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HRS §286-304

Getting an ID card: what you must provide and how

This section explains how the driver's license office collects information for ID cards. You must answer questions truthfully and give all required documents. The office can ask for original or certified copies. Special rules may apply, and homeless people can use a signed statement for their address.

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The statute, as written — Procedure

(a) All information required by section 286-303 shall be obtained by employees of the examiner of drivers as provided for by rules of the director and by individual interviews with the applicant for the identification card or parent, individual in loco parentis, or guardian, as shown by letters of guardianship. Every applicant or individual providing information on behalf of any applicant under part VI and this part shall answer truthfully all questions, furnish all information within the possession or knowledge of the individual that may be asked or required by the employee within the scope of the requirements of this part, and submit to the examiner of drivers all information and supporting documentation required by rules of the director. (b) Special provisions may be made by rules adopted by the director. (c) The examiner of drivers may require an applicant, or any individual providing information on behalf of an applicant, to furnish original or certified copies of documents to establish or corroborate the information required to establish identity under this part and may, by rules, set forth what documents will be required to support or corroborate certain information. (d) For a person who qualifies as homeless pursuant to section 346-361, the examiner of drivers shall accept a signed sworn statement from a member of a victim services organization, an attorney, a member of the clergy, correctional institution staff, a medical or other health professional from whom the person has sought services, or a verification letter from a homeless service provider as documentary evidence of the person's address.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§286-303 How to apply for a Hawaii identification card

§346-361 Definitions for homeless programs

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