Driving
Words/Phrases
Need to know
Taxes
Mystery
100

If a school bus stops on an undivided road with its red lights flashing, you must do this until the lights stop.

What is stop in both directions/ sides of the road? 

100

How do you say "all done" or "finish" in Hawaiian?

What is pau?

100

What invasive species is taking over the island?

What are chickens?
100

True or false: Hawaii does not have a traditional sales tax? 

What is TRUE?

100

What year did Hawaii become a state?

What is 1959? 

200

This is the minimum passing distance a driver must give when overtaking a bicyclist on a road.

What is 10 feet?

200

How do you say delicious in Hawaiian?

What is "ʻOno"?

200

What hand signal can mean "thank you", "hello", and "goodbye"?

What is a shaka?
200

Hawaii imposes a hefty "sin tax" of this exact dollar amount per standard pack of 20 cigarettes?

-$1.70 tax       -$2.90 tax   

-$3.60 tax      -$4.40 tax

What is $3.60? 

200

What is the name of the only royal palace located on U.S. soil?

What is Iolani Palace?

300

This is the standard maximum speed limit for undivided two-lane highways across the islands unless otherwise posted. 

What is 55 mph?

300

How do you say "toward the ocean" in Hawaiian? 

What is makai?


300
Which islands can you fly to directly from the mainland?

What are Big Island, Oahu, Kauai, and Maui? 

300

What is the sunshine tax? 

What is the local slang term for the high cost of living that residents pay to live in a desirable, beautiful location like Oahu?

300

Which marine mammal migrates to the warm waters of Hawaii every winter to breed and give birth?

What is the humpback whale?

400

Because of heavy flash flooding risks, a sign reading WHAT warns of the danger and is common to see when approaching low-water crossings?

What is "turn around don't drown"? 

400

How do you say "until we meet again" in Hawaiian?

What is "A hui hou"?

400
Name three of the military branch installments/their names on this island (the specific bases): 

What are JBPPP, Schofield, Shafter, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Camp Smith, and Coast Guard Base Honolulu. 

400

To keep the environment green, a 1.5-cent tax is levied on every barrel of this imported substance, with revenues funding oil spill responses and clean energy. 

What is petroleum? 

400

What is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from its underwater base?

What is Mauna Kea?

500

Name three common road signs, what they look like, and what they mean:

Some options: 

yield, stop, pedestrian, tsunami evacuation route, one lane bridge

500
How do you say "take good care of yourself" in Hawaiian?

What is "Mālama pono"?

500

What diseases/ common pets are NOT in Hawaii? (Name at least 3)

What are: rabies, hamsters, snakes, ferrets, hedgehogs, and gerbils? 
500
You should expect to pay how much more on groceries (in a percentage) in Hawaii than you would on average in the United States? 

What is 30%? 

500

Which privately owned Hawaiian island, since 1864, completely bans uninvited tourists to preserve its traditional Hawaiian language and lifestyle?

What is Niihau (The Forbidden Isle)? 

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