Journeyman and master electrician license and test requirements in Hawaii — what the state requires, who gives the exam, which NEC edition it is written on, the fees, and how to sign up. Free — no account needed.
Journey Worker Electrician license requires roughly 5 years / not less than 10,000 hours of residential or commercial wiring experience plus about 240 hours of electrical academic coursework at an approved University of Hawaii community college. The application must be approved by the Board before scheduling the open-book, NEC-based exam (about 80 questions, 240 minutes, 75% to pass) through PSI.
Supervising (Master) Electrician license requires approximately 4 additional years of experience as a licensed journey worker electrician (or equivalent) beyond the journeyman level. Board approval is required before taking the PSI exam; verify current hour/year figures on the official DCCA page.
Kevin's Electrical Prep Course is built by a licensed master electrician, instructor and electrical inspector: 630+ practice questions with every math problem worked out step by step, timed practice exams, video lessons and drive-along audio. Both code books included — NEC 2023 and NEC 2026. Note: Hawaii currently tests on the NEC 2020. This course teaches the 2023 and 2026 editions, so use it for the code that does not change between editions — theory, math, and how to read the book — and check Hawaii's own amendments for the rest. $200 for 6 months, and a pass guarantee.
See the course & take 15 free sample questions → Get 6-month access — $200Hawaii uses PSI as its testing provider. Licensing is handled by Hawaii Board of Electricians and Plumbers, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Professional & Vocational Licensing Division.
2020 NEC (open-book; PSI provides the code book at the test center)
Journeyman (Journey Worker): ~80 Q, 240 min, open book, 75% to pass. Master (Supervising): open-book PSI exam; verify current question count/time on the PSI Hawaii candidate bulletin. All exams are NEC-based and administered by PSI; Board approval of the application is required before scheduling.
~$75 (PSI, per exam part) · License/app: ~$40 application fee; license fee up to $306 (prorated over the 3-year licensing cycle)
Journey Worker Electrician license requires roughly 5 years / not less than 10,000 hours of residential or commercial wiring experience plus about 240 hours of electrical academic coursework at an approved University of Hawaii community college. The application must be approved by the Board before scheduling the open-book, NEC-based exam (about 80 questions, 240 minutes, 75% to pass) through PSI.
Supervising (Master) Electrician license requires approximately 4 additional years of experience as a licensed journey worker electrician (or equivalent) beyond the journeyman level. Board approval is required before taking the PSI exam; verify current hour/year figures on the official DCCA page.
Journeyman: Journey Worker Electrician license requires roughly 5 years / not less than 10,000 hours of residential or commercial wiring experience plus about 240 hours of electrical academic coursework at an approved University of Hawaii community college. The application must be approved by the Board before scheduling the open-book, NEC-based exam (about 80 questions, 240 minutes, 75% to pass) through PSI. Master: Supervising (Master) Electrician license requires approximately 4 additional years of experience as a licensed journey worker electrician (or equivalent) beyond the journeyman level. Board approval is required before taking the PSI exam; verify current hour/year figures on the official DCCA page.
No formal electrician-license reciprocity agreements. Out-of-state applicants are not licensed by endorsement, but the Board may credit qualifying out-of-state journey-worker/supervising experience (4+ years) toward Hawaii's experience requirement when substantially equivalent. Check with the board: link
Statewide licensing through DCCA. Prometric is no longer the provider; exams are administered by PSI Services LLC. Field workers must operate under a company's licensed classification and Responsible Managing Employee (RME). Confirm exact hours on the DCCA application/requirements PDF at cca.hawaii.gov. Application must be Board-approved BEFORE registering with PSI.
Everything above is kept current, but Hawaii can change a fee, a form or an exam provider at any time — and the state's own site is always the live answer. Before you register, click through and confirm:
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