To sign up for Driver’s Education at Kea’au High School, you need to: 
  1. Obtain a Hawai’i State Instructional Permit
  2. Review all of the Kea’au Driver’s Education Classroom & BTW Rules
  3. Sign up for the Wailist at the school(s) you can attend
  4. Check your email regularly to see an invitation to a class slot
    1. ​Classes run 3-5 months from beginning to end
    2. If you are offered a slot and do not respond, your slot can be offered to another student
    3. If you are unable to attend the session offered, you will have the ability to remain on the waitlist, but only if you respond to the form when it is sent out
    4. Kea’au High School courses begin over each of the school's intercessions and continue until completion:
      1. ​Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
    5. Practice driving and record all drives on a Driving Log
      1. ​All students must record a minimum of 40 daytime practice hours & 10 nighttime practice hours to complete the program
      2. Students with an instructional permit should ONLY practice driving with a licensed adult over age 21.
        1. ​If students are caught driving without the appropriate supervision, they may be disconnected from the course.

100% attendance is mandatory for the classroom course. If you are not able to attend all the class dates as listed when offered a slot, do not apply for that course. 

Students who enroll but miss a class may be dropped and will need to reapply to the waitlist. Students who accept a slot in a class and then fail to attend or complete the class must re-enroll on the waitlist. 

Extenuating circumstances may allow a student to continue the course and complete the missing class date in the next session.

Driver's Education is available to all permitted drivers aged 15.5 to 19 years of age in the state of Hawaii, regardless of school attendance. Students are allowed to take Driver's Education courses at any school they can attend. 

All school waitlists can be found on this page, as well as information about the HIDOE Driver and Traffic Safety Program. 
Students must complete the following 4 criteria to be issued their 2 certificates: 
These 2 certificates are needed to sign up for a Road Test Appointment while under age 18. 

  1. Parent/Guardian/Student Meeting 
    1. All safety forms must be completed & signed
    2. $10.00 CASH must be received 
    3. Rules and Schedule must be read with a signed acknowledgement
  2. Classroom 
    1. ​Attend ALL classes Complete ALL assignments
    2. Pass ALL quizzes with an 80% or higher
    3. Make up any quiz retakes or missed classes
    4. Pass a FINAL EXAM with an 80% or higher
  3. BTW
    1. Attend ALL 6 BTW sessions
    2. Return ALL 6 BTW Evaluations (signed)
    3. Complete ALL 6 BTW Homework/Session work
  4. Completion of 50 Supervised Practice Hours
    1. Submit a Notarized Form demonstrating the completion of: 
      1. 40 Daytime Supervised Driving Hours
      2. 10 Nighttime Supervised Driving Hours 
      3. Additional required hours if assigned by the BTW instructor
      4. After the notarized form is complete, submit the form AND Driving Log to the BTW teacher
LINKS
CLASS RULES - KEAAU DRIVER'S ED - updated 6/12/25
JOIN THE DRIVER’S EDUCATION WAITLIST 
PARENT/GUARDIAN NIGHT INFORMATIONAL SLIDES
MANDATORY FORMS (Kea’au High School)
HAWAI’I DRIVER’S MANUAL (Digital)
HOW TO GET A PERMIT IN HAWAI’I COUNTY
YOU CAN NOW TAKE THE PERMIT TEST ONLINE! 
HAWAIʻI MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS & INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES
HIDOE Driver and Traffic Safety Education