HRS §286-119
When the state can suspend or revoke your driver's license
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The driver's license examiner can suspend your license without a hearing if they think you are unsafe to drive or if you have unpaid fines for an abandoned vehicle. You must be told and get a hearing. After the hearing, the suspension can be lifted, extended, or changed to a revocation. You can appeal.
The statute, as written — Authority of examiner of drivers to suspend or revoke licenses
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) The examiner of drivers may suspend any driver's license without hearing when the examiner: (1) Has reasonable cause to believe that the licensee is incompetent to operate the type of motor vehicle for which the licensee holds a license or is afflicted with mental or physical infirmities or disabilities which would make it unsafe for the licensee to operate a motor vehicle of the type for which the licensee is licensed; or (2) Is notified by the appropriate county director of finance that the licensee has outstanding charges and fines relating to the disposition of an abandoned vehicle, as provided pursuant to section 290-13. (b) When the examiner of drivers suspends a license under this section, the examiner shall immediately notify the licensee and afford the licensee a hearing. After the hearing, the examiner of drivers may rescind the suspension, or the examiner may suspend the license for a further period or revoke the license. Any person whose license has been suspended or revoked under this section may appeal under section 286-129.
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