RELATING TO CIVIL IDENTIFICATION.

SB2895

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2895

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to civil identification
.

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

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SECTION
1
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Section 286-303, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

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"(c)
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Every application for an identification card
or duplicate of an identification card shall be made on a form developed by the
director and furnished by the examiner of drivers, signed by the applicant, and
signed by the applicant's parent or guardian if the applicant is under [
eighteen
]

sixteen
years of age[
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]
; provided that nothing in this
subsection shall affect the minimum age required under section 286-104 to be
issued a driver's license.
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The
application shall contain the following information:

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(1)
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Name and complete
address, including the number and street name, of the applicant's permanent
residence;

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(2)
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The applicant's
occupation and any pertinent data relating thereto;

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(3)
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The applicant's
citizenship status;

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(4)
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The applicant's
veteran status if applicable and desired by the applicant;

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(5)
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The applicant's
date and place of birth;

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(6)
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General
description of the applicant, including the applicant's gender designation,
height, weight, hair color, and eye color;

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(7)
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The applicant's
left and right index fingerprints or, if clear impressions cannot be obtained,
other identifying imprints as specified by rules of the director;

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(8)
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The social
security number of the applicant; and

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(9)
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A digitized
frontal photograph of the applicant's full face.

Each applicant shall present documentary evidence as
required by the examiner of drivers of the applicant's age and identity, and
the applicant shall swear or affirm that all information given is true and
correct; provided that an applicant shall not be required to provide
documentation to prove the applicant's gender designation other than the
applicant's self-certification of their chosen gender designation; provided
further that documentation that may incidentally show an applicant's birth
gender may be required if necessary to establish that the applicant is legally
entitled to an identification card.

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For purposes of this subsection, "gender
designation" shall have the same meaning as in section 286-109(a)."

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SECTION 2.
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This Act does not affect rights and duties
that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun
before its effective date.

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SECTION
3.
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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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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

State
Civil Identification Card; Lowering of Age to Obtain

Description:

Lowers
the age to obtain a state civil identification card without a signature from a
parent or guardian from eighteen years old to sixteen years old.

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