(a) Unless an administrative revocation is reversed or the temporary permit is extended by the director, administrative revocation shall become effective on the day specified in the notice of administrative revocation. Except as provided in section 291E-44.5, no license to operate a vehicle shall be restored under any circumstances during the administrative revocation period. Upon completion of the administrative revocation period, the respondent may reapply and be reissued a license pursuant to § 291E-45.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-41

  • Administrative revocation: means termination of the respondent's license, and the privilege to operate a vessel underway on or in the waters of the State pursuant to part III, but does not include any revocation imposed under § 291E-61 or 291E-61. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Alcohol: means ethanol or any substance containing ethanol. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Alcohol enforcement contact: means :

    (1) Any administrative revocation ordered pursuant to part III;
    (2) Any administrative revocation ordered pursuant to part XIV of chapter 286, as that part was in effect on or before December 31, 2001;
    (3) Any suspension or revocation of any license or any suspension or revocation of a privilege to operate a vessel underway imposed by this or any other state or federal jurisdiction for refusing to submit to a test for alcohol concentration;
    (4) Any conviction in this State for operating or being in physical control of a vehicle while having an unlawful alcohol concentration or while under the influence of alcohol; or
    (5) Any conviction in any other state or federal jurisdiction for an offense that is comparable to operating or being in physical control of a vehicle while having an unlawful alcohol concentration or while under the influence of alcohol. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Certified substance abuse counselor: means any person certified by the department of health pursuant to section 321-193(10), or any other substance abuse specialist or medical practitioner the director of health may appoint to carry out the functions of a certified substance abuse counselor under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Director: means the administrative director of the courts or any other person within the judiciary appointed by the director to conduct administrative reviews or hearings or carry out other functions relating to administrative revocation under part III. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Drug: means any controlled substance, as defined and enumerated in schedules I through IV of chapter 329, or its metabolites, or any substance that, when taken into the human body, can impair the ability of a person to operate a vehicle safely. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Drug enforcement contact: means :

    (1) Any administrative revocation ordered pursuant to part III;
    (2) Any administrative revocation ordered pursuant to part XIV of chapter 286, as that part was in effect on or before December 31, 2001;
    (3) Any suspension or revocation of license or any suspension or revocation of a privilege to operate a vessel underway imposed by this or any other state or federal jurisdiction for refusing to submit to a test for drug content in the person's blood or urine;
    (4) Any conviction in this State for operating or being in physical control of a vehicle while having an unlawful drug content in the blood or urine or while under the influence of drugs; or
    (5) Any conviction in any other state or federal jurisdiction for an offense that is comparable to operating or being in physical control of a vehicle while having an unlawful drug content in the blood or urine or while under the influence of drugs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Highly intoxicated driver: means a person whose measurable amount of alcohol is:

    (1) . See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Ignition interlock device: means a breath alcohol ignition interlock device that is certified pursuant to section 291E-6 and rules adopted thereunder that, when affixed to the ignition system of a motor vehicle, prevents the vehicle from being started without first testing, and thereafter from being operated without periodically retesting, a deep-lung breath sample of the person required to use the device that indicates the person's alcohol concentration is less than . See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Intoxicant: means alcohol or any drug, as defined in this section. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • License: means any driver's license or any other license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under, or granted by, the laws of this State and includes:

    (1) Any learner's permit or instruction permit;
    (2) The privilege of any person to operate a motor vehicle, regardless of whether the person holds a valid license;
    (3) Any nonresident's operating privilege; and
    (4) The eligibility, including future eligibility, of any person to apply for a license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • notice: means the written notice issued to the respondent pursuant to section 291E-33. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Operate: means to drive or assume actual physical control of a vehicle upon a public way, street, road, or highway or to navigate or otherwise use or assume physical control of a vessel underway on or in the waters of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Privilege: refers to the authority to operate a vessel underway on or in the waters of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Respondent: means a person to whom a notice of administrative revocation has been issued following an arrest for a violation of § 291E-61 or 291E-61. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Substance: means any plant, medication, poison, natural or synthetic chemical, or any compound or combination of these, and includes but is not limited to central nervous system depressants, central nervous systems stimulants, hallucinogens, dissociative anesthetics, narcotic analgesics, inhalants, and cannabis. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Substance abuse: means the use or misuse of alcohol, any drug on schedules I through IV of chapter 329, or any substance as defined in this section, to any extent deemed deleterious or detrimental to the user, to others, or to society. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Temporary permit: means that portion of the notice of administrative revocation that, when completed by a law enforcement officer, permits the respondent to operate a vehicle for thirty days in the case of an alcohol related offense and forty-four days in the case of a drug related offense or until such time as the director may establish under part III. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Under the influence: means that a person:

    (1) Is under the influence of alcohol in an amount sufficient to impair the person's normal mental faculties or ability to care for the person and guard against casualty;
    (2) Is under the influence of any drug that impairs the person's ability to operate the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner;
    (3) Has . See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Vehicle: includes a:

    (1) Motor vehicle;
    (2) Moped; and
    (3) Vessel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
(b) Except as provided in paragraphs (4)(A)(ii) and (5) and in section 291E-44.5, the respondent shall keep an ignition interlock device installed and operating in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period. Except as provided in § 291E-5, installation and maintenance of the ignition interlock device shall be at the respondent’s expense. The periods of administrative revocation, with respect to a license to operate a vehicle, that shall be imposed under this part are as follows:

(1) A one year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, if the respondent’s record shows no prior alcohol enforcement contact or drug enforcement contact during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued;
(2) A two-year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, if the respondent’s record shows one prior alcohol enforcement contact or drug enforcement contact during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued;
(3) A four-year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, if the respondent’s record shows two or more prior alcohol enforcement contacts or drug enforcement contacts during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued;
(4) For a respondent who is a highly intoxicated driver:

(A) If the respondent’s record shows no prior alcohol enforcement contact or drug enforcement contact during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued:

(i) An eighteen-month revocation of license to operate a vehicle, with mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period; or
(ii) A two-year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, without mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period;
(B) If the respondent’s record shows one prior alcohol enforcement contact or drug enforcement contact during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued, a three-year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, with mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period; and
(C) If the respondent’s record shows two or more prior alcohol enforcement contacts or drug enforcement contacts during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued, a six-year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, with mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period;
(5) For respondents under the age of eighteen years who were arrested for a violation of section under the influence of an intoxicant” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2022″ statecd=”HI”>291E-61 or 291E-61.5, revocation of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for the appropriate revocation period provided in paragraphs (1) to (3) or in subsection (c); provided that the respondent shall be prohibited from driving during the period preceding the respondent’s eighteenth birthday and shall thereafter be subject to the ignition interlock requirement of this subsection for the balance of the revocation period; or
(6) For respondents, other than those excepted pursuant to section 291E-44.5(c), who do not install an ignition interlock device in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period, revocation of license to operate a vehicle for the period of revocation provided in paragraphs (1) to (4)(A) or in subsection (c); provided that:

(A) The respondent shall be absolutely prohibited from driving during the revocation period and subject to the penalties provided by section intoxicant; penalties” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2022″ statecd=”HI”>291E-62 if the respondent drives during the revocation period; and
(B) The director shall not issue an ignition interlock permit to the respondent pursuant to section 291E-44.5; provided that when more than one administrative revocation, suspension, or conviction arises out of the same arrest, it shall be counted as only one prior alcohol enforcement contact or drug enforcement contact, whichever revocation, suspension, or conviction occurs later.
(c) If a respondent has refused to be tested after being informed:

(1) That the person may refuse to submit to testing in compliance with § 291E-11; and
(2) Of the sanctions of this part and then asked if the person still refuses to submit to a breath, blood, or urine test, in compliance with the requirements of section 291E-15, the revocation imposed under subsection (b)(1), (2), or (3) shall be for a period of two years, four years, or eight years, respectively.
(d) Whenever a license to operate a vehicle is administratively revoked under this part, the respondent shall be referred to the driver’s education program for an assessment, by a certified substance abuse counselor, of the respondent’s substance abuse or dependence and the need for treatment. The counselor shall submit a report with recommendations to the director. If the counselor’s assessment establishes that the extent of the respondent’s substance abuse or dependence warrants treatment, the director shall so order. All costs for assessment and treatment shall be paid by the respondent.
(e) Alcohol and drug enforcement contacts that occurred prior to January 1, 2002, shall be counted in determining the administrative revocation period.
(f) The requirement to provide proof of financial responsibility pursuant to § 287-20 shall not be based upon a revocation under subsection (b)(1).

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