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Drivers Education

100% attendance is mandatory for the classroom course.  If you are not able to attend all the class dates as listed, do not apply for this course.  Students who enroll but miss a class may be dropped and have to reapply for the waitlist.  Extenuating circumstances may allow a student to continue the course and complete the missing class date in the next session.
By completing the Drivers Ed sign-up form, you will be placed on a waitlist for upcoming Driver Education classes at Hilo High School.
 
Drivers Ed Coordinator:
Agnes Yamauchi
(808) 313-5518

​​​​​​​​​​The Driver Education Program is comprised of two courses: 

  1. 38 hours of classroom instruction, and 
  2. Six hours of behind-the-wheel instruction.  

The program provides the knowledge and skills of driving which are applied while developing the attitudes and habits of a responsible driver.  Content areas include:  (1) causes of crashes and their resulting economic, personal and social losses; (2) proper attitudes relative to driving; (3) role of the driver in relation to traffic laws and the physical laws of nature; (4) driving techniques and skills; (5) pedestrian safety; (6) handling adverse conditions and emergency situations; and (7) personal factors that influence a driver's ability (alcohol, drugs, distracted driving, road rage, etc.).​

Driver education helps develop safe driving skills and attitudes in students, thereby reducing traffic crashes, deaths, injuries and property damage.  It provides a life-long skill that will give mobility to students as they pursue higher secondary education or a career after graduation.

High school and home-schooled students between the ages of 15 and 19 are eligible to enroll in the program.  The program is conducted primarily during after school hours, weekends and holidays.  A few high schools offer the Driver Education Program as an elective semester course. 

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