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Hawaii driving lessons

Hawaii driving lessons.

Read 44 lessons across 9 course units, from licensing basics to the driving rules in Hawaii’s handbook. Every public lesson includes its full study text, examples, and source page references.

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Your course, in order

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Unit 1 · 6 lessons

Your License

Permits, GDL, license classes, REAL ID, renewal, road test

  1. Getting your instruction permit 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. License classes and CDL categories 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Provisional license rules (under 18) 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. REAL ID, renewal and keeping your license current 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Who needs a license, who can't get one, and key terms 4 min · 3 checkpoint questions
  6. The road test, restrictions and traffic citations 3 min · 3 checkpoint questions

Unit 2 · 4 lessons

Vehicle Equipment & Registration

Required equipment, inspections, registering and titling

  1. Required and prohibited equipment 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Safety inspections, tires and vehicle checks 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Registering your vehicle and keeping it current 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Buying or bringing in a vehicle, plates and mopeds 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions

Unit 3 · 7 lessons

Rules of the Road & Right-of-Way

Attitude, lanes, signals, speed, parking, right-of-way, freeways

  1. You, your attitude and crash risk 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  2. Keeping right, passing on the right, and signaling 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Speed limits, following distance and railroad crossings 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Parking: where you can't, and how to do it right 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Emergency vehicles, processions and leaving your car 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Right-of-way at intersections 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  7. Freeway driving 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 4 · 8 lessons

Signs, Signals & Markings

Pavement markings, signals, signs, no-passing zones, work zones

  1. Centerlines, lane lines and edgelines 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Stop lines, crosswalks and special markings 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Traffic lights, arrows and flashing signals 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Lane-control and pedestrian signals 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  5. Sign colors, shapes and regulatory signs 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Warning signs and guide signs 3 min · 4 checkpoint questions
  7. No-passing rules and slow-moving vehicles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Work zones 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 5 · 2 lessons

Crashes & Insurance

What to do after a crash, no-fault insurance basics

  1. What to do after a crash 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. No-fault insurance and financial responsibility 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 6 · 2 lessons

Alcohol & Drugs

BAC limits, implied consent, other drugs

  1. BAC limits, implied consent and license revocation 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. How alcohol and drugs affect you, and open containers 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 7 · 8 lessons

Safe Driving Techniques

Habits, seeing, belts, lanes, speed, braking, weather, emergencies

  1. Bad driving habits and distraction 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Defensive driving, seeing, and being ready to drive 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Seat belts and child safety 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Backing, entering traffic, roundabouts and lane changes 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  5. Speed, following distance, turns and passing 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  6. Using your brakes and downshifting 3 min · 5 checkpoint questions
  7. Rain, fog, dawn, dusk and night driving 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  8. Handling driving emergencies 5 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 8 · 3 lessons

Trucks, Buses & Motorcycles

Sharing the road with large vehicles, trailers and motorcycles

  1. Sharing the road with trucks and buses 4 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Towing a trailer 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Sharing the road with motorcycles 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions

Unit 9 · 4 lessons

Pedestrians, School Buses & Bicycles

Pedestrian right-of-way, school buses, sharing the road with cyclists

  1. Pedestrian safety: your duties as driver and walker 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  2. Stopping for school buses 2 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  3. Driving near bicyclists 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions
  4. Bicyclist rules and safety 3 min · 6 checkpoint questions