Hawaii Permit Test: Alcohol & Drugs Practice Questions
BAC limits, implied consent and DUI penalties.
Question 1
What kind of drug is alcohol?
Correct answer: A depressant
Alcohol is a depressant: it slows reflexes, impairs judgment and vision, and reduces alertness. Feeling stimulated just means your inhibitions are lowered.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs
Question 2
Which of these will sober up a person who has been drinking?
Correct answer: Only time
Once alcohol is in your blood, coffee, food or a cold shower will not sober you up; your liver needs time to burn off the alcohol.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs
Question 3
Does it matter whether you drink beer, wine or whiskey?
Correct answer: No, the amount of alcohol is what counts
The type of drink does not matter; it is the amount of alcohol that enters your blood that causes the problem.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs
Question 4
How does an empty stomach change the effect of a drink?
Correct answer: Alcohol affects you more quickly
A small amount of alcohol on an empty stomach affects you more rapidly than after a meal.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs
Question 5
What does Hawaii's implied consent law mean?
Correct answer: Driving means you agreed to alcohol testing
Anyone who drives on Hawaii's public highways is deemed to have consented to a test of the alcohol in their blood.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs – The Law
Question 6
Under Administrative License Revocation, what happens if your test shows 0.08 or more or you refuse the test?
Correct answer: You lose your license and get a 30-day permit
Your license is taken and you receive a 30-day temporary driving permit if your BAC is .08 or more or you refuse testing; you may request a hearing.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs – The Law
Question 7
Drivers under 21 may not drive with a blood alcohol content at or above what level in Hawaii?
Correct answer: 0.02
Hawaii's zero tolerance rule prohibits drivers under 21 from driving with a BAC of .02 or more.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs – Zero Tolerance
Question 8
In Hawaii, at what blood alcohol content is a driver considered under the influence?
Correct answer: 0.08 percent or more
A driver may be considered under the influence at .08 percent or more, and impaired at more than .05 but less than .08.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs
Question 9
A driver's BAC is 0.06 percent. How may the Hawaii manual describe that driver?
Correct answer: Impaired
A BAC above .05 but below .08 percent may be considered impaired.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs
Question 10
If you refuse an alcohol test, how long can your license be revoked?
Correct answer: One, two or four years
Refusing can bring revocation for one, two or four years depending on prior alcohol enforcement contacts, and you can still be charged with DUI.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs
Question 11
Where is an opened alcoholic beverage container prohibited in a vehicle on a public road?
Correct answer: Anywhere in the passenger area
Storing an opened alcoholic beverage container in the passenger area of a vehicle on a public road is prohibited.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs
Question 12
Which statement about over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines is true?
Correct answer: Some can affect your driving ability
Some allergy remedies and cold pills sold without a prescription can affect your driving ability; ask your doctor before driving on medication.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs – Other Drugs
Question 13
What happens when alcohol and other drugs are combined?
Correct answer: The effect can be much stronger
Mixing alcohol with drugs can have a much more pronounced effect than either taken separately; never mix them.
Source: Chapter IX: Alcohol and Other Drugs – Other Drugs
Question 14
Is it legal to drink an alcoholic beverage while walking on a public sidewalk in Hawaii?
Correct answer: No, it is against the law
Hawaii law prohibits consuming or possessing any alcoholic beverage on a public highway or public sidewalk.