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How do I apply for a HI learners permit?

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Learners Permit for Minors

Hawaii has a Graduated Drivers License (GDL) program. If you’re younger than 18 and at least 15 1/2 you must visit your drivers license location and:

  1. Get a Parental Consent form, which both parents must sign.
  2. Show your birth certificate and Social Security card.
  3. Take the eye test.
  4. Get fingerprinted.
  5. Pay the $5 permit fee and the $2 test fee.
  6. Take the written test.
It’s important to take a practice permit test before you head into the DMV office. Look for one that has 50 to 100 questions. You can purchase a longer test from a driver ed website for under $20.

Then you’ll be issued a drivers permit. Practice with this and you’ll be ready to take the road test. Keep in mind:

  • You must practice for 180 days before trying the driving test.
  • You must take driver’s ed and show a certificate that you passed when you go in for the road test.
  • The driving test (road test) costs $8.
  • You’ll get a provisional license. Once you’ve held this for six months and you are 17, you can apply for a regular license at a cost of $12.

Learners Permit 18 and Older (or Foreign Nationals)

If you’re older than age 18 and have never had a license before, or you have a drivers license from another country, you must get a learners permit first.

You must come into a drivers license office and:

  1. Complete the Type 3 Permit application.
  2. Show photo ID, your birth certificate, and Social Security card. Foreign nationals must also show a passport with a I-94 card attached. (If you are not eligible for a Social Security number, the Social Security Administration must fax verification of this fact to the drivers license office.)
  3. Take the vision test.
  4. Provide fingerprints.
  5. Pass the written test.
You’ll be issued a driving permit. Once you’re comfortable driving, you can schedule a road test for $8.

Just Need a New Drivers License?

If you have a valid drivers license from another state and you’re older than 18, you don’t need a permit. You must:

  1. Take the written test and vision test.
  2. Let the DMV fingerprint you.
  3. Show two documents that prove your birth date and name.
  4. Be prepared to take the road test. The road test will be waived at the DMV’s discretion.
Again, it’s important to study the Hawaii Driver’s Manual and then take a practice written test before you head in.

Fees in Honolulu

Other HI counties may vary in price, but are around the same, give or take a dollar.

  • Written Test: $2
  • Instruction Permit (Learners Permit): $5
  • Road Test: $8
  • Provisional License: $3 per year
  • Two-Year License: $6
  • Four-Year License: $12
  • Eight-Year License: $24

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