Hawaii Permit Test: Teen & Provisional Drivers Practice Questions

Correct answer: 15½

Hawaii's graduated licensing program lets you apply for an instruction permit at 15½, after passing a vision screening and a rules-of-the-road test.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: A licensed driver who is at least 21

With an instruction permit you must be accompanied by a licensed driver at least 21 years old who is licensed for that type of vehicle.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: In the front passenger seat

In every vehicle except a motorcycle, the licensed driver supervising a permit holder must sit in the right front seat.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Types of Licenses

Correct answer: A parent or guardian

Between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., a permit holder must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, not just any licensed adult.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: 180 days

Hawaii requires you to hold a valid instruction permit for 180 days before applying for a provisional license.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: 16

The minimum age to obtain a provisional license is 16, after holding a permit for 180 days and completing driver education.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: Certificates from a State-certified driver education course

Minors must finish a State-certified driver education course and hold both the classroom and behind-the-wheel certificates, then pass a road test.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: One

A provisional license allows only one passenger under 18 who is not a member of your household, unless a parent or guardian is with you.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: Driving home from work

Between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., provisional drivers need a licensed parent or guardian with them unless driving to or from work or a school-authorized activity.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: Six months

You must hold a provisional license for six months before applying for a regular driver's license, which you can get at 17 at the earliest.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: 17

The minimum age for a regular driver's license is 17; drivers under 18 must first complete the graduated licensing steps.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: All occupants

For both permit and provisional drivers, every occupant of the vehicle must use a safety belt or child restraint.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: Each living parent or legal guardian

Applicants under 18 need consent from each living parent or legal guardian, unless they are married or emancipated.

Source: Chapter I: Licensing of Drivers – Driving by Minors

Correct answer: No, not even hands-free, except to call 911

Drivers under 18 are barred from using a mobile electronic device while driving, even hands-free; calling 911 in an emergency is a defense.

Source: Hawaii Revised Statutes §291C-137 (not covered in the driver's manual)

Correct answer: 9

You or any adult passenger may not leave a child under nine unattended in a motor vehicle for five minutes or more.

Source: Chapter X: Safe Driving Techniques – Do Not Leave Children Unattended