HI General Contractor study materials
HI General Contractor study resources

HI General Contractor case studies

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The Hawaii General Contractor credential is a professional and vocational license issued through the Contractors License Board under the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), administered by the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division. It authorizes a business to offer contracting services in Hawaii, and it is held in one of several structures: an entity, a sole proprietor, or a responsible managing employee (RME) who qualifies the license. Because licenses run on a fixed statewide cycle, every holder renews by September 30 of each even-numbered year regardless of when the license was first issued. Candidates and licensees should be ready to answer questions on license types and classification descriptions, application forms, requirements, fees and deadlines, the RME and entity relationship, renewal and tax clearance obligations, restoration after forfeiture, and the address, name, and status change requests handled through the MyPVL portal. The HI General Contractor case studies are 5 cases and about 3,136 words.

1

One Qualifying Party, Two Contracting Entities

Leilani is the 60% owner and qualifying party of Kai Construction LLC, a licensed general building contractor based in Honolulu. She passed the trade and business exams in 2019 and has actively supervised Kai's Waikiki projects.

668 words, about 3 min
2

Owner-Builder Exemption Used to Hire an Unlicensed Handyman

Kenji owns a vacant lot in Kailua and files an owner-builder exemption to build a two-story home with an attached ohana unit. He continues living in a rental during construction.

614 words, about 3 min
3

Subcontractor With a Three-Month License Gap

is a licensed general contractor renovating a public school. In March it subcontracted Pono Plumbing LLC for 120,000.

602 words, about 3 min
4

Experience Shortfall and a Borrowed Qualifying Party

Maria has three years and two months of full-time framing and concrete experience with a Hilo contractor. She also has an associate degree in construction management and ten months supervising two helpers on a crew.

634 words, about 3 min
5

General Building License Used for Engineering-Scope Site Work

Koa Builders holds a Hawaii general building (B) contractor license. It wins a $1.4 million contract to build a new fire station on Maui.

618 words, about 3 min