License classes — Hawaii Permit Test

Hawaii's moped license is class 1, which takes a special knowledge test and an off-street skills test; a driver's license of any category also lets you operate a moped.

A moped rider in traffic has no cage around them and needs skills a car test never checks.

You must have a class 1 license to operate a moped on Hawaii highways.

Hawaii requires a class 2 license to operate a motorcycle on its highways, with a special knowledge test and an off-street skills test.

Balancing and braking a motorcycle are skills a car driver has never been tested on.

You must have a class 2 license to operate a motorcycle on Hawaii highways.

To get a Hawaii class 3 driver's license you must be at least 17 years old, and if under 18 you must complete the graduated licensing program.

Steps by age let a teen build skill with limits in place before driving with none.

To get a class 3 license, you must be at least 17 years old.

You must be at least 21 years old before applying for any Hawaii license larger than class 3, and each class or endorsement requires special tests.

Heavy trucks and buses do far more harm in a crash, so Hawaii keeps them for drivers with more years behind the wheel.

You must be at least 21 years old before applying for any of these licenses.

A Hawaii limited purpose license, issued to someone who will not or cannot give a social security number, is only a license to drive and is not acceptable for official federal purposes.

Someone who plans to board a plane with it would be turned away at the airport.

It is only a license to drive a motor vehicle.

Which Hawaii license class is the moped license?

Class 1. A moped rider in traffic has no cage around them and needs skills a car test never checks. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.11: “You must have a class 1 license to operate a moped on Hawaii highways.”