Free Hawaii CDL Permit Practice Test
10 real General Knowledge questions from the same bank our students use. No account, no email needed. You see the correct answer after each question, and your score at the end.
Take the Hawaii CDL Permit test
General Knowledge is the test every CDL applicant sits, whatever class they are after. Passing it earns the commercial learner's permit, so nothing else in the process starts until this one is done.
- 10 questions, from the 81-question General Knowledge bank, one for each key manual topic
- Practice mode: the correct answer and manual reference show after each question
- 80% is a pass, the same standard as the real Hawaii CDL knowledge test
Takes about 3 minutes. Keyboard: A to D to answer, Enter for next.
At the end you get your score, the correct answer for anything you missed, and the CDL manual section to go back to. No account needed, and you can retake it as often as you like.
Already included in Hawaii Class C with Passenger CDL Study Material and Hawaii Class B CDL Study Material. On its own it is Hawaii CDL General Knowledge Study Material. Not sure what you need? The CDL Selector works it out from a few questions.
About the Hawaii CDL permit test
The permit test is the General Knowledge test: one written exam, two names. It is the exam every CDL applicant sits, whatever class of license they are working toward. The questions come from the Hawaii CDL manual, they are multiple choice, and you need 80% to pass. Hawaii county driver licensing offices gives the test, and passing it is what earns your commercial learner's permit, the permit you hold before taking the skills test in a truck.
What it covers
Our 10 free questions and the full 81-question General Knowledge bank are drawn from these manual sections:
- Vehicle Inspection
- Basic Control of Your Vehicle
- Shifting Gears
- Seeing
- Communicating
- Controlling Speed
- Managing Space
- Seeing Hazards
Endorsements such as HazMat, Tank, Passenger and School Bus are separate written tests on top of this one. See which Hawaii CDL endorsements you need before you book anything, because the endorsement you are missing decides which tests you sit.
What Hawaii requires
- Each county sets its own CDL fees and procedures; check the office for your island.
- The practical test's three parts (vehicle inspection, basic control skills, road test) must be passed on the same day.
- Fail any test and there is a minimum one-week wait before a retest.
- The permit must be held 14 days before the practical test can be scheduled.
Checked against Hawaii county driver licensing offices on September 16, 2026. Rules change, so confirm anything that affects your booking before you travel.
Try another free CDL practice test
Each one is a different knowledge test, with real questions from the same bank our students use. No account and no email needed for any of them.
- Free Air Brakes practice test 7 questions
- Free Combination Vehicles practice test 8 questions
- Free HazMat practice test 6 questions
- Free Tanker practice test 6 questions
- Free Passenger practice test 6 questions
- Free School Bus practice test 8 questions
- Free Doubles & Triples practice test 6 questions
Where to go next
Work out which license class you need, then study the test that goes with it:
- Hawaii CDL classes: what Class A, B and C each let you drive.
- Hawaii CDL endorsements: H, N, P, S, T and X, and who needs each.
- CDL requirements: the age, medical, ELDT and permit steps around the knowledge test.
- The CDL skills test: what comes after the knowledge tests, and the 14 day permit rule.
- What CDL do I need, by vehicle: the class and the tests for a dump truck, box truck, school bus, tanker and more.
- Hawaii CDL study material: the full study guides, practice tests and narrated audio.
Other free CDL practice tests
Each CDL knowledge test is a separate exam, and every one of them has a free practice test here:
- Free Air Brakes CDL Practice Testa restriction removal, not an endorsement
- Free Combination Vehicles CDL Practice Testa core Class A test
- Free HazMat CDL Practice Testthe H endorsement
- Free Tanker CDL Practice Testthe N endorsement
- Free Passenger CDL Practice Testthe P endorsement
- Free School Bus CDL Practice Testthe S endorsement
- Free Doubles & Triples CDL Practice Testthe T endorsement
See all eight free CDL practice tests →
Common questions
Is the Hawaii CDL permit test the same as the knowledge test?
Yes. They are the same written exam. It is the General Knowledge test, and passing it is what earns your commercial learner's permit (CLP), so people call it the permit test. A CDL permit practice exam, pretest or mock test all mean practice questions for this same test.
What score do I need to pass the Hawaii CDL knowledge test?
You need 80% to pass. Miss more than that and you retake the test, so the goal while studying is to be comfortably above 80%, not just at it.
Where do I take the Hawaii CDL knowledge test?
At Hawaii county driver licensing offices. Passing the General Knowledge test is what earns your commercial learner's permit, which you hold before the skills test.
Is this free test the real Hawaii CDL exam?
No. These are 10 real questions from the same General Knowledge bank our paid study material uses, so the style and difficulty match what you are studying for. The official exam is given only by Hawaii county driver licensing offices.