Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 122 - RULES RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS FOR ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERMITS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19-122-1 - Issuance of Hawaii driver's license

Current through June, 2024
(a) No Hawaii
				  driver's license shall be issued unless the applicant:
(1) Presents a valid instruction or
				  commercial learner's permit (CLP) for the appropriate category, passes a
				  practical test or tests for the appropriate category of motor vehicle,
				  surrenders all driver's licenses in the applicant's possession, and if under
				  the age of eighteen, meets all the requirements in section
				  19-139-3;
(2) Possesses a valid license comparable to a
				  category 1, 2, 3 Hawaii driver's license, or provisional license and:
(A) Passes the vision test described in
				  section
				  19-122-356;
(B) Passes the knowledge test described in
				  section
				  19-122-10
				  for the appropriate category. The knowledge test may be waived for any person
				  at least eighteen years of age licensed in any other state of the United
				  States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, a province of
				  the Dominion of Canada, or Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
				  completed the same requirements for a provisional license from another state,
				  or at least eighteen years of age licensed in any jurisdiction for which the
				  director has granted reciprocal licensing privileges;
(C) Presents proof of name and date of
				  birth;
(D) Presents the applicant's
				  social security card unless the examiner of drivers receives verification from
				  the United States Social Security Administration stating the applicant is
				  ineligible for a social security number or the applicant refuses or is unable
				  to provide a social security number. For social security purposes a middle name
				  (and suffix) are not considered a part of the legal name and can be
				  abbreviated, omitted or misspelled. The first and last names may exclude
				  special characters, such as a hyphen, apostrophe or okina. If an applicant
				  refuses or is unable to provide a social security number, the applicant will be
				  eligible for issuance of a limited purpose driver's license or limited purpose
				  provisional driver's license upon meeting all other applicable requirements for
				  issuance provided in this section;
(E) Passes a practical test or tests for the
				  appropriate category of motor vehicle if the licensee:
(i) Is under eighteen years of age; or
(ii) Is at least eighteen years of
				  age and required by the examiner of drivers to demonstrate driving ability;
				  and
(F) Presents all
				  out-of-state licenses, one of which shall cover the category for which the
				  applicant is applying; or
(3) Possesses a valid commercial driver's
				  license and:
(A) Passes the vision test
				  described in section
				  19-122-356;
(B) Passes the hazardous materials test
				  described in section
				  19-122-10
				  to retain a hazardous materials endorsement;
(C) Presents proof of name and date of
				  birth;
(D) Presents social security
				  card;
(E) Is at least twenty-one
				  years of age;
(F) Presents all
				  out-of-state licenses, one of which shall cover the category for which the
				  applicant is applying; and
(G)
				  Presents any two of the documents listed in section
				  19-122-302(2)(D)
				  that contain the applicant's name and the address of applicant's principal
				  residence within the State of Hawaii.