The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) launched the 2026 Safe Roads Challenge — a statewide initiative designed to reduce crashes, save lives and promote safer driving habits.

The Challenge is a free gamified safe driving app available on iOS and Android.

The app, which was created to reward users for responsible driving, can be downloaded from saferoadschallenge.com or Android/iOS app stores.

Drivers can create an account and set the app’s location and motion settings to “always allow,” this lets the app record trips distraction-free in the background. Participants are automatically added to Hawai‘i’s Team upon selecting Hawai‘i as their home state.

To see available challenges, click the “Teams” tab in the app and use the dropdown to filter to the Hawai‘i Safe Roads Challenge. The first challenge begins on January 1, 2026.

The Safe Roads Challenge also has video tips on how to improve in every different component of scoring.  Videos can be found on their YouTube page here: Safe Roads Challenge – YouTube

For more information, visit http://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/hawaii-safe-roads-challenge/.