Regulatory sign pictures — Hawaii Permit Test

Regulatory sign pictures on the Hawaii permit test — 9 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

This sign means you must always come to a complete stop and yield to approaching traffic before going on.

A driver who rolls through hits a car that had every right to cross.

You must always bring your vehicle to a complete stop and yield to approaching traffic before proceeding.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.44

This sign means other traffic has the right-of-way: be ready to stop, and stop only when there is traffic that has the right-of-way.

A driver who pulls out at this sign without looking is hit by a car that had the road.

You need to stop only when there is other traffic that has the right-of-way.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.44

This sign shows the established maximum speed: you must not drive faster than the posted limit.

A driver who reads the sign as a suggestion goes too fast for the road it was set for.

SPEED LIMIT SIGNS are rectangular black and white signs which are used to show the established maximum and minimum speed limits.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.44

This sign marks a place on a two- or three-lane road where you must not pass another vehicle.

A car that passes here can meet an oncoming car where there is no room to get back in.

YOU MUST NOT PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE THESE SIGNS ARE POSTED.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.45

This pennant points to the beginning of a no-passing zone.

A driver who misses it starts a pass just as the hill or curve begins.

NO PASSING ZONE SIGNS are pennant-shaped yellow and black signs that supplement the “Do Not Pass” signs.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.45

This alignment sign shows where you must drive: keep to the right of the island or object ahead.

A driver who goes left of the island drives into the lanes of oncoming traffic.

OTHER ALIGNMENT SIGNS are rectangular, black and white signs indicating where you must drive to permit traffic to move safely and smoothly.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.46

This exclusion sign means you may not turn right here.

A driver who turns anyway can cut into walkers or a lane that is closed to turns.

These signs restrict or prohibit vehicles or vehicle movements or prohibit some other activity.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.46

This exclusion sign means you may not make a U-turn here.

A car turning around here swings across lanes where drivers do not expect it.

These signs restrict or prohibit vehicles or vehicle movements or prohibit some other activity.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.46

This sign means you may not drive into this road.

A car that turns in here meets traffic coming straight at it.

These signs restrict or prohibit vehicles or vehicle movements or prohibit some other activity.

State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.46

On the test

What must you do at this sign?

Come to a full stop, then yield. A driver who rolls through hits a car that had every right to cross. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.44: “You must always bring your vehicle to a complete stop and yield to approaching traffic before proceeding.”

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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.