Do you know what law is being cited? They must have decided you are in violation of something, and it would be helpful to know what that is.
Here is a link to a 2013 Hawaii PMVI Manual for Inspectors of Passenger Cars and Light Trucks: http://hidot.hawaii.gov/highwa...ht-Trucks-9-2013.pdf
On page 3 you will find BUMPERS listed. It gives a description of the characteristics you very likely need to meet. It references meeting [291-35.1, HRS], and here's a link to that: http://law.justia.com/codes/ha.../chapter291/291-35-1
Frankly, unless you've got the car mounted on a truck chassis and exceed the maximum bumper height of 22", I'd argue the rest of the language. Come on, how much more ambiguous can you get than "moderate impact" and "adequate protection", etc.
I ain't no lawyer, but maybe one's called for. (??)
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