New Speeding Law for Hawaii

Drive carefully out there. The laws are much tougher now. I think they arrest you even for the first offense.


1.1. New Speeding Law for Hawaii: Speeding penalties increase for repeat
offenses beginning next year 2007, drivers caught going more than 30 mph
over the speed limit or 80 mph on any roadway in Hawaii will face the
following penalties:

- 1st offense: $500-$1,000 fine, 15- to 30-day license suspension, mandatory
driver education course, either 36 hours of community service or two to five
days in jail

- 2nd offense*: $750-$1,000 fine, 30-day license suspension, mandatory
driver education course, either 120 hours of community service or five to 14
days in jail

- 3rd offense*: $1,000 fine, three-month to one-year license suspension,
mandatory driver education course, 10-30 days in jail *Offenses must occur
within a five-year period.