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Committee advances resolutions asking state to test drivers at renewal and add multimodal education

Committee on Government Efficiency and Customer Services, Honolulu City · January 16, 2026
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The Honolulu City committee on Jan. 15 advanced two related resolutions asking the State Department of Transportation to study requiring a rules-of-the-road test at license renewal and to add pedestrian, bicyclist and multimodal content to driver tests and driver-education materials; the Department of Customer Services supported the measures while cautioning about implementation capacity.

The Committee on Government Efficiency and Customer Services advanced two related resolutions on Jan. 15 urging the State Department of Transportation to study requiring a knowledge test at driver-license renewal and to add pedestrian, bicyclist and multimodal roadway content to the license exam and school driver-education materials.

Council member Cordero, the introducer, said the resolutions recall a pre-1997 practice and were prompted by a rise in traffic…

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