Hawaii oversize permit office
Hawaii Department of Transportation, Highways Division - District Permit Offices (Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Kauai). Call (808) 831-6700 ext. 123 Hawaii time.
From Hawaii's own pages, checked 2026-10-24. Fees and rules change: the state's page is the last word.
- How to get one
- Fill out the HDOT oversize/overweight application (DOT 4-005) and email it to the district office for the island you will drive on. Oahu (808) 831-6700 ext. 123, Maui (808) 873-3535, Hawaii (808) 933-8866, Kauai (808) 241-3000.
- Single trip fee
- Permit fee varies from $5.00 to $25.00. Announcement July 8, 2026: all application fees for Oversize/Overweight permits will be waived until further notice.Source 1Source 2
- Legal without a permit
- Width nine feet, including load · Height fourteen feet, including load · Length single vehicle forty-five feet; truck-tractor and semitrailer sixty-five feet (semitrailer forty-eight feet), off interstate and designated federal-aid highways · Weight single axle twenty thousand pounds; tandem axle thirty-four thousand pounds; axle groups by formula W = 500 (LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36); overall gross weight eighty thousand poundsSource 1Source 2
- How fast
- Most permits are checked and issued by the district office within one day. Ones that need headquarters review can take at least three weeks.Source
When you can move
- Daylight
- Move only during the hours written on your permit, and not on days or hours when heavy traffic is expected.Source
- At night
- Night moves only when your permit allows them, with lights and reflectors to state motor carrier rules and a reflective WIDE LOAD sign.
- Weekends
- No moves on Saturday or Sunday unless the district engineer allows it on your permit.