Hawaii residents can now take the written learner’s permit test online — without an appointment. 

However, after passing the online test, applicants must make an in-person appointment at a county driver licensing center within 30 days to complete the application process and obtain a learner’s permit.

What You Need To Know

  • Hawaii residents, 15-and-a-half years old or older, can take the test for a learner’s permit online at Home Driving Knowledge Test

  • The test requires a desktop, the internet, and a functional webcam as random photos will be taken during the test to ensure compliance with testing rules

  • Once an applicant passes the test, they must make an appointment to visit a driver licensing center to complete the application process, be photographed and fingerprinted, and pay for the instruction permit

“For many young people, receiving your learner’s permit is a rite of passage,” said Governor Josh Green in a news release. “We’re excited to bring this government function into the 21st century by allowing prospective drivers to prove in an online test that they know what to do to be safe drivers on our roadways.”

Hawaii residents, 15-and-a-half years old or older, can take the test for a learner’s permit online at Home Driving Knowledge Test. The test requires a desktop, the internet, and a functional webcam as random photos will be taken during the test to ensure compliance with testing rules. 

For testing fees and other information, visit the County websites as they vary by county. 

Counties will continue to offer in-office options for the written permit test on an appointment-only basis on certain days of the week.

The online test will mostly serve the state’s 15-to-19 age group, which makes up 3%, or more than 26,000, of all licensed drivers in Hawaii. 

“The new online written permit test will go a long way in helping make the in-person DMV service more efficient by reducing wait times for other appointments and freeing up staff to focus on more complicated transactions,” said City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services Director Kim Hashiro.

Once an applicant passes the test, they must make an appointment to visit a driver licensing center to complete the application process, be photographed and fingerprinted, and pay for the instruction permit.