motor vehicle and licensing maui

The applicant is required to provide the vehicle that is to be used for the road test and meet the following requirements:

1. The vehicle must meet all Safety Standards. Provide a current and valid safety inspection certificate
2. Provide an original current Certificate of Motor Vehicle Registration
3. Provide an original valid Hawaii Insurance Identification Card
4. Both the information on the Certificate of Motor Vehicle Registration and the Hawaii Insurance Identification Card must match and include the following information:
   • Name of Registered Owner
   • Make and Serial Number (Vehicle Identification Number – VIN) of the vehicle
   • Names of the Insured and Insurer, Policy Number and Effective Dates of Coverage. If there are two registered owners, the insurance card must show at least one of the names. If the vehicle is leased, the insurance card may be in the name of either the leasing company or the lessee. However, if the insurance card shows the name of the lessee, you must provide proof of the lease agreement

1. A rented vehicle may be used for the road test only if the applicant has a valid out of country drivers’ license accompanied by an international driver permit and meet the following conditions:
   1. The applicant’s name must be listed on the rental agreement
   2. Obtain the vehicle’s original current Certificate of Motor Vehicle Registration and a Hawaii Insurance Identification Card from the Rental Company

The Examiner of Drivers may reject any vehicle which is deemed unsanitary or unsafe. We have compiled a checklist to help you pre-check your vehicle for the road test. Please pre-check your vehicle to ensure that it is ready for the road test.

Road test may be cancelled by the Examiner of Drivers due to inclement weather or unforeseen emergencies, as deemed necessary without notice to the general public. If the event your scheduled appointment is cancelled your pre-payment will be applied to your next road test appointment. However, you must call again to reschedule your appointment. Please check that the vehicle you will be using is ready for the road test. The passenger compartment, seat and floor space must be clean and free of any obstructions. Know where your vehicle documents are kept in the vehicle. After your documents are reviewed by your driver license examiner, they will be given back to you to place in your vehicle prior to the road test.

We have compiled the following checklist to help you pre-check your vehicle for the road test:

1. Vehicle documents are in order (see “Class 3 Road Test Requirements”).
2. Turn signals work properly
3. Brake lamp lens are not cracked or broken
4. Vehicle does not have any stickers on any of the windows
5. Front and rear license plates are properly mounted on the vehicle
6. All brake lamps are in proper working condition
7. Vehicle’s horn is audible and in good working condition
8. All lug nuts in place and tire tread depths are at least 2/32 of an inch
9. Vehicle is free of any obnoxious odors and/or parasites
10. Vehicle instrument panel gauges and warning indicators do not indicate low fuel, excessive engine temperature, low oil pressure, charge battery, etc.
11. Driver and passenger seat belts are clean and in good working condition
12. Door handles, windows, and door locks are in good working condition
13. Windshield is not cracked or chipped
14. Window Tinting:
    • Approved by an official safety inspection station and noted on the vehicle’s safety check inspection certificate
    • Tinted windows that appear too dark are subject to tint meter verification to ensure compliance prior to the road test
    • Front windshield shade tint must be above the AS-1 marker or no more than four (4) inches from the top center of the windshield if there is no AS-1 marker

1. For Convertible and Jeep type vehicles: canopy top must be engaged in the closed and locked position covering the passenger compartment

Please check that the vehicle you will be using is ready for the road test. The passenger compartment, seat and floor space must be clean and free of any obstructions. Know where your vehicle documents are kept in the vehicle. After your documents are reviewed by your driver license examiner, they will be given back to you to place in your vehicle prior to the road test.

We have compiled the following checklist to help you pre-check your vehicle for the road test:

1. Vehicle documents are in order (see “Class 3 Road Test Requirements”).
2. Turn signals work properly
3. Brake lamp lens are not cracked or broken
4. Vehicle does not have any stickers on any of the windows
5. Front and rear license plates are properly mounted on the vehicle
6. All brake lamps are in proper working condition
7. Vehicle’s horn is audible and in good working condition
8. All lug nuts in place and tire tread depths are at least 2/32 of an inch
9. Vehicle is free of any obnoxious odors and/or parasites
10. Vehicle instrument panel gauges and warning indicators do not indicate low fuel, excessive engine temperature, low oil pressure, charge battery, etc.
11. Driver and passenger seat belts are clean and in good working condition
12. Door handles, windows, and door locks are in good working condition
13. Windshield is not cracked or chipped
14. Window Tinting:
    • Approved by an official safety inspection station and noted on the vehicle’s safety check inspection certificate
    • Tinted windows that appear too dark are subject to tint meter verification to ensure compliance prior to the road test
    • Front windshield shade tint must be above the AS-1 marker or no more than four (4) inches from the top center of the windshield if there is no AS-1 marker

1. For Convertible and Jeep type vehicles: canopy top must be engaged in the closed and locked position covering the passenger compartment

Road test appointments are scheduled on a first call-first-appointment basis. You will need your permit number to schedule an appointment.

Road test appointments for the Kahului Service Center and the satellite offices located in Kihei, Lahaina, and Pukalani are accepted one work day in advance. To request a road test appointment for these locations, please call 270-8080 starting at 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday except holidays. To cancel a road test appointment, please call 270-7363.

Road test appointments are also available at the following satellite offices. Please contact these offices direct for appointments.

• Hana island of Maui
• Lanai island of Lanai
• Molokai island of Molokai

When you have obtained your Hawaii Driver’s Learner Permit and become eligible and prepared to take your road test examination, you may pre-pay for your road test fee of twenty (20) dollars at any Motor Vehicle & Licensing Office. When your pre-payment is processed, you will be issued a payment receipt. Please provide this receipt to your driver license examiner when you check in for your scheduled road test appointment.  

Road tests are administered at our central facility located at the Kahului Service Center, Kihei, Pukalani, Lahaina, Hana, Molokai, and Lanai. Both the applicant and the accompanying driver are required to check in 30 minutes before their scheduled appointment or the appointment maybe cancelled or rescheduled.

Your accompanying driver must be 21 years of age or older and present his or her valid driver’s license to the examiner. Present your payment receipt, valid Hawaii Driver’s learner Permit and vehicle documents (see “Class 3 Road Test Requirements”) to the driver license examiner.

If you are under 18 years of age, present both your Drivers Education and Behind the Wheel Completion Certificates when you pre-pay for the road test. You must also show your certificates to your driver license examiner.

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Please pre-check your vehicle to ensure that it is ready for the road test.

For the outer islands, Lanai & Molokai is also available.