Electrical Licensing Boards - Hawaii

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Hawaii Statewide NEC Adoption
2017 NEC effective 8/21/18.

Stay up to date with your state's Code activity by visiting the NEMA website, or NFPA. Please check with your State Board. Licensing requirements do change, and this site may not have been updated to reflect those changes.

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License Requirements

  • Journey Worker Electrician -5 years but not less than 10,000 hours of all aspect of electrical wiring work primarily involved in residential and commercial wiring and -Effective July, 2013 satisfactory completion accepted by a University of Hawaii Community College offering an appropriate program of study of 240 hours of electrical academic coursework. FAQs

Reciprocity

  • None.

Exam Testing Company

  • Prometric l (808) 261-8182. Must have prior approval from Board.

Testing NEC Edition

  • 2020

Exam Details

  • Supervising Electrician Exam: Open Book, 70 questions, 3 hours Journey Worker Electrician Exam: Open Book, 70 questions, 3 hours

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Renewal

License Requirements

  • Electrical Contractor C-13 -Must pass the Business and Law (Part I) and Trade Specific (Part II) exam. -5 years of experience for a journey worker and an extended 2 years for a master license -Credit report...
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Application Form

Reciprocity

  • None

Exam Testing Company

  • PSI 1 (800) 211-2754. Must have prior approval from Board.

Testing NEC Edition

  • 2020 for Trade Exam

Exam Details

  • Business & Law Exam: Closed Book, 80 questions, 3 hour time limit. C-13 Electrical Contractor Trade Exam: Open Book, 40 questions, 2 hour time limit

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Renewal

  • Biennial, by September 30 of even numbered years.

Board

  • State of Hawaii Contractors License Board P.O. Box 3469 Honolulu, HI 96801

Board Phone

  • (808) 586-3000

Board Email

  • contractor@dcca.hawaii.gov

Board 2

  • Department of Commerce & Community Affairs (DCCA) Electrician Licensing 335 Merchant Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Board 2 Phone

  • (808) 578-3222

Board 2 Email

  • elect_plumb@dcca.hawaii.gov

Board 2 Link Text

  • DCCA Website

Board 2 Link

  • http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/electrician/

Please note that the content provided on the following pages is for your information and convenience and may have been modified by the state since it was last updated here. It is the ultimate responsibility of each licensee to verify that they are meeting the requirements of their state for licensing and renewal, and for the edition of the NEC on which their test is based.

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