KCC §17-1.1
Fees for driver's licenses and permits
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗This section lists the fees you pay for driver's licenses, instruction permits, duplicates, reinstatement, and tests in Kaua'i County. The fee depends on how long the license lasts. It also sets fees for road tests and written or oral exams.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Fees
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi 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 issuance and renewal of motor vehicle operator licenses and permits:Instruction permits: ten dollars ($10.00).Issuance and renewal of operator's license that expires on the eighth (8th) birthday of the licensee following the date of issuance of the license in accordance with Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) Section 286-106: forty dollars ($40.00).Issuance and renewal of operator's license that expires on the fourth (4th) birthday of the licensee following the date of issuance of the license in accordance with HRS Section 286-106: twenty dollars ($20.00).Issuance and renewal of operator's license that expires on the second (2nd) birthday of the licensee following the date of issuance of the license in accordance with HRS Section 286-106: ten dollars ($10.00).Issuance and renewal of operator's license valid for one (1) year shall expire on the first (1st) birthday of the licensee following the date of issuance of the license: five dollars ($5.00).Duplicate license and duplicate instruction permit: ten dollars ($10.00).Reinstatement fee for suspended license: sixty dollars ($60.00).Clearance or verification letters: ten dollars ($10.00).A fee of six dollars ($6.00) is established for the examination of drivers applying for an operator's license. This fee is not chargeable if the applicant presents evidence of having paid to Kaua'i County the instruction permit fee. In addition, the following fees are established for drivers applying for each step of upgrade in an operator's license:The following fees are established for each road test given to applicants:For category type one, two, or three: ten dollars ($10.00).For category type four: fifty dollars ($50.00).There shall be established a test fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each written or oral exam taken by applicants, including for electronically administered written or oral exams.
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