Electrician licenses in
Hawaii
Hawaii licenses electricians statewide.
Search Hawaii electrician licenses (opens official site)
Official search run by Hawaii DCCA Board of Electricians and Plumbers at mypvl.dcca.hawaii.gov.
What the license should say
In Hawaii you'll see one of these on an electrician's card, bid or truck:
- C-13 electrical contractor
- Business (entity or sole proprietor); installs wiring and equipment under 600 volts; needs a responsible managing employee.
- Supervising electrician
- Individual; registered journey worker for four years or equivalent.
- Journey worker electrician
- Individual; at least five years or 10,000 hours of wiring experience.
- Maintenance electrician
- Individual; limited to electrical maintenance work.
Hiring a company, not a person?
A C-13 electrical contractor license from the Contractors License Board, with individual electricians licensed by the Board of Electricians and Plumbers.
Doing it yourself
The owner-builder exemption in HRS 444-2.5 does not cover electrical or plumbing work, which must be done by persons licensed under chapters 444 or 448E unless the owner holds a 448E license.
Before you hire
- Contractor licensing in Hawaii (small-job limits, bonds, permits)
- How to check a license in Hawaii, step by step
- Before-you-hire checklist (one page, free PDF)
- File a complaint about an electrician (opens official site)