Hawaii is completely unique in this from what I have heard- they will absolutely not register a car without a title, period. I have asked the head of the DMV. There is also another hassle I have run into with motorcycles, it's also unique, as you have to "safety" the motorcycles and cars. I had a legal VIN number as a new bike, but it had to be on thier list to get the safety- the bike was titled in Alaska, completely 49 state legal, but couldn't get it safetied here to get the title changed due to not being on the "approved" list. I call it paradise tax LOL. Also, due to some arcane laws around the Jones act, they will not ship the car as a car, only as parts, without a title, and unless the bill of lading includes the title, the car is parts here from then on out- no reciprocity at all. There is another loop hole we have found a couple months ago involving standing in front of a judge here (Hawaii law structure also unique to Hawaii due to it being a kingdom before) - but it has nothing to do with Vermont or mainland titles LOL> however, I do know several guys now that had the vehicle titled in Vermont before put on the boat, and that went very smoothly at the DMV.
