Hawaii
Deaths in Crashes Involving Teen Drivers in Hawaii
In 2008, 18 people were killed in crashes involving teen drivers in Hawaii. Over the past five years, Hawaii crashes involving teen drivers claimed 118 lives. Nationally, since 1999, more than 84,400 people have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers.
Graduated Driver Licensing Laws in Hawaii
The current GDL law in Hawaii includes the following components:
- A three-stage licensing system beginning at age 15 years and 6 months for learner’s permit, age 16 for the intermediate stage, and age 17 for full licensure
- A mandatory 6 month holding period for the learner’s permit stage
- A prohibition on unsupervised nighttime driving between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. during the intermediate stage
- A passenger restriction prohibiting more than one non-familial passenger younger than age 18
These changes are needed to improve Hawaii’s GDL law and meet the requirements of the STANDUP Act
- Extend restrictions on teen drivers through age 17
- Strengthen the passenger restriction to prohibit more than one non-familial passenger under the age of 21 unless a licensed driver over age 21 is in the vehicle, for the entire intermediate stage through age 17
- Add a prohibition on non-emergency use of cell phones and other communications devices , including texting while driving, during the learner’s permit and intermediate stages
