Hawaii electrician license & renewal
The requirements, the timing and the official sources. Everything we’ve verified, in one place.
License fee
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Required hours
Journey worker electrician: 5 years and at least 10,000 hours in residential or commercial wiring, plus 240 hours of accepted electrical academic coursework.
Exam
Board approval and a passing score on Hawaii's licensure examination are required.
Renewal
All ELECTRICIAN licenses, regardless of issuance date, are subject to renewal on or before June 30, every three years (triennial renewal) beginning June 1996.
Before you begin
Agency guidance
A journey worker or supervising electrician must be licensed. The individual electrician license does not authorize contracting; a separate Chapter 444 contractor license is required.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
No person shall act or assume to act as a journey worker electrician, journey worker specialty electrician, supervising electrician, supervising specialty electrician, journey worker plumber, master plumber, maintenance electrician, journey worker industrial electrician, or supervising industrial electrician, or advertise or hold the person's self out as an electrician or plumber, without a license previously obtained in compliance with Chapter 448E, Hawaii Revised Statutes and Chapter 16-80, Hawaii Administrative Rules. The electrician's or plumber's license DOES NOT allow one to contract to perform electrical or plumbing work. A contractor's license pursuant to 444, HRS is required.Official source
Agency guidance
Timely active electrician renewal costs $306. Renew through https://mypvl.dcca.hawaii.gov.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Electrician (All) – active status - … $306.00 … My PVL PortalOfficial source
How to get this license
Use the agency’s requirements below to plan your next steps. Missing details stay marked.
Start with the licensing authority
Licensing board
Board of Electricians and Plumbers
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Applicants shall apply, be qualified by the Board of Electricians and Plumbers, and attain a passing score on Hawaii's licensure examination.
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Check the qualifications
Required hours
Journey worker electrician: 5 years and at least 10,000 hours in residential or commercial wiring, plus 240 hours of accepted electrical academic coursework.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
5 years but not less than 10,000 hours in residential or commercial wiring and satisfactory completion, accepted by a University of Hawaii Community College offering an appropriate program of study, of 240 hours of electrical academic coursework.
Official sourceExperience
Supervising electrician: 4 years as a licensed journey worker electrician or equivalent.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
4 years experience as a licensed journey worker electrician or equivalent.
Official sourceExam
Board approval and a passing score on Hawaii's licensure examination are required.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Applicants shall apply, be qualified by the Board of Electricians and Plumbers, and attain a passing score on Hawaii's licensure examination.
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Application fee
$40.00
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Attach the application fee of $40 (non-refundable).
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License fee
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Apply with the agency
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
APPLICATION FOR EXAM AND LICENSE - ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS
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Reciprocity
Hawaii does not reciprocate electrician licenses with any jurisdiction.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Hawaii does not reciprocate with any jurisdiction.Official source
Official sources and verification (13)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Applicants shall apply, be qualified by the Board of Electricians and Plumbers, and attain a passing score on Hawaii's licensure examination.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
APPLICATION FOR EXAM AND LICENSE - ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERSOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
5 years but not less than 10,000 hours in residential or commercial wiring and satisfactory completion, accepted by a University of Hawaii Community College offering an appropriate program of study, of 240 hours of electrical academic coursework.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
4 years experience as a licensed journey worker electrician or equivalent.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Applicants shall apply, be qualified by the Board of Electricians and Plumbers, and attain a passing score on Hawaii's licensure examination.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Attach the application fee of $40 (non-refundable).Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
All ELECTRICIAN licenses, regardless of issuance date, are subject to renewal on or before June 30, every three years (triennial renewal) beginning June 1996.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
All ELECTRICIAN licenses, regardless of issuance date, are subject to renewal on or before June 30, every three years (triennial renewal) beginning June 1996.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Furnish proof of attendance at an educational course on the updates to the Uniformed Plumbing Code (UPC) … for plumbers which is updated every three years (2018, 2021, 2024, etc) and the National Electrical Code … (NEC) which is updated every three years (2017, 2020, 2023, etc). … Successfully complete an examination prescribed by the board on current updates to the UPC or NEC. … A plumber or electrician licensee who has been issued a new license within one year of the renewal date shall … not be required to take the course or the examination to renew the licensee's license for the first renewal … period.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
No person shall act or assume to act as a journey worker electrician, journey worker specialty electrician, supervising electrician, supervising specialty electrician, journey worker plumber, master plumber, maintenance electrician, journey worker industrial electrician, or supervising industrial electrician, or advertise or hold the person's self out as an electrician or plumber, without a license previously obtained in compliance with Chapter 448E, Hawaii Revised Statutes and Chapter 16-80, Hawaii Administrative Rules. The electrician's or plumber's license DOES NOT allow one to contract to perform electrical or plumbing work. A contractor's license pursuant to 444, HRS is required.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Electrician (All) – active status - … $306.00 … My PVL PortalOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
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