HCC §24-20
Driver's permit and license fees
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists the exact fees for getting or renewing a Hawaii County driver's permit or license, plus fees for tests, reinstatement, duplicates, and license verification. It only sets fees; it does not explain rules for getting a license.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Motor vehicle driver's permit and license fees
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The following fees are established for the application and renewal of motor vehicle instruction permits and driver's licenses: (a) Application for instruction permit, $10. (b) Application for driver's license or out-of-state transfer: (1) Application for driver's license (not chargeable if applicant presents evidence of having paid to Hawai‘i County the application for instruction permit fee), $1. (2) Application for out-of-state transfer with a valid out-of-state license, $4. (c) Reinstatement fee (payable upon the restoration of any license which has been suspended), $50. (d) Driver’s license valid for one year, $5. (e) Renewal of driver’s license valid for one year, $5. (f) Driver's license valid for two years, $10. (g) Renewal of driver's license valid for two years, $10. (h) Driver's license valid for four years, $20. (i) Renewal of driver's license valid for four years, $20. Intentionally left blank. SUPP. 17 (1-2025) 24-14 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 24-20 (j) Driver’s license valid for eight years, $40. (k) Renewal of driver’s license valid for eight years, $40. (l) Reactivation fee for each thirty-day period after the ninety-day grace period for renewal within one year of expiration, $5. (m) Duplicate license/permit, $6. (n) Road test fees (categories 1, 2, and 3), $10; (category 4), $50. (o) Written test fee, $1. (p) Oral examination fee, $10. (q) Provisional license valid until age nineteen, $5 per year. (r) Request for verification of license status, $10.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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