05-29-2026, 12:35 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-29-2026, 01:11 AM by Rob Tucker.)
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The current Hawaii Driver's License/ID Card was designed by a nice lady named Fran Palama back in 1988. The only change to make it Real ID Compliant is the addition of the Gold Star.
The issue of these Hawaii Real ID Driver's License/ID's lays with the actual company who makes them, known as IDEMA, who happens to make Real Driver's License/ID's for 34 other States as well.
I'm on my 4th replacement due to them becoming non-readable by TSA. I also have a California ID and a Passport, which I more or less just use to bypass the hassle. Yet the same company makes both. Go figure.
I also don't think this entire issue has anything to do with our Governor, and further, I think our Governor has more pressing matters to deal with. Now, on the other hand, who is the DMV employee who interfaces with IDEMIA? I'm fine with his head on a platter over this issue. I've dealt with it for several years now.
The current Hawaii Driver's License/ID Card was designed by a nice lady named Fran Palama back in 1988. The only change to make it Real ID Compliant is the addition of the Gold Star.
The issue of these Hawaii Real ID Driver's License/ID's lays with the actual company who makes them, known as IDEMA, who happens to make Real Driver's License/ID's for 34 other States as well.
I'm on my 4th replacement due to them becoming non-readable by TSA. I also have a California ID and a Passport, which I more or less just use to bypass the hassle. Yet the same company makes both. Go figure.
I also don't think this entire issue has anything to do with our Governor, and further, I think our Governor has more pressing matters to deal with. Now, on the other hand, who is the DMV employee who interfaces with IDEMIA? I'm fine with his head on a platter over this issue. I've dealt with it for several years now.