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Under state rules, the people asking for the oral test must have failed the written test twice or bring a document to verify they are illiterate. There is a $2 charge for each of the two attempts at the written test. This is followed by a $10 charge to have the written test read to them.
The test being read aloud in English is the same written one given to all other applicants. The reader reads the questions and lets the applicant see any illustrations or pictures in the test booklet.
Successful applicants then pay $8 to take the road test. Those who pass receive either a two-year or a four-year drivers license.
The four-year license for those ages 25 through 64 costs $18, while the two-year license given to those ages 15 through 24 or 65 and older costs $9.
There always have been charges for the licenses, but fees for the tests started only last July on Oahu.
The red, green and yellow colors for traffic lights are universal and many traffic signs actually are international symbols so inability to read is not considered a bar to obtaining a license.
There also are provisions to allow deaf people to obtain a drivers license through use of a sign language interpreter if needed. While a deaf driver may not be able to hear sirens from emergency vehi cles, that driver's vehicle will have two side mirrors and a rear view mirror that allow the deaf driver to see situations that other drivers would hear.
"The deaf person compensates by continuously scanning the rear view and outside mirrors," Kamimura said.
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