Hawaii Real Estate Broker Exam — All Questions
3 questions
Which government body issues and regulates real estate broker licenses in Hawaii?
- a.The Hawaii Association of Realtors
- b.The county planning department where the broker practices
- c.The Hawaii Real Estate Commission within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA)✓
- d.The Bureau of Conveyances
Real estate licensing in Hawaii is administered by the Hawaii Real Estate Commission through the Real Estate Branch of the DCCA, under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 467 and the rules in HAR Chapter 16-99. A trade association has no licensing authority, the Bureau of Conveyances only records documents, and county planning departments handle zoning, not licensing.
Before sitting for the Hawaii broker examination, an applicant must generally document real estate experience through a:
- a.Notarized letter from any two clients
- b.Broker's Experience Certificate showing at least three of the prior five years of full-time Hawaii salesperson activity✓
- c.Passing score on the salesperson exam taken within the last 90 days
- d.Membership certificate from a local board of Realtors
Hawaii requires broker applicants to submit a Broker's Experience Certificate demonstrating active, full-time real estate experience of at least three of the prior five years as a licensed Hawaii salesperson (or equivalent). This experience gate is in addition to the broker pre-license course and the exam, and it reflects the broker tier's supervisory responsibilities.
A Hawaii real estate license must be renewed on a fixed statewide cycle. That renewal cycle ends on:
- a.The licensee's birthday each year
- b.The anniversary of the original license date
- c.June 30 of each odd-numbered year
- d.December 31 of each even-numbered year✓
Hawaii real estate licenses are issued on a two-year cycle that expires on December 31 of each even-numbered year, and licensees must complete the required continuing education before renewing. A fixed biennial expiration date (rather than a birthday or anniversary date) is characteristic of the Hawaii system and applies to both salespersons and brokers.