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Hawaii CDL Requirements
All CDL holders in the State of Hawaii are required to have a valid DOT medical card.
Failure to keep Medical Certification current will result to immediate downgrade to a class 3 license. CDL status will be reinstated once current Medical Certification copy is submitted.
Interstate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
Intrastate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
Important: If you operate in both excepted interstate commerce and non-excepted interstate commerce you must choose non-excepted interstate commerce to be qualified to operate in both types of interstate commerce.
Submitting your Medical Certificate to HDOT MVSO Driver Records
Submit the following two documents:
- CDL Driver Self-Certification & Current Medical Certificate – download the form here from HDOT MVSO Driver Records.
- Copy of your valid DOT medical card (Medical card only, not the long form.) Enlarge the copy to ensure that all information is legible.
By Mail:
601 Kamokila BLVD., #511
Kapolei, HI 96707
By Fax:
(808) 692-7665
By Email:
driverrecords.hwyv@hawaii.gov
In Person:
At any of these following CDL offices:
Oahu
CDL Unit
99-501 Salt Lake Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
(808) 487-5534
Kauai
Department of Finance
444 Rice St.
Lihue, HI 96766
(808) 241-6550
Hawaii (Big Island)
Hilo Police Station
349 Kapiolani
Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 961-2222
Old Kailua Airport
(808) 327-3580
Waimea Police Station
9835 Kaumaualii Highway
Waimea, HI 96796
(808) 887-3087
Maui
Maui Service Center
70 East Kaahumanu Ave., Suite A-17
Kahului, HI 96732
(808) 270-7363
Hana Police Station
Mile Marker 33
(808) 248-8254
Molokai
Mitchell Pauole Center
Aiona Street and Ala Malama Avenue
Kauanakakai, HI 96748
(808) 553-3430
Lanai
Lanai City Gym
(808) 565-7878
(Definitely call ahead at this location, due to staffing shortages.)
Other Information:
Questions: Call 808-692-7658
Link for Hawaii CDL Self Certification Frequently Asked Questions
Special Information Updates Pertaining To ALL STATES
MEDICAL EXAMINERS MUST CONTINUE TO ISSUE MEDICAL CERTIFICATES TO ALL DRIVERS
The FMCSA has requested that all medical examiners continue providing drivers with a paper copy of the Medical Examiner’s Certificate – Form MCSA-5876, so that Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders can provide a copy to the State licensing agency, and the non-CDL drivers can provide the documentation to their employers and Federal and State enforcement officials.
The Agency is currently completing efforts to put into place an electronic system to enable medical examiners to transmit the medical certificate information from the National Registry system to the State licensing agencies.
Until that system is completed, which compliance date according FMCSA is June 23, 2025, medical examiners must continue to issue paper copies of the medical certificates to drivers who pass the medical exam.
ALL DRIVERS MUST CONTINUE TO CARRY A PAPER COPY OF THEIR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
Commercial Drivers – You still need to carry a paper copy of your medical card, until FMCSA announces that this is no longer necessary.
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I work for State Government in HI. My employer is requiring that non-CDL drivers who want to drive a F-350 (or similar rated) pickup truck need to get the HDOT Medical Card. This is for a off-road wildland fire application. I am having trouble finding what the circumstances are that would require any non-CDL driver to obtain a Medical Card are. Can you point me in the right direction? Everything I have been able to find lays out specifics for CDL drivers. Thank you
@ Adam
Most states require a medical card for anyone who is driving any motor vehicle (non cdl also) which is being used for commerce, (making money for someone). Best to confirm with your local drivers license department.
If the vehicle has a GVW of 10,000 lbs +, the drivers are required to have a medical card.
Medical | FMCSA
Overview All commercial drivers of vehicles in interstate commerce with a maximum gross vehicle weight rating of over 10,000 pounds (4,536 kilograms) are required to obtain and maintain a valid Medical Examiner's Certificate (ME Certificate) Commercial
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/commercial-drivers-license/medical