Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 286G — Driver Education and Training Fund

Division 1. Government — Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles

Hawaii Revised Statutes as published by the Hawaii State Legislature (files updated 1/5/2026 7:14 PM).

Division 1 Government

Title 17 Motor and Other Vehicles

Chapter 286G Driver Education and Training Fund

§286G-1 Definitions

As used in this chapter:

"Conviction" includes, in the case of a minor, not only a conviction of the offense but also an adjudication of delinquency by a family court, and any disposition of the case which involves an admission on the commission of the offense.

"Driver", "owner", "parking", "standing", "stopping", and "vehicle" have the meanings defined by section 291C-1.

[L 1974, c 91, pt of §1]

§286G-2 Driver education and training fund

There is established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the driver education and training fund. All driver education assessments collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the driver education and training fund to be expended by the administrative director of the courts for driver education and training programs administered by the judiciary, subject to part III of chapter 37 to the extent that the same applies to appropriations for the judiciary.

[L 1974, c 91, pt of §1 and am c 159, §17; am L 1982, c 213, §1; am L 1997, c 153, §4]

§286G-3 Driver education assessments

(a) A driver education assessment of $7 shall be levied on a finding that a violation of a statute or county ordinance relating to vehicles or their drivers or owners occurred, except for:

(1) Offenses relating to stopping (when prohibited), standing, or parking;

(2) Offenses relating to registration; and

(3) Offenses by pedestrians.

(b) Driver education assessments of:

(1) $100 shall be levied on persons convicted under section 291E-61 or 291E-61.5 to defray costs of services provided by the driver education and training program;

(2) $50 shall be levied on persons required to attend a child passenger restraint system safety class under section 291-11.5; and

(3) $75 shall be levied on persons convicted under section 291C-105 to defray costs of services provided by the driver education and training program.

(c) The driver education assessments levied by subsections (a) and (b) shall be paid for each violation in addition to any fine imposed by the court, and regardless of whether a fine is suspended; provided that the driver education assessment of $100 levied on a person convicted under section 291E-61 or 291E-61.5 may be waived by the court if the court determines that the person is unable to pay the driver education assessment.

(d) The amount of each driver education assessment levied by subsections (a) and (b) shall be transmitted by the clerk of the court for deposit in the driver education and training fund.

[L 1974, c 91, pt of §1; am L 1978, c 222, §5; am L 1982, c 213, §2; am L 1984, c 120, §1; am L 1995, c 204, §1; am L 1997, c 153, §5; am L 1998, c 81, §2; am L 2001, c 157, §8; am L 2004, c 90, §1; am L 2006, c 129, §2]