Hawaii DUI Reinstatement

How to Get Your License Back After a DUI in Hawaii (2026)

This is the administrative path to reinstatement once your DUI case is resolved — sentence done, program enrolled or finished. It walks the steps Hawaii actually requires to clear the administrative suspension and put your license back in your hand.

For the case itself, a contested suspension, or a hearing — that's legal advice. Talk to a licensed attorney in Hawaii. The intake will route those matters to an attorney rather than prepare them.

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Hawaii DUI Administrative Road Back

The steps the COUNTY-administered expects

Below is what Hawaii publishes for the administrative DUI reinstatement path. Where Hawaii hasn't published a value, we leave it out rather than guess.

Step 1

Serve the suspension period

The administrative suspension runs for the period Hawaii sets. It's separate from any criminal court sentence. The free roadmap below confirms the served period that applies to your case based on the intake answers you give.

Step 3

Install an ignition interlock if required

Hawaii's DUI reinstatement requirements reference an ignition interlock device (IID). Whether IID applies depends on your case (first offense vs. repeat, BAC, injury, hardship-license status). The free roadmap surfaces what applies based on your intake answers.

Step 5

Pay reinstatement fees

Hawaii reinstatement fees published at primary source:

$30 — see raw_text
$70 — see raw_text
$150 — see raw_text

Sourced from Hawaii: revocation under HRS §291E-61 / §291E-61.5 → ADLRO review → **6-day** hearing window per registry → IID / IIP (Ignition Interlock Permit holders may take relicensing tests ≥30 days prior to revocation expiration per primary 2026-06-28) → EDP (Employee Driver Permit) available → relicensing.

Two paths forward

Free

Do it yourself

Hawaii's DUI reinstatement information is published and free. Use the official link above and work through your free roadmap.

From $99

Or have us prepare your packet

Packet preparation isn't live for Hawaii yet — the free roadmap is still available now. We'll surface the prepared packet here when it opens.

What this page does and doesn't cover

Covered: the administrative road back to your Hawaii license once your DUI case is resolved. What Hawaii requires, the order, the fees, the forms.

Not covered: the criminal case itself, plea options, contested suspensions, hearings, or hardship-license strategy. Those are legal advice — we're not a law firm. The intake routes any hearing or contested matter to an attorney rather than preparing it.

Have other holds too?

Most DUI reinstaters also have at least one other hold (a lapsed insurance issue, an unpaid ticket, accumulated points). The free roadmap finds every hold on your case at once.

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