LIHUE, Hawaii — The Kauai Department of Motor Vehicles will be adding more appointment times and limiting walk-in hours starting Jan. 17, the Kauai Department of Finance announced on Friday.

What You Need To Know

  • To accommodate more appointment times during its normal schedule, the DMV will no longer take walk-in customers after 2 p.m.

  • The facility will also be closed between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for an employee event on Jan. 17

  • Customers with scheduled appointments may check in up to 15 minutes before their appointment time

  • Kupuna Hour for customers ages 65 and older is from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., with no appointments necessary

To accommodate more appointment times during its normal schedule, the DMV will no longer take walk-in customers after 2 p.m.

The facility will also be closed between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for an employee event on Jan. 17.

“For anyone who must come as a walk-in customer, please expect a longer wait time and know that our representatives are doing their best to help everyone,” finance director Reiko Matsuyama said.

Customers with scheduled appointments may check in up to 15 minutes before their appointment time. Customers who are more than five minutes late will have their appointments canceled but may still be served as a walk-in.

Walk-in customers are served as time permits, with no guarantee for same-day service.

Customers needing to renew vehicle registrations are asked to consider paying online, paying at a DMV Kiosk, or sending a mail-in payment. DMV Kiosks are located at Foodland in Princeville, Safeway in Kapaa and Lihue, and Ishihara Market in Waimea.

For further instructions on how to renew your vehicle registration, visit kauai.gov/DMV and click on the “Registration (Renewals)” link.

The DMV is open Monday to Friday, except for state and federal holidays. Kupuna Hour for customers ages 65 and older is from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., with no appointments necessary.

Michael Tsai covers local and state politics for Spectrum News Hawaii.