Two city initiatives are hoping to ease long lines at Driver Licensing Centers in Honolulu.

The Department of Customer Services says there has been a surge in driver’s license renewals ever since state lawmakers added two more years to the expiration date back in 2008.

“All those people who should have renewed their license in 2015, which would have been six years later, got a two-year extension and now they are renewing it in 2017,” explained department director Sherilyn Kajiwara.

To accommodate drivers, the main driver license center at Kapalama Hale is temporarily offering Saturday morning hours, from 8 a.m. to noon, beginning this Saturday, Oct. 14 through the end of the year.

Drivers can renew their license six months before the deadline and keep the same birth date expiration.

However, no road testing or written exams will be performed on Saturdays “because I have to pay examiners to come on board, and the goal for this project is to meet the need in the surge of driver license renewals,” said Kajiwara.Appointments can be made online here.

In addition, Oahu residents can apply for a duplicate driver’s license or instruction permit from the convenience of their mobile device or home computer via a new online service here.

“Forty-thousand duplicate licenses per year are issued at our satellite city halls,” said Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell. “That’s taking 40,000 people out of our lines.”

Residents can use the site to order an exact duplicate replacement of their driver’s license or instruction permit, which must have been originally issued by the City and County of Honolulu. The online system will not allow changes to address, name, or other information.

A temporary paper license or permit will be mailed to the recipient’s current address on file within two to three business days, and the permanent license or permit will arrive within three to four weeks. The online fee for a duplicate license or permit is $6 plus a non-refundable service fee of $1. Payment must be made by credit or debit card.

Drivers who do not wish to wait can still receive a temporary card on site by applying in person at a Driver Licensing Center or Satellite City Hall at Fort Street, Hawaii Kai, Pearlridge, and Windward City. A permanent card will still be mailed.Click here for more information.

“I think that’s great. They don’t have to deal with this. The line will probably be shorter too,” said Kakaako resident Eddie Lee.

“You can just go on Aloha Q and make an appointment and you can find a date of your convenience. Doesn’t matter what day,” said Chinatown resident Mark Guillermo. “It really wouldn’t matter to me. If I had to come down here for anything, be it whatever day I came down, I probably would just make an appointment anyway. I would never wait in line.”