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HRS §286-106

When driver's licenses expire

This section sets when a driver's license expires. Most licenses last up to eight years, but younger and older drivers get shorter terms. Immigrants' licenses expire with their legal stay, and the examiner can shorten a license for medical reasons.

The statute, as written — - 106 Expiration of licenses

Every driver's license issued under this part, except for a provisional license issued under section 286-102.6 that shall expire on the date of the provisional licensee's nineteenth birthday, whether an original issuance or a renewal, shall expire on the first birthday of the licensee occurring no less than eight years after the date of the issuance of the license, unless sooner revoked or suspended; provided that: (1) The license shall expire on the first birthday of the licensee occurring no less than four years after the date of the issuance if, at the time, the licensee is: (A) Twenty-four years of age or younger; or (B) Seventy-two years of age or older but younger than eighty years of age; (2) The license shall expire on the first birthday of the licensee occurring no less than two years after the date of the issuance of the license if, at that time, the licensee is eighty years of age or older; and (3) If the licensee is a legal immigrant, the license shall expire no later than the licensee's authorized period of stay in the United States. The examiner of drivers may issue a license for a shorter period if the licensee has a physical condition or conditions that the examiner of drivers reasonably believes may impair the driver's ability to drive.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§286-102.6 Provisional license for drivers under 18

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