CDL training in Hawaii

5 CDL training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these truck driving programs, and Hawaii has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Truck drivers need a commercial driver's license, which generally takes a knowledge test and a driving test. Most drivers have a high school diploma and prepare at a professional truck driving school.¹ In Hawaii, 2 of the 5 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 5 programs

How much does CDL training cost in Hawaii?

$3,500 to $3,800

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 5 programs with a price: $295 to $4,200

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 5 to 7 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Hawaii may also offer CDL training. How these figures are made

Is there free CDL training in Hawaii?

Yes, if you qualify. Workforce funding can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most truck driving programs in Hawaii cost $3,500 to $3,800.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: grants, company-paid training and the GI Bill

CDL training in Urban Honolulu, Hilo and other Hawaii cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 5 CDL training programs in Hawaii approved for funding

5 programs

Class AIn personEducation and courses
Commercial Motor Vehicle Class A (without Permit Preparation)
Leeward Community College, Pearl City
Education and courses
Leeward Community College, Pearl City · Class A · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$65,300
Price if you pay yourself$3,800
Program website, Commercial Motor Vehicle Class A (without Permit Preparation) at Leeward Community College
More details about Commercial Motor Vehicle Class A (without Permit Preparation) at Leeward Community College
Finished
74%
Working at 6 months
57%
Earned in a quarter
$16,320
Length
7 weeks, 14 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
182
a year, estimated
$65,300
price
$3,800
Endorsements and permit prepIn personNo diploma needed
Commercial Motor Vehicle Permit Preparation Class
Leeward Community College, Pearl City
No diploma needed
Leeward Community College, Pearl City · Endorsements and permit prep · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$61,300
Price if you pay yourself$295
Program website, Commercial Motor Vehicle Permit Preparation Class at Leeward Community College
More details about Commercial Motor Vehicle Permit Preparation Class at Leeward Community College
Finished
57%
Working at 6 months
58%
Earned in a quarter
$15,318
Length
1 week, 10 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
89
a year, estimated
$61,300
price
$295
CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed
Commercial Drivers License
808 CDL Services LLC, Keaau
No diploma needed
808 CDL Services LLC, Keaau · CDL (class not stated) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$67,600
Price if you pay yourself$3,500
Program website, Commercial Drivers License at 808 CDL Services LLC
More details about Commercial Drivers License at 808 CDL Services LLC
Finished
85%
Working at 6 months
89%
Earned in a quarter
$16,898
Length
5 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
38
a year, estimated
$67,600
price
$3,500
Class AIn personEducation and courses
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
Hawaii CDL Academy, LLC, Keaau
Education and courses
Hawaii CDL Academy, LLC, Keaau · Class A · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,200
More details about Commercial Driver's License (CDL) at Hawaii CDL Academy, LLC
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
7 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
14
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,200
Class BIn personEducation and courses
Commercial Driver License (CMV) Class B
Leeward Community College, Pearl City
Education and courses
Leeward Community College, Pearl City · Class B · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,600
School website, Commercial Driver License (CMV) Class B at Leeward Community College
More details about Commercial Driver License (CMV) Class B at Leeward Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
7 weeks, 14 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,600

How to pay for CDL training in Hawaii

Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in Hawaii

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁴

Financial aid and grants for CDL training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁵⁶

Company-paid CDL training

Some trucking companies run their own schools and may pay the tuition if you drive for them for a set time, such as a year.⁷

GI Bill for CDL training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Where the Hawaii truck driving program numbers come from

Which Hawaii truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs Hawaii approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Hawaii offers.

How Hawaii truck driving program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some truck driving programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Sources for the facts about CDL training in Hawaii

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