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FREE Hawaii CDL General Knowledge Practice Test 1 2026

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39
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37
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Covers the FMCSA General Knowledge core every HI CDL applicant is tested on - 49 questions on vehicle inspection, basic control, and safe driving practices, with 39 correct to pass.

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Hawaii CDL General Knowledge Practice Test 1: what to expect and what trips drivers up

This is the flagship Hawaii CDL practice test, the best place to begin your commercial driver license journey in 2026. It mirrors the format and difficulty of the real written exam so you can walk in prepared, whether you are hunting for a free CDL practice test, a DMV CDL practice test, or a CDL practice test online. It also doubles as your CDL permit test Hawaii warm-up.

How many questions are on the Hawaii CDL general knowledge test? There are 50, and you need 80 percent, or 40 correct, to pass. Clearing it is exactly how you earn your Commercial Learner's Permit, so a CDL general knowledge quiz and a CDL permit test are the same thing under different names. Hawaii runs commercial licensing by county rather than through a statewide DMV, and each county's Motor Vehicle and Licensing office handles testing. Freight here moves through the Port of Honolulu and on inter-island barges, keeping container and delivery drivers busy on tight island routes with short hauls.

Everything on this quiz traces back to the Hawaii Commercial Driver's Manual, your primary study guide. Read it, run this test until your scores stay strong, then move on to practice test 2.

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Every question traces back to the Hawaii CDL Manual - skim the right-of-way and signs chapters before your retake.

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