Provisional Driving Law
The Provisional License Phase
A person may be granted a provisional license to operate a motor vehicle if that person:
• is at least sixteen (16) years old, but under the age of eighteen (18);
• holds an instructional permit and has held that permit for at least 180 days and there is no pending violation that might result in a suspension or revocation of that person’s instructional permit;
• satisfactorily completes a State certified driver’s education course and possesses the classroom and behind-the-wheel certificates; and
• successfully passes a road examination test. The person granted a provisional license shall, as a requirement: 1. have in their immediate possession their provisional driver’s license;
2. have all occupants wear their seatbelts in compliance with Hawaii State law: children under 4-years-old properly restrained in child safety seats, and children between 4-and 7-years-old in booster seats;
3. Passenger Restrictions: The provisional licensee driver SHALL NOT TRANSPORT more than one person below the age of eighteen (18), without being accompanied by a licensed driver that is the provisional licensee’s parent or guardian, unless that person is a household member.
4. Night-Time Driving Restriction: The provisional licensee driver SHALL NOT DRIVE between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., unless accompanied by either a parent or guardian that is licensed to drive the same type of motor vehicle and is seated in the passenger seat beside the licensee. The person granted a provisional driver’s license may drive between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. without a licensed parent or guardian in the motor vehicle only under the following conditions:
A.Traveling to or from the licensee’s place of employment, where the operation of a motor vehicle is necessary for that purpose. The provisional licensee shall keep in his or her possession a signed statement from the employer containing the employer’s: • Name, • Address, • Telephone number, and • Verification of employment and work hours.
B. Traveling to or from a school-authorized activity, where the operation of a motor vehicle is necessary for that purpose, and the provisional licensee shall keep in his or her possession a signed statement from a parent or guardian containing the parent’s or guardian’s: • Name, • Address, • Telephone number, and • Verification that the operation of the motor vehicle by the licensee is necessary to travel to or from the school-authorized activity; provided that under A. and B. above, the provisional licensee shall not transport more than one person under the age of eighteen (18) between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. without being accompanied by the licensed parent or guardian of the provisional licensee.
5. The provisional license shall expire on the provisional licensee’s nineteenth (19th) birthday. Full Driver’s License A provisional licensee may be issued a full driver’s license if the provisional licensee:
• has satisfactorily held the provisional license for at least six (6) months;
• has no pending violation that might result in a suspension or revocation;
• is at least seventeen (17) years old; and has satisfactorily complied with all the requirements of Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2017/01/GDL-Brochure.pdf
A person may be granted a provisional license to operate a motor vehicle if that person:
• is at least sixteen (16) years old, but under the age of eighteen (18);
• holds an instructional permit and has held that permit for at least 180 days and there is no pending violation that might result in a suspension or revocation of that person’s instructional permit;
• satisfactorily completes a State certified driver’s education course and possesses the classroom and behind-the-wheel certificates; and
• successfully passes a road examination test. The person granted a provisional license shall, as a requirement: 1. have in their immediate possession their provisional driver’s license;
2. have all occupants wear their seatbelts in compliance with Hawaii State law: children under 4-years-old properly restrained in child safety seats, and children between 4-and 7-years-old in booster seats;
3. Passenger Restrictions: The provisional licensee driver SHALL NOT TRANSPORT more than one person below the age of eighteen (18), without being accompanied by a licensed driver that is the provisional licensee’s parent or guardian, unless that person is a household member.
4. Night-Time Driving Restriction: The provisional licensee driver SHALL NOT DRIVE between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., unless accompanied by either a parent or guardian that is licensed to drive the same type of motor vehicle and is seated in the passenger seat beside the licensee. The person granted a provisional driver’s license may drive between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. without a licensed parent or guardian in the motor vehicle only under the following conditions:
A.Traveling to or from the licensee’s place of employment, where the operation of a motor vehicle is necessary for that purpose. The provisional licensee shall keep in his or her possession a signed statement from the employer containing the employer’s: • Name, • Address, • Telephone number, and • Verification of employment and work hours.
B. Traveling to or from a school-authorized activity, where the operation of a motor vehicle is necessary for that purpose, and the provisional licensee shall keep in his or her possession a signed statement from a parent or guardian containing the parent’s or guardian’s: • Name, • Address, • Telephone number, and • Verification that the operation of the motor vehicle by the licensee is necessary to travel to or from the school-authorized activity; provided that under A. and B. above, the provisional licensee shall not transport more than one person under the age of eighteen (18) between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. without being accompanied by the licensed parent or guardian of the provisional licensee.
5. The provisional license shall expire on the provisional licensee’s nineteenth (19th) birthday. Full Driver’s License A provisional licensee may be issued a full driver’s license if the provisional licensee:
• has satisfactorily held the provisional license for at least six (6) months;
• has no pending violation that might result in a suspension or revocation;
• is at least seventeen (17) years old; and has satisfactorily complied with all the requirements of Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2017/01/GDL-Brochure.pdf