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Hawaii · Permit test

The Hawaii driver's manual: free PDF and translations

It's free. The state Department of Transportation posts the Hawaii Driver's Manual as a PDF, and the current English edition is the 2023 one. A printed copy carries a $7.49 cover price, and the manual says copies are sold at driver licensing offices. Kauai's DMV says the permit test is based on the Hawaii driver's manual, and the state also posts it in 13 other languages.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Where can you get the Hawaii driver's manual?

Download it from HDOT's Motor Vehicle Safety Office page, which also has the motorcycle and commercial manuals and all the translations. If you'd rather study on paper, the manual says copies are sold at driver licensing offices, and Honolulu's road test brochure adds convenience stores and bookshops.

Hawaii Driver's Manual, English (PDF) ↗HDOT: all manuals and translations ↗

What's in each chapter

ChapterWhat it coversStarts on page
ILicensing of drivers: classes, permits, teen rules, renewal10
IIVehicle equipment and safety inspection18
IIIVehicle registration21
IVThe driver: emotions, health and age24
VTraffic laws: passing, signals, railroads, speed, parking26
VISignals, signs and lane markings33
VIIWhat to do after a crash52
VIIINo-fault insurance and financial responsibility53
IXAlcohol and other drugs55
XSafe driving techniques, weather and emergencies57
XITrucks, buses and motorcycles85
XIIPedestrian safety and school buses95
XIIIBicycle safety97
AppendixPractice questions, with the page each comes from99

The manual in other languages

Besides English, HDOT posts the manual in Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Hawaiian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Chuukese, Ilocano, Marshallese, Samoan, Tagalog, Tongan and Vietnamese. The Spanish, Korean and Japanese editions are dated July 2017, older than the English one, so if a rule looks different, check the English edition.

Hawaii Driver's Manual in Spanish (PDF) ↗

Practice questions at the back

The appendix opens on page 99 with numbered general test questions, four choices each, and the manual page each one is based on. The cover says the book includes complete test questions and answers. They make a good self-check once you've read the chapters.

Separate manuals for motorcycles and trucks

Motorcycle and moped riders study the Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual, version 5 from 2017. CDL applicants study the Commercial Driver's License Manual, and HDOT posts a 2025 revision. The car manual is only for the Class 3 permit.

Hawaii Motorcycle Operator Manual (PDF) ↗Hawaii CDL Manual (PDF) ↗

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Everything else, in one place

OverviewThe Hawaii permit testAppointmentsBooking a Hawaii driver's license appointmentApplication and documentsYour Hawaii driver's license application: form and documentsOnline testThe Hawaii online permit test: Oahu's webcam testRoad testThe Hawaii DMV road test: booking, car check and the driveDriver's licenseGetting a Hawaii driver's licenseState IDYour Hawaii state ID application: documents, fees, renewalRenew a licenseHawaii driver's license renewal: when, where and the late rulesReplace a licenseHawaii driver's license replacement: lost, stolen or damagedMotorcycle licenseGetting a Hawaii motorcycle licenseCDLGetting a Hawaii CDLDMV officesThe Hawaii department of motor vehicles: four county officesAge and teen rulesThe Hawaii driving age: permit, provisional and full licensePractice testHawaii permit practice testWhere to learnHawaii permit test study guide: where to learn
Sources: Hawaii DOT, Honolulu CSD, County of Kauai and 1 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.