A new Hawaii license plate design is being created for family members of fallen soldiers.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Tuesday signed into law a measure creating the new license plates, which will show a gold star surrounded by a purple circle and the words “gold star family” to the left of the plate number.

The plate will be available by Oct. 1 to children, parents, grandparents, spouses and siblings of fallen soldiers.  

Forty-seven states and Guam already have gold star plates.

Retired Col. David Brostrom, whose son 1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom died in Wanat, Afghanistan in 2008, said the gold star plates are an important honor for fallen heroes that will remind the American people of the sacrifices made to protect their freedoms.