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The Hawaii Department of Education, DTRIC Insurance and Par Hawaii are partnering for Operation Driver Excellence, a hands-on traffic safety event happening on April 5, from 9 a.m. to noon at Waipahu High School.
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This event gives students and parents the opportunity to navigate real-life driving courses designed by Hawaii Department of Education driver education instructors to learn safe-driving techniques.The need for this event is especially critical—last year, Hawaii noted 102 fatalities last year, with speeding, suspected impairment, and other reckless behaviors among the leading causes.
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