Hawaii DL

[andrea]

We are PCSing within the next year, and we are hoping to go to Hawaii. My drivers license will expire next year, and I was wondering, for those of you that have had Hawaii drivers licenses, are they easy to get? Would I need to retake the drivers test there, or could I bypass it and just pay a fee?

Note: My current DL is NOT for the state that we are currently in, otherwise I would just renew here. But if I have to take another drivers test, then I'll look into getting a DL here before we leave.

TIA

[April]

I just renewed mine before I moved and never had it changed. But when I looked into it, yes I would have had to take the driving test. If you let it expire you will have to take the written test too.

[~Stephie~]

Dh was going to have to retake all the written and drivers test and everything so we renewed his by mail in Texas. From what I hear the written test is really different here too

[andrea]

Thanks

That's good to know, I might have to look into getting a Maryland DL now.

[mara_jade81]

Does the state you have your DL with offer to extend your DL if your husband is in the military? I believe Oregon does. I had mine expire while we were here but they had a year grace period for people living out of state before you had to retake the test, and then they offered extensions if you were military.

I was going home to visit though so I just renewed it then anyhow.

[andrea]

Now I thinking about just using my dad's address and getting a California DL. Thats where I took my drivers test.

[brandewijn]

Originally Posted by andrea We are PCSing within the next year, and we are hoping to go to Hawaii. My drivers license will expire next year, and I was wondering, for those of you that have had Hawaii drivers licenses, are they easy to get? Would I need to retake the drivers test there, or could I bypass it and just pay a fee? Note: My current DL is NOT for the state that we are currently in, otherwise I would just renew here. But if I have to take another drivers test, then I'll look into getting a DL here before we leave. TIA

I just got mine renewed last year here in Hawaii...3 days before it expired! (Arkansas doesn't give military extensions) :inshock Close call! I had to take the written test, fun stuff! It is easy as usual though. If it expires you have to take the written and driving tests again.