Emotional and medical aspects — Hawaii Permit Test
Emotional and medical aspects on the Hawaii permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
People who have just had a violent argument, or who are angry or in grief, need time to cool off before they drive.
A driver still shaking from a fight takes it out on the road and drives too fast and too close.
Persons who have just had violent arguments, or who are angry or in grief, need some time for “cooling off” or for making an adjustment before they drive a car.
If you are worried, ill, nervous, frightened, angry or depressed, let someone else drive.
A driver whose mind is on a family illness misses the light turning red.
If worried, ill, nervous, frightened, angry or depressed, let someone else drive.
Alcohol, drugs, illness or disability are factors that may cause or contribute to a traffic crash.
A driver with a fever may feel fine pulling out and then react slowly when a car stops short.
Alcohol, drugs, illness or disability are factors which may cause or contribute to a traffic crash.
On the test
You have just had a heated argument. What should you do before driving?
Take time to cool off. A driver still shaking from a fight takes it out on the road and drives too fast and too close. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.24: “Persons who have just had violent arguments, or who are angry or in grief, need some time for “cooling off” or for making an adjustment before they drive a car.”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, published by the Hawaii Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/HI.pdf (State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, 2023, Hawaii Department of Transportation, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/HI.pages.txt (scripts/hi-text.py: PyMuPDF with the clip honored, sorted, hyphens rejoined; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/HI-exam.html (County of Maui, Division of Motor Vehicles & Licensing, Class 3 Instructional Permit, https://www.mauicounty.gov/1541/Class-3-Instructional-Permit, read 2026-10-05; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/library/motor-vehicle-safety-office/ (read 2026-10-05; links the manual)
- https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2021/08/19-122-std-format.pdf (Hawaii Administrative Rules chapter 19-122, the DOT’s own copy, read 2026-10-05; §19-122-10(f)’s 80 percent agrees with the county’s figures)