The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) announced the availability of the Hawaiʻi State Driver’s Manual in thirteen languages other than the currently available English-language publication. These languages include Hawaiian, Spanish, Marshallese, Chuukese, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Samoan, Tongan, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Ilocano.

The work performed in translating the Hawai’i State Driver’s Manual from English to the thirteen languages further builds on HDOT’s efforts to increase equity and improve access to the driver licensing process in the state.  Translation of the Hawaii State Driver’s Manual in full will assist those individuals for whom English is not their first language in understanding the rules and requirements of driving on Hawaii’s roadways.

Digital copies of these translated manuals can be found at the following link: https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/library/motor-vehicle-safety-office/.