Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-66
The director of [Hawaii] emergency management shall be responsible for processing all applications for the special license plates and shall make all necessary arrangements for the purchase and issuance thereof.
The administrator of the county emergency management agency shall assist the director of [Hawaii] emergency management in the administration of this part, which includes but is not limited to, the receipt of applications, the collection and payment of fees, the issuance of special license plates, the transmittal of the list of special license plates issued together with the names and addresses to whom issued to the director of [Hawaii] emergency management and the respective chief of police and the respective licensing officer of each county, and any other duties as may be prescribed by the director of [Hawaii] emergency management. The chief of police and licensing officer of each county shall keep a record of the list of special license plates issued together with the names and addresses to whom issued in their respective office and may discard the list when it is more than six years old.
HRS § 286-66