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HRS §286-107.5

How to reactivate an expired driver's license

If your driver's license expired, you can reactivate it by following the same steps as renewing, unless it was revoked or suspended. You do not need to retake a driving test. You must pay a fee for each 30-day period after a 90-day grace period. If you wait more than one year, the license becomes invalid and you must go through the full licensing process again.

The statute, as written — Reactivation of expired license; fees; road test waived

(a) Unless revoked or suspended, and except as provided in subsection (b), all drivers' licenses expired under section 286-106 may be reactivated by the licensee in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth for the renewal of licenses under section 286-107(b). No person seeking reactivation of an expired license under this subsection shall be required to undergo reexamination of the person's driving skills under section 286-108. The examiner of drivers shall require the holder of an expired license to pay a reactivation fee of $5 for each thirty-day period, or fraction thereof, that has elapsed after the ninety-day grace period. (b) Any driver's license not reactivated under subsection (a) within one year of the indicated date of expiration shall be invalid. The examiner of drivers shall examine all applicants whose licenses have been declared invalid under this subsection in accordance with the licensing procedures established under sections 286-108 and 286-110.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§286-106 When driver's licenses expire

§286-107 How to renew your driver's license

§286-108 What you must do to pass the driver's license test

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