025). Doors and door-mounted mirrors should be on for the inspection. Registration and DMV services are run by the counties. The URL above is HDOT's Motor Vehicle Safety Office, which runs inspections. The same rule also fails vehicles with a lift that leaves more than 3 inches between the body and the frame rail.