Free Hawaii Permit Practice Test 3 (2026)
Real questions from the official Hawaii driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 8
- Safe Driving — 2
- Sharing the Road — 2
- Signaling & Communication — 2
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 2
- Adverse Conditions — 1
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 1
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 1
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (8 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
2 are Hawaii-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. On a Hawaii road you must not drive:
- Faster than the posted max, or slower than the posted min / so slow you hold up traffic
- Any speed
- Only the min
- Only the max
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Answer: Faster than the posted max, or slower than the posted min / so slow you hold up traffic
Don't exceed the posted maximum, drop below a posted minimum, or drive so slowly you block traffic.
2. You should signal before turning for at least:
- 100 feet
- 10 feet
- 25 feet
- 50 feet
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Answer: 100 feet
Signal at least 100 feet before turning.
3. When turning at an intersection, watch especially for:
- Trucks only
- Only cars
- Pedestrians crossing the road you're turning onto
- Nothing
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Answer: Pedestrians crossing the road you're turning onto
Pedestrians may be crossing the street you turn into — yield to them.
4. An orange diamond reading REDUCED SPEED AHEAD tells you to:
- Turn around
- Stop and park
- Speed up
- Reduce your speed for the work zone ahead
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Answer: Reduce your speed for the work zone ahead
Orange reduced-speed signs mean slow down for the upcoming work zone.
5. You can be charged with DUI for driving under the influence of:
- Only illegal drugs
- Alcohol, illegal drugs, or even prescription/OTC medicine that impairs you
- Only if over .08
- Only beer or liquor
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Answer: Alcohol, illegal drugs, or even prescription/OTC medicine that impairs you
DUI covers alcohol AND any drug — including prescription or over-the-counter medicine — that impairs driving.
6. What does this sign warn of?
- A detour
- A winding road — a series of curves ahead
- A one-way street
- A racetrack
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Answer: A winding road — a series of curves ahead
This warns of a winding road (several curves). Reduce speed.
7. Before changing lanes you should communicate your intent by:
- Honking
- Flashing high beams
- Speeding up
- Signaling early, then checking mirrors and your blind spot
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Answer: Signaling early, then checking mirrors and your blind spot
Signal first so others know your intent, then check mirrors and blind spot before moving.
8. You come up behind a vehicle displaying an orange triangle emblem. You should:
- Tailgate it
- Pass immediately on any side
- Slow down — it is a slow-moving vehicle traveling under 25 MPH
- Honk to make it speed up
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Answer: Slow down — it is a slow-moving vehicle traveling under 25 MPH
The orange triangle marks a slow-moving vehicle (under 25 MPH). Slow down and pass only when safe.
9. A 'DEAD END' or 'NO OUTLET' sign means:
- A one-way
- A detour
- A through road
- The road does not go through
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Answer: The road does not go through
These signs mean the road ends or has no through route.
10. A 'SPEED LIMIT' sign is what type of sign?
- Regulatory (a law you must obey)
- Warning
- Guide
- Service
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Answer: Regulatory (a law you must obey)
Speed-limit signs are regulatory — the posted limit is the law.
11. When a traffic signal is not working (dark), the safest rule is:
- First car always goes
- Everyone stops forever
- Highest speed goes
- Treat it as a four-way stop
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Answer: Treat it as a four-way stop
A dark signal = four-way stop; take turns in the order you arrive.
12. In a roundabout, traffic flows:
- Clockwise
- Only when a light is green
- Counter-clockwise; yield on entry and signal to exit
- In both directions
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Answer: Counter-clockwise; yield on entry and signal to exit
Roundabout traffic moves counter-clockwise. Yield to traffic already circulating, then exit when you reach your street.
13. What does this sign warn of?
- A weigh station
- No trucks
- A truck crossing or entering the road ahead
- A truck stop
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Answer: A truck crossing or entering the road ahead
A truck-crossing sign warns that trucks may be crossing or entering; watch for them.
14. The three main types of driving distraction are:
- Fast, slow, medium
- Loud, bright, cold
- Left, right, center
- Visual, manual, and cognitive (eyes, hands, mind)
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Answer: Visual, manual, and cognitive (eyes, hands, mind)
Distraction takes your eyes (visual), hands (manual), or mind (cognitive) off driving — texting does all three.
15. A red arrow turning to a flashing yellow arrow means you may:
- Turn without yielding
- Never turn
- Stop permanently
- Turn after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
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Answer: Turn after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
A flashing yellow arrow permits the turn once you yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
16. A diamond-shaped sign with a truck on a downhill grade warns of:
- A truck stop
- A steep hill where trucks may move slowly
- A weigh station
- A no-truck zone
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Answer: A steep hill where trucks may move slowly
It warns of a steep downgrade; watch for slow-moving trucks.
17. Leaving space to the sides of your vehicle helps you:
- Save fuel
- Look bigger
- Drive faster
- Have an escape path if a hazard appears
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Answer: Have an escape path if a hazard appears
Side space gives you somewhere to go if a hazard suddenly appears.
18. The color RED on a sign is used for:
- Construction
- Recreation
- Stop, yield, or prohibition
- Guidance
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Answer: Stop, yield, or prohibition
Red signals stop, yield, or a prohibited action.
19. The safest way to brake on a slippery road is to:
- Not brake at all
- Slam the brakes
- Pump violently
- Brake gently and early
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Answer: Brake gently and early
Gentle, early braking keeps traction; hard braking causes skids on slick roads.
20. You should slow down before, not during, a curve because:
- Braking hard in a curve can cause a skid
- It looks better
- It saves gas
- The limit requires it
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Answer: Braking hard in a curve can cause a skid
Brake before the curve; braking or accelerating hard mid-curve can break traction.