All 42 Hawaii Permit Test Questions
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Get Smart Review & Mock Exams Licensing & Permits The minimum age for an instruction permit in Hawaii is:
Answer: 15½
The minimum age for an instruction permit is 15½.
To get a Hawaii instruction permit you must pass:
Answer: A vision screening and a rules-of-the-road test
You must pass a vision screening and a rules-of-the-road (knowledge) test.
With an instruction permit you may drive only when accompanied by:
Answer: A licensed driver at least 21 years old
You must be accompanied by a licensed driver at least 21.
With an instruction permit, between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. you must be accompanied by:
Answer: Your parent or guardian
Between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., a parent or guardian must accompany you.
You must hold a valid Hawaii instruction permit for how long before applying for a provisional license?
Answer: 180 days
You must hold the permit for 180 days before a provisional license.
The minimum age to obtain a provisional license in Hawaii is:
Answer: 16
The minimum age for a provisional license is 16.
For a Hawaii provisional license you must complete:
Answer: A State-certified driver's education course (classroom + behind-the-wheel)
A State-certified driver's ed course (classroom and behind-the-wheel) is required.
A Hawaii applicant under 18 needs:
Answer: Parental consent from each living parent/guardian (unless married/emancipated)
Under-18 applicants need parental consent from each living parent/guardian.
With an instruction permit, all occupants must:
Answer: Use safety belts or child restraints
All occupants must be belted or in child restraints.
To get a provisional license you must also pass a:
Answer: Road (skills) test
A road test is required for the provisional license.
While driving you must:
Answer: Carry your license and show it on request
Carry and present your license when asked.
To ride a motorcycle in Hawaii you need:
Answer: A motorcycle license/endorsement
A motorcycle license/endorsement is required.
Alcohol, Drugs & the Law In Hawaii, if you test at .08 BAC or refuse the test, your license is:
Answer: Revoked (with a 30-day temporary permit issued)
Your license is revoked and you get a 30-day temporary permit; you may request a hearing.
.02 under 21 .08 adult
In Hawaii, an adult (21+) is impaired at a BAC of:
Answer: 0.08
Adults are impaired at 0.08.
.02 under 21 .08 adult
A Hawaii driver under 21 is subject to a BAC limit of:
Answer: 0.02
Under-21 drivers face a 0.02 limit.
A commercial driver in Hawaii is DUI at a BAC of:
Answer: 0.04
Commercial drivers are DUI at 0.04.
After a Hawaii administrative license revocation, you may:
Answer: Request a hearing
You may request a hearing after a revocation.
The only thing that lowers your BAC is:
Answer: Time
Only time removes alcohol from your body.
The safest choice if you'll be drinking is to:
Answer: Use a designated driver or ride
Plan a sober ride — never drive impaired.
Speed Limits & Speed Management In Hawaii you must drive at a speed that is:
Answer: Safe and appropriate for the area, road, traffic, weather, and light
Drive a safe, appropriate speed for conditions — never faster than reasonable and prudent.
On a Hawaii road you must not drive:
Answer: Faster than the posted max, or slower than the posted min / so slow you hold up traffic
Don't exceed the posted maximum, drop below a posted minimum, or drive so slowly you block traffic.
If you can't keep up with traffic in Hawaii, you should:
Answer: Pull off the road to let others pass
If you can't keep pace, pull off to let faster traffic pass.
In a school zone you must:
Answer: Obey the lower posted school-zone limit
Obey the reduced school-zone limit.
20 mph 40 mph 60 mph stopping distance grows with speed
As speed rises, stopping distance:
Answer: Increases sharply
Higher speed greatly increases stopping distance.
Sharing the Road Hawaii has heavy pedestrian activity, so at crosswalks you must:
Answer: Yield to pedestrians
Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren, you should:
Answer: Pull to the right and stop until it passes
Pull right and stop until it passes.
For a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you should:
Answer: Move over a lane if safe, or slow down
Move over a lane if safe, or slow down, for stopped emergency vehicles.
Give a motorcycle:
Answer: A full lane
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
When passing a bicyclist, you should:
Answer: Give room and pass only when safe
Give bicyclists room and pass only when safe.
When a school bus stops with red lights flashing on an undivided road, traffic:
Answer: In both directions must stop
Both directions stop for a stopped school bus on an undivided road.
Signaling & Communication You should signal before turning for at least:
Answer: 100 feet
Signal at least 100 feet before turning.
Use headlights:
Answer: At night and when visibility is reduced
Use headlights at night and in low-visibility conditions.
A left arm extended straight out means:
Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
Vehicle Equipment Hawaii law requires:
Answer: The driver and passengers to wear seat belts
Buckle up — Hawaii's seat-belt law is enforced.
Hawaii requires proper child restraints for:
Answer: Young children by age/weight/height
Young children must be in appropriate child restraints.
If your turn signals fail, you should:
Answer: Use hand signals until repaired
Use hand signals if your signals fail.
Replace tires when the tread is:
Answer: Worn too low to grip the road
Worn tread loses traction — replace low tires.
Safe Driving
Using a hand-held mobile device while driving in Hawaii is:
Answer: Illegal — hands-free only
Hand-held device use while driving is illegal in Hawaii; use hands-free.
In Hawaii's frequent rain, roads can be slick, so you should:
Answer: Slow down and increase following distance
Slow down and leave more room when roads are wet — the first rain is especially slick.
If you become drowsy while driving, you should:
Answer: Pull over safely and rest
Only rest cures drowsiness — pull over.
Keeping a safe following distance helps you:
Answer: React to sudden stops without a crash
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
Points & Penalties If you are involved in a crash, you must:
Answer: Stop and give information
Stop and exchange information at any crash.