HRS §286-105
Who does not need a Hawaii driver's license
This law lists people who do not need a Hawaii driver's license. It covers federal employees with a federal permit, people driving certain farm or port equipment, people with a valid out-of-state license, commercial drivers with a valid license from another state or country, and trained fire department drivers. Some age and license rules apply.
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The statute, as written — - 105 What persons are exempt from license
The following persons are exempt from license: (1) Any person while driving or operating a motor vehicle in the service or employ of any branch or agency of the federal government; provided that the person has received a license or permit from the branch or agency to operate and drive the motor vehicle; provided further that the branch or agency has been duly authorized by the federal government to issue the license or permit; (2) Any person while driving or operating any road machine, farm tractor, or implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved on a highway, or tractor trucks, forklifts, and top picks being used as marine terminal equipment temporarily moving in or between terminals at: (A) Sand Island and along Sand Island Parkway and Sand Island Access Road; (B) Kalanianaole Avenue between Kuhio Street and Kahanu Street, abutting Hilo Harbor; (C) Kawaihae-Mahukona Road abutting Kawaihae Harbor; (D) East Kaahumanu Avenue between Hobron Avenue and Kane Street, abutting Kahului Harbor; and (E) Waipaa Road abutting Nawiliwili Harbor; provided that no person under the age of thirteen years shall be permitted to drive or operate any such road machine, farm tractor, implement of husbandry, on a highway, or tractor trucks, forklifts, and top picks being used as marine terminal equipment temporarily moving in or between terminals identified in subparagraphs (A) through (E); (3) Any person who is at least eighteen years of age and who has in the person's possession a valid driver's license to drive the categories of motor vehicles listed in section 286-102(b), except section 286-102(b)(4), that is equivalent to a driver's license issued in this State but was issued to the person in another state of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, a province of the Dominion of Canada, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for that category of motor vehicle that the person is operating; (4) Any person who has in the person's possession a valid commercial motor vehicle driver's license issued by any state of the United States, Mexico, or a province of the Dominion of Canada that issues licenses in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercial motor vehicle driver's licenses; and (5) Any person who drives or operates state or county motor vehicles while employed by, in the service of, or volunteering for the state or county fire departments; provided that they are trained and certified to drive category (4) motor vehicles as set forth in section 286-102(b)(4) by the state or county government, as appropriate; provided further that the person maintains a category (3) license as set forth in section 286-102(b)(3).
Sections this one refers to
§286-102 Who needs a driver's license and what happens before getting one
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