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HRS §302A-413

Driver education program for teens at public high schools

The state education department can run a driver education and training program at every public high school. The program is open to Hawaii residents aged 15 to 18. The department must set enrollment rules, hire certified instructors, give completion certificates, get materials, and work with police on traffic safety.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Driver education

(a) The department may establish and administer a motor vehicle driver education and training program to be conducted at each public high school in the State. (b) The department, for the purpose of this section, shall: (1) Set the prerequisites and priorities for enrollment in the course of driver education and training, which shall be open to every resident of the State who is fifteen years of age or older and under nineteen years of age; (2) Establish the requirements for and employ necessary instructors, who are certified to have completed satisfactorily an approved instructor's course, to conduct the course in driver education and training; (3) Issue a certificate of completion to every student upon satisfactory completion of the course in driver education and training; (4) Purchase, rent, or acquire by gift, materials and equipment necessary for the program established by this section; and (5) Cooperate with the chief of police in each county in promoting traffic safety. (c) The department may adopt rules under chapter 91, necessary for the purposes of this section and section 302A-414.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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