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Hawaii Teen Driver
Licensing Requirements
- The
minimum age to obtain an Instruction Permit remains
at 15 ½ years of age. (You do not need a permit to complete
the driver education classroom segment)
- A
Provisional License may be issued at 16 years of age.
- A
Driver License may be issued at 17 years of age.
Please see the Hawaii DMV website for all the
information
http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/csd/vehicle/dlgdl.htm
Mandatory Driver Education
- Must produce a Driver Education Student
Completion Certificate and a Behind-the-Wheel Student
Completion Certificate
To obtain a Driver Education Student
Completion Certificate, a teen must
- Satisfactorily complete a 30-hour
driver education course with a HDOT certified instructor.
To obtain a Behind-the-Wheel Student
Completion Certificate, a teen must
- Satisfactorily complete a six-hour
behind-the-wheel course with a HDOT certified instructor, or
- Satisfactorily complete a Simulator
course and two hours of behind-the-wheel instruction with a
HDOT certified instructor
and
- Complete 50 hours of practice driving
with a parent/guardian. Forty hours must be in the
daytime and ten hours at night. A parent or guardian
must have an Affidavit of Student Driving Form notarized and
provide it to the instructor before the certificate can be
issued. Available for download here.
Warning
All certified driving instructors are
issued a yellow Driver Education Instructor Certificate which
lists the instructor's name, company and instructor number and
is signed by the Director of Transportation. Instructors
are required to display their certificate. Do not pay
anyone for lessons who does not have this certificate. (See our
certificates here).
Maximum Fees
The State of Hawaii has set maximum fees
that instructors can charge for these courses. Instructors
can charge less than the maximum, but not more. The
maximums are:
- Driver Education Classroom Course -
$250
- Simulator Course - $250
- Behind-the-Wheel Instruction - $50 per
hour
These are NOT our fees.
Ours are significantly lower.
*Schedule and fees are subject to change.
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone
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