During that same time period, those who took road tests in Waianae, about 30 miles away, were passing at an average rate of 70%, a marked difference between the two testing stations.īetween 20, Waianae led testing sites with an average passing rate of 64%, followed by Koolau at 60%, Kapolei at 53% and Wahiawa at 48%. Last year, less than half of the people who tested at Sheridan Park - 45% - passed. What Akai didn’t know was that Sheridan Park had the lowest average passing rate of driver’s license testing locations in 2021, according to data provided by the Honolulu Department of Customer Services through a public records request. He figured he would eventually have to drive in town, so why not test there? But Sheridan Park was the closest testing location to Akai’s home in Palolo. One of Akai’s friends, who had attempted the road test before him, warned Akai that he had failed twice at Sheridan Park before, during the road portion, and also once at Kaneohe due to a broken headlight. He was nervous but ready to give it a try. Cody Akai sat in the passenger seat of his parents’ gray Honda CRV as his mom drove him to Sheridan Park’s Department of Motor Vehicles to take his road test.
