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ROH §15A-2.2

Fees for driver's licenses, permits, and tests

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This section lists the fees you must pay for getting or renewing a driver's license, instruction permit, duplicate license, or for taking road and written tests. It also explains when fees are refunded or lost. The fees are set amounts per year or per test.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — License and permit fees

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

(a) The issuance or renewal of a driver’s license shall be $5 per year or fraction thereof. (b) The issuance of an instruction permit or any renewal thereof shall be subject to the payment of a fee of $5. (c) The issuance of a duplicate permit or license shall be subject to the payment of a fee of $6. (d) The reinstatement fee for a suspended or revoked current or expired license shall be $20. (e) The fee for the category type one, two, or three road test given to applicants shall be $8 for each test and is in addition to all other fees enumerated in this section. The fee shall be paid before the road test is administered and may be refunded only if the applicant does not begin the road test. Failure to pass the road test shall not be grounds for a refund. (f) There shall be established a road test reservation fee for each road test reservation made by an applicant. The road test reservation fee shall be the same as the fee established in subsection (e) and shall be paid by the applicant before the reservation is made. This fee shall be applied to the payment of the road test fee. If an applicant fails the road test, fails to appear, appears late, or cancels a reservation, the road test reservation fee shall be forfeited. (g) There shall be established a test fee of $2 for each written or machine examination and $10 for each oral examination taken by applicants. Failure to pass the examination shall not be grounds for a refund. )
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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