Kokua Line: Why such a long wait for permit test?
Question : With the newly implemented website for teens taking the driver's permit written test online, why is the next available appointment for in-person written testing so far out, approximately three months ? The online testing was supposed to help with not going in person. Is there a problem with the website ?
Answer : No, there isn't a problem with the website that administers the written test online for any eligible person seeking a Hawaii driving permit (it's not limited to teenagers ). To take the test online, an applicant must use an internet-connected desktop or laptop computer with a mouse (or mouse pad-controlled cursor ), keyboard and webcam. Cellphones, tablets or touchscreen devices cannot be used. To take the written test at any time, go to.
There's a longer wait for appointments to take the written test in person at an Oahu driver's licensing center because the DMV offers fewer appointments for this service now that the online option is available. 'Our goal is to keep the wait time for in-office service for the written permit test to one month, ' Harold Nedd, a spokesperson for Honolulu's Department of Customer Services, said in an email.
Be sure to check all convenient locations for an appointment time ; you may have faced a longer wait because you focused on a single location. To be clear, this is about the knowledge test required to obtain a learner's driving permit, not the road test.
As the CSD website explains :
'You may take a learner's permit written test at a driver licensing center by appointment available at. Appointments for in-person written testing will be limited at each driver's licensing center to the following days :
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Email 28141 Sign Up By clicking to sign up, you agree to Star-Advertiser 's and Google 's and. This form is protected by reCAPTCHA.—Kapalama Driver Licensing Center : Tuesday and Thursday—Kapolei Driver Licensing Center : Monday and Wednesday—Koolau Driver Licensing Center : Friday—Wahiawa Driver Licensing Center : Tuesday—Waianae Driver Licensing Center : Thursday 'You will need to present all of the required documentation to obtain a permit prior to sitting for the exam.'
The number of Oahu residents taking the online test has steadily risen since this option was first offered in early December ; 284 people took it that month, 653 in January and 1, 009 in February, according to a news release from the city. City officials are encouraged by the trend, because overseeing the written test in person is a time-consuming task, and having applicants take the test remotely frees up DMV staff for other work, including serving customers who must appear in person.
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