To renew by mail, the applicant must submit a letter signed by the licensee, requesting renewal by mail. The letter must contain the applicant’s full name, date of birth, mailing address, license expiration date and either a copy of their current Hawaii Driver’s License or their Hawaii Driver’s License number.

If the license was issued by the County of Maui, request may be faxed to (808) 270-7858 or mailed to:
County of Maui Service Center
Division of Motor Vehicles & Licensing
70 E, Kaahumanu Avenue Suite A-17
Kahului, Hawaii 96732-2176
Attention: Renewal by Mail

Renewal by mail requests are accepted six months before the license expiration date. Each license holder is limited to two consecutive renewals by mail. Resident military personnel and their immediate family may request for renewal by mail as many times as necessary if they reside outside the state of Hawaii on official military duty.

The applicant will be sent a renewal packet containing a driver's license application, a medical and vision form, a signature form and further instructions. As part of the renewal by mail process, the applicant will be required to arrange for a “right thumb” impression (on the application form contained in the packet) from a law enforcement agency in their area. The new plastic license may not contain your picture. If your new license is issued without your photo, it will contain the statement “valid without photo” instead.

If your driver's license has expired please refer to section on renewing an expired license.