Hawaii permit practice tests 2026

Your route to test day

1. Learn the signs

   Shapes and colors first. Sign questions are the easiest points on the test, and some states require a perfect score on them.

   • Road Signs 122 questions
   • Road Signs 222 questions
   • Road Signs 322 questions
   • Road Signs 421 questions
   • Road Signs 521 questions

   Hawaii permit test flashcards: swipe through signs, Hawaii rules and practice questions on your phone.

2. Work through the practice tests

   6 tests that cover every topic in the handbook. 59 of the 124 Hawaii questions are about rules specific to Hawaii.

   • Practice Test 126 questions
   • Practice Test 226 questions
   • Practice Test 326 questions
   • Practice Test 426 questions
   • Practice Test 525 questions
   • Practice Test 625 questions

3. Drill your weak topics

   Your results show which topics you miss. Practice just those.

   • Road signs 114
   • Traffic signals 6
   • Pavement markings 6
   • Right of way & intersections 6
   • Turning & signaling 6
   • Lanes, passing & merging 7
   • Speed limits & control 6
   • Following distance & space 4
   • Parking & stopping 7
   • Highways & freeways 5
   • Sharing the road 6
   • School buses & emergency vehicles 5
   • Night, weather & hazards 6
   • Emergencies & crashes 7
   • Alcohol & drugs 7
   • Distracted & drowsy driving 6
   • Permits & licensing 9
   • Laws, points & insurance 7
   • Seat belts & equipment 6

   Take a weak-spot test: 10 questions built from the topics and questions you keep missing.

4. Fix every mistake

   Questions you miss are saved in this browser. Each one stays in your trainer until you get it right on 3 separate days.

   Review my mistakes

   Print them as a study sheet, answers folded under.

5. Pass the simulator, then book your test

   The simulator follows Hawaii’s real format: 30 questions, 24 correct to pass (80%), 60-minute limit. Pass it two or three times in a row on different days.

   Open the exam simulator

   Didn’t pass? Here’s what to do next: Hawaii’s retake rules, your earliest retake date and the topics to fix first.

Hawaii rules that catch people out

These come from questions learners find hardest. Each links to the page of the handbook it comes from.

• You must hold a valid instruction permit for 180 days before applying for a provisional license. The waiting period guarantees months of supervised practice.

  Official Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023 edition, r3 digital), page 13

• From 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., a provisional driver needs a licensed parent or guardian in the car unless driving to or from work or a school-authorized activity. Other trips must wait or include a parent.

  Official Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023 edition, r3 digital), page 14

• Since January 1, 2026, Hawaii motor vehicle policies must carry at least $40,000 per person and $80,000 per accident for bodily injury, plus $20,000 for property damage. The 2023 manual still shows the older 20/40/10 limits.

  Hawaii Department of Transportation, Highways Division, Motor Vehicle Safety Office website

• Hawaii raised the property damage minimum to $20,000 per accident from January 1, 2026. It pays for damage you cause to other people's property, not to your own car.

  Hawaii Department of Transportation, Highways Division, Motor Vehicle Safety Office website

• After certain convictions you must file evidence of insurance (Form SR-22) and keep proof of financial responsibility for three years from the conviction date. If you do not comply, your license is suspended.

  Official Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023 edition, r3 digital), page 53

• When the registered owner's address changes, the owner must notify the county agency within thirty days. Notices such as renewal applications are mailed to the last recorded address.

  Official Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023 edition, r3 digital), page 21

• There should be no more than two inches of free play with power steering, checked with the motor running, or three inches without power steering. Too much play means slow, sloppy steering response.

  Official Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023 edition, r3 digital), page 20

• A BAC of more than .05 but less than .08 may mean you are impaired; .08 or more means under the influence. Alcohol affects judgment before you reach the legal limit.

  Official Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023 edition, r3 digital), page 56

Questions about the Hawaii permit test