"What was way more difficult was getting a Hawaii driver's license. "
In pre-covid days it took me 5 hours to get my driver's license and that was just the written test. We showed up at Pahoa just before they opened and there was a small line but nothing big. It just moved painfully slow. Then after the written test have to wait in line all over again to get it graded etc. One of the 5 hours was when they closed for lunch and they moved the line outside and locked us out.
One of the answers on their written test was wrong, and when I pointed it out to the lady she said that she knew, it had been that way for years but they weren't allowed to change it. And when I say written test I mean written. Old school circling answers with a pencil. I don't know if they have upgraded to machines. I got my learner's permit 37 years ago in Oregon and it was pushing buttons on a kiosk thing.
So then I left with the temporary license printed on office paper while I waited for them to mail me the real plastic variety, I went to 7/11 to get a beer, got carded, and they wouldn't accept the paper license (I don't blame them, except that I clearly looked over 40 years old). I tried joking that I didn't need the senior discount on the beer but no dice.
So in covid times if they are making appointments to get the license, I say that is a huge improvement.
In pre-covid days it took me 5 hours to get my driver's license and that was just the written test. We showed up at Pahoa just before they opened and there was a small line but nothing big. It just moved painfully slow. Then after the written test have to wait in line all over again to get it graded etc. One of the 5 hours was when they closed for lunch and they moved the line outside and locked us out.
One of the answers on their written test was wrong, and when I pointed it out to the lady she said that she knew, it had been that way for years but they weren't allowed to change it. And when I say written test I mean written. Old school circling answers with a pencil. I don't know if they have upgraded to machines. I got my learner's permit 37 years ago in Oregon and it was pushing buttons on a kiosk thing.
So then I left with the temporary license printed on office paper while I waited for them to mail me the real plastic variety, I went to 7/11 to get a beer, got carded, and they wouldn't accept the paper license (I don't blame them, except that I clearly looked over 40 years old). I tried joking that I didn't need the senior discount on the beer but no dice.
So in covid times if they are making appointments to get the license, I say that is a huge improvement.