Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-101 (2026)

Designation of examiner of drivers

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PART VI. MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER LICENSING

Revision Note

The amendments made to this part by L 2012, c 310, §§2 (enacting subpart B), 5 (amending the part VI title), 6 (adding a subpart A title), and 8 (amending §§286-101, 286-102(e), 286-104, 286-106, 286-107(c), 286-108(a), 286-110(a), 286-112(a) and (c), 286-113, 286-114, and 286-122(a) to change "part" to "subpart") are omitted as the new subpart B added to this part was renumbered as part XVI pursuant to §23G-15.

Cross References

Civil identification cards, see §§286-301 to 286-313, part XVI.

Law Journals and Reviews

Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010).

§286-101 Designation of examiner of drivers. The chief executive of each county shall designate one or more persons, residing in the county, each of whom shall be a competent operator of motor vehicles, to be known as the examiner of drivers, and whose duty it shall be to examine into the qualifications and fitness of any person desiring to secure or to renew a license to operate a motor vehicle as provided in this part. [L 1937, c 234, pt of §1; am L 1939, c 104, §7; am L 1943, c 62, §21 and c 64, §22; RL 1945, pt of §7301; RL 1955, §160-31; HRS §286-101; am L 1969, c 128, §1(1); am L 1970, c 152, §1 and c 164, §3]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2022 · leading case: First Ins. v. Int'l Harvester Co., 659 P.2d 64 (Haw. 1983).

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First Ins. v. Int'l Harvester Co., 659 P.2d 64 (Haw. 1983). · cites it 4× “HRS § 286-101. 3 The licensing of an operator, however, does not render the City a guarantor of his competence, for it obviously can do no more than test a person’s minimal competence to drive a motor vehicle.”

State v. Veniegas, 905 P.2d 50 (Haw. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “]” HRS 286-136 is a part of Part VI which extends from HRS § 286-101 through HRS § 286-150. HRS § 286-136 (1985) states that ”[w]hoever violates this part shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”

State v. Ho, 510 P.3d 1129 (Haw. App. 2022). “[DPA]: And, Your Honor, at this time the State would argue that the records are kept because the law requires it, under HRS 286-118 and HRS 286-101. So it's not being created in anticipation of litigation.”

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