GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Age:

Be at least 18 years of age by the examination date.

Citizenship:

Be a United States citizen, a United States national, or an alien authorized to work in the United States by the examination date.

Social Security Number:

Your social security number is used to verify your identity for licensing purposes and for compliance with the below laws. For a license to be issued you must provide your social security number or your application will be deemed deficient and will not be processed further. The following laws require that you furnish your social security number to our agency: FEDERAL LAWS: 42 U.S.C.A. §666 (a)(13) requires the social security number of any applicant for a professional license or occupational license be recorded on the application for license; and If you are a licensed health care practitioner, 45 C.F.R., Part 61, Subpart B, §61.7 requires the social security number as part of the mandatory reporting we must do to the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB), of any final adverse licensing action against a licensed health care practitioner. HAWAII REVISED STATUTES ("HRS"): §576D-13(j), HRS requires the social security number of any applicant for a professional license or occupational license be recorded on the application for license; and §436B-10(4) HRS which states that an applicant for license shall provide the applicant's social security number if the licensing authority is authorized by federal law to require the disclosure (and by the federal cities shown above, we are authorized to require the social security number).

Reputation:

Possess a reputation for or record of competency, honesty, truthfulness, financial integrity and fair dealing.

Application:

Within two (2) years of passing the salesperson's or broker's examination, submit a complete application for licensure.

In addition to the general requirements, applicants for the real estate salesperson's license must also meet the following requirements:

REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Satisfy the prelicensing education requirements. All applicants must complete the appropriate (salesperson or broker) Commission approved prelicense course given in Hawaii before the date of the examination, or apply for and obtain a "Prelicensing Education Equivalency - Real Estate. Prelicense course schedules can be found at:

Prelicensing

Upon successful completion of the prelicense course, applicants will be given a school completion certificate. The original school completion certificate must be presented at the examination site, and after the applicant passes the examination, submitted with the application for real estate license. School completion certificates are valid two (2) years from the date of issuance.

Examination:

Pass the salesperson's license examination. To register for the exam, apply directly to the testing agency.