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SB2134 • 2026

RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.

RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.

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Sponsor
ELEFANTE, RICHARDS
Last action
2026-01-30
Official status
Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.

RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.
  • DOT; Traffic Safety; Driver's License; Renewal; Motor Vehicle Drivers Requires applicants for driver's license renewal to complete an educational course that includes a road safety video developed by the Department of Transportation and a written examination.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-30 S

    Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.

  2. 2026-01-22 S

    Referred to TRS, JDC/WAM.

  3. 2026-01-21 S

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

  4. 2026-01-14 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.
DOT; Traffic Safety; Driver's License; Renewal; Motor Vehicle Drivers
Requires applicants for driver's license renewal to complete an educational course that includes a road safety video developed by the Department of Transportation and a written examination.

Current Bill Text

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SB2134

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2134

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to renewal of driver's licenses
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Section 286-107, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

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(e)
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No driver's license shall be renewed by the
examiner of drivers unless:

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The
examiner of drivers is satisfied of the applicant's fitness to continue to
operate a motor vehicle;

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(2)
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The
applicant completes an educational course that includes:

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(A)
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An online road safety video
developed by the department of transportation; and

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(B)
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A written road safety examination that
tests an applicant's:

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(i)
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Ability to understand highway signs
regulating, warning, and directing traffic;

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(ii)
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Knowledge of the rules of the road
based on the traffic laws of the State and the traffic ordinances of the county
where the applicant resides or intends to operate a motor vehicle, including
any changes in state traffic laws; and

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(iii)
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Any other knowledge of the rules of
the road that the department of transportation deems necessary to determine the
applicant's fitness to continue to operate a motor vehicle;

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(2)
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(3)
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The fee required by subsection (d) is tendered
together with the application for renewal;

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The applicant complies with section 286-102.5;
and

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The examiner of drivers is satisfied that the
applicant does not
have outstanding charges
and fines relating to the disposition of an abandoned vehicle
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOT; Traffic
Safety; Driver's License; Renewal; Motor Vehicle Drivers

Description:

Requires
applicants for driver's license renewal to complete an educational course that
includes a road safety video developed by the Department of Transportation and
a written examination.

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