Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-132 (2026)

  Driving while license suspended or revoked

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     §286-132  Driving while license suspended or revoked.  Except as provided in section 291E-62, no resident or nonresident whose driver's license, right, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this State has been canceled, suspended, or revoked may drive any motor vehicle upon the highways of this State while the license, right, or privilege remains canceled, suspended, or revoked. [L 1937, c 234, §29; RL 1945, §7330; RL 1955, §160-62; HRS §286-132; am L 1970, c 164, §3; am L 1982, c 251, §4; am L 1985, c 258, §3; am L 1996, c 169, §2; am L 2001, c 157, §7]

 

Case Notes

 

  Driving without license under §286-102 not lesser included offense of driving while license suspended under this section.  81 H. 76 (App.), 912 P.2d 573 (1996).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1994–2023 · leading case: State v. Davis., 324 P.3d 912 (Haw. 2014).
State v. Davis., 324 P.3d 912 (Haw. 2014). · cites it 4× “Davis” by Officer Hayakawa on July 22, 2011 indicated that Officer Hayakawa cited Davis for violating HRS § 286-132 (2007), driving motor vehicle while license revoked.”
State v. Castillon., 443 P.3d 98 (Haw. 2019). · cites it 2× “Officer Tomota issued a citation to Castillon for driving a motor vehicle with a revoked license under HRS § 286-132 (2007). The citation was later amended to driving without a license ("DWOL") under HRS § 286-102(b) (Supp.”
State v. Matautia, 912 P.2d 573 (Haw. App. 1996). · cites it 7× “HRS § 286-132 (1993) provides: Driving while license suspended or revoked; penalty.”
State v. Domingues, 107 P.3d 409 (Haw. 2005). · cites it 2× “4, see supra note 2; (2) driving without lights (Count II), in violation of HRS § 291-25(a) (1993); and (3) driving while license *412 suspended or revoked (Count III), in violation of HRS § 286-132 (Supp.2001). [3] Specifically, Count I alleged that: On or about the 9th day of…”
State v. Lau, 890 P.2d 291 (Haw. 1995). · cites it 2× “10 per cent or more, by weight of alcohol in the person’s blood. 4 .”
State v. Kelekolio, 14 P.3d 364 (Haw. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “(c) HRS § 286-132 imposes a penalty upon any person who “drives any motor *356 vehicle upon the highways of this State” while his license is suspended or revoked.”
State v. Pitt, 884 P.2d 1150 (Haw. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “cumentation found in the car, and information relayed from the police dispatcher, Officer Dansuka cited Defendant for: (1) non-compliance with speed limit, a violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291C-102 (1985); (2) two counts of driving in the wrong direction on a…”
State v. Kekuewa, 163 P.3d 1148 (Haw. 2007). · cites it 4× “; (2) driving without lights (Count II), in violation of HRS § 291-25(a) (1993); and (3) driving while license suspended or revoked (Count III), in violation of HRS § 286-132 (Supp.2001)." Domingues , 106 Hawai`i at 482-83, 107 P.”
State v. Sardinha., 526 P.3d 281 (Haw. 2023). · cites it 4× “” After discovering the fleeing vehicle later that night, HPD cited Sardinha for (1) driving a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license, in violation of Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) § 286-102;2 (2) driving a motor vehicle while his license was revoked, in violation of…”
State v. Martin, 75 P.3d 724 (Haw. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “1999); Count II, Resisting an Order to Stop in violation of HRS § 710-1027(1) (1993); Count III, Driving While License Suspended or Revoked in violation of HRS § 286-132 (Supp.1999); Count IV, Application for Registration (failure to register vehicle) in violation of HRS §…”
State v. Lee (Haw. 2016). · cites it 6× “5 (2007), 2 and of Driving While License Suspended or Revoked, in violation of HRS § 286-132 (2007). 3 We accepted Lee’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, and we now vacate the ICA’s Judgment on Appeal and the circuit court judgment as to both charges and remand the case to…”
State v. Ayres Jr., 485 P.3d 1118 (Haw. App. 2021). · cites it 6× “Under the 7 HRS § 286-132 (2007), Driving While License Suspended or Revoked provides: Except as provided in section 291E-62, no resident or nonresident whose driver's license, right, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this State has been canceled, suspended, or revoked…”
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