HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Moped owners would be required to register their rides annually and put their mopeds through an annual safety inspection just like other vehicles, under a measure moving ...

Under state law, mopeds can’t have more than a 2-horsepower engine or exceed 30 mph. While Hawaii and Maui counties require regular safety inspections for mopeds, Honolulu and Kauai counties do not.

Motorized scooters were marketed to us as a clean, efficient, futuristic answer to short trips. They’re small, portable and supposedly safe — limited by design to reasonable top speeds. But what ...