Department of Customer Services

Review the Hawaii Driver’s Manual to prepare for the test. The manual is available online at hidot.hawaii.gov, and at convenience stores and bookshops. Read the instructions, learn the rules and practice the driving maneuvers provided in the manual.

BY APPOINTMENT: Appointments are required. Make an appointment online at www12.honolulu.gov/csdarts. Check the website frequently as cancellations may open appointment slots throughout the day.

You will receive reminder emails and text messages seven days prior to the appointment and the day before the scheduled appointment.

Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before your scheduled appointment time. If you are five or more minutes late, it will count as a no-show.

No-show appointments forfeit the prepaid deposit, will be prevented from scheduling another road test appointment for 60 days, and must prepay another deposit fee for a behind-the-wheels road test examination.

If you cannot keep an appointment, cancel or reschedule it before 6 a.m. on the date of the appointment. Applicants who are late or no-show will forfeit the prepaid exam fee and be prohibited from scheduling another test for 60 days.

Driver Licensing Centers offering road tests

• Kapahulu Road Test Office, 1112 Kapahulu Avenue
• Kapolei, 1000 Uluohia Street
• Koolau, 47-388 Hui Iwa Street
• Wahiawa, 330 North Cane Street
• Waianae, 85-670 Farrington Highway

The appointment system significantly reduces the number of customers in our offices at any given time. Walk-in standby road test service is not offered. Next day road test standby list opens online by 3 p.m. for the next business day at all road test locations.

The following items are required to be able to take the test. Photocopies, facsimile copies and computer-generated documents are not acceptable for any of the required documents below:

• You must be accompanied by a licensed driver who is age 21 or older, has a valid driver’s license, and must be present when you are called for the test and through its completion.
• You must have a current vehicle Certificate of Registration. A temporary dealer registration cannot be accepted.
• You must have a current Hawaii Vehicle Inspection Certificate. The inspection decal must be on the vehicle and the vehicle must meet all safety inspection standards.
• If the vehicle is new, you must have the sales contract, the Certificate of Vehicle Inspection Certificate and decal, a Hawaiʻi motor vehicle insurance card, and the current temporary license plate is attached to the vehicle.
• If you are using a rental vehicle, it must have the original Certificate of Registration, Certificate of Vehicle Inspection, and Hawaiʻi motor vehicle insurance card. The driver’s license applicant must be listed on the rental contract.
• If you are using a company vehicle, you will need a letter, on company letterhead, authorizing you to use the company vehicle for the road test that must be signed by an officer or authorized person of the company. The letter must include the applicant’s name, vehicle license plate, make and vehicle identification number and the date that the vehicle will be used for the road test.

• You must have a current Hawaii motor vehicle insurance card. The vehicle identification number must be the same as on the vehicle Certificate of Registration.

• Applicant may also provide an electronic version of the motor vehicle insurance identification card or a screenshot or the insurance card. The mobile device with the electronic version must be with the applicant during the road test.

• Electronic proof of insurance must be accessed directly through the license insurer’s website, application or database. The mobile phone with the electronic version must be carried by applicant during the road test. The mobile app must be downloaded prior to checking in for the appointment.

If you are under age 18, you must also provide the original State of Hawaii driver education certificates of completion for classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction.

In addition to all of the requirements above, holders of foreign driver’s licenses of a participating country of the “1943 and 1949 United Nations Convention of Road Traffic and Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic” must present a valid foreign driver’s license, along with a valid international driving permit, and a valid passport with an entry date to the U.S. of less than one year at the time of the road test.

A provisional or full license will not be issued to individuals under age 18 who have pending violations or proceedings that might result in the suspension or revocation of the provisional license, and any pending adjudication of an offense relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.

All road test applicants’ records are electronically checked against the State of Hawaii Traffic Violations Bureau files to ensure compliance. Outstanding violations must be cleared with the Traffic Violations Bureau before a driver’s license can be obtained.

Clearing electronic records of violations may take several days and road test scores are valid for 30 days.  If the applicant does not submit a Traffic Violations Bureau clearance letter for the proper violation period or clear the violation record within 30 days of passing the road test, the applicant must retake the road test.

Before you begin the driving test, your vehicle must pass an assessment to ensure it is safe and can be legally operated on public roadways.

The license examiner will check for the following:

• The passenger compartment, seat and floor space must be free of any obstructions.
• All turn signals are working properly.
• All brake lamps are working properly.
• Brake and turn signal lamp lenses are not cracked or broken.
• Both front and rear license plates are securely mounted.
• The horn is audible and in good working condition.
• All lug nuts are in place and the tire tread depths are at least 2/32 of an inch.
• Vehicle is free of any obnoxious odors, parasites and insects, and animal fur.
• Vehicle warning indicator lights for the air bag system (SRS), and anti-braking system (ABS) cannot be on.
• Driver and passenger seat belts are clean and in good working condition.
• Door handles, windows and door locks are in good working condition.
• Must have at least 1/4 tank of gas.
• For convertible and Jeep-type vehicles, the canopy top must be engaged in the closed and locked position covering the passenger compartment.

Window and windshield requirements:

• Windshield must not be cracked or chipped in a manner that would adversely affect visibility. Stickers or other nontransparent material are allowed only at the lower right hand corner of the windshield and must be no more than four inches by six inches in size.
• Stickers or other nontransparent material are allowed on side and rear windows if it is in an area that does not obstruct the driver’s clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.
• Window tinting must be approved by an official safety inspection station and noted on the vehicle’s safety check inspection certificate.
• Tinted windows that appear too dark are subject to tint meter verification to ensure compliance prior to the road test.
• Front windshield shade tint must be above the AS-1 marker or no more than four inches from the top center of the windshield, if there is no AS-1 marker.

• Use of a cell phone during the exam is prohibited.
• Use of a dashboard camera during the exam is prohibited.
• Do not rely on a backup camera during the stall reversal or parallel parking maneuver. A proper head check must be performed.
• Use of a vehicle’s self-parking feature is prohibited