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Automotive in Hawaii
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Hawaii students take Automotive Technology 1 and 2 with Early College options; paid repair work needs a licensed mechanic's supervision, and the safety inspector certificate waits until 18.
State program: Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair (Transportation Services); TIU5410, TIN5419 (); CIP not published
What a high school can deliver
ASE Entry-Level and Early College credit; paid repair work only as a helper under a licensed mechanic; the safety inspector certificate waits until 18.
Credentials students can earn
ASE Entry-Level (national); no state credential list found ()
Age and hour requirements
Safety inspector at 18 with one year of school automotive training (HAR 19-133.2-12; amendment in process). Mechanic certification: two years of hands-on work, or one year plus three full years of high school automotive training (or two years of postsecondary or apprenticeship training); at least one ASE certification; state certification tests; no minimum age found.
Other agencies involved
DCCA Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board: licenses mechanics; helpers and trainees repair for pay only under a licensed mechanic, up to five each (HRS ch. 437B). Whether students need registered helper status is open.
Who can teach it
HTSB CTE Permit (diploma, 3 years full-time in the field, 5 years, renewable once) or Standard Limited License; whether the teacher needs a Hawaii mechanic license: Confirm with the agency.
Child labor rules for work placements
Certificate of Age (eCL-3) online at 16-17; no hour limits except school hours. State driving rule tracks HO 2 (HAR 12-25-42); federal HO 7 engine hoists barred. The State carries workers' compensation for school-approved WBL.
College credit after high school
Early College and Running Start; Kealakehe Early College 2.0 cohort earns up to 36 Hawaii CC credits; no statewide automotive DCAPS found.
Where to go next
Automotive in other states
Other pathways in Hawaii
- Nurse Aide / Patient Care
- EMT
- Electrical
- Welding
- Construction and Carpentry
- HVAC/R
- Cybersecurity / Networking
- Programming / Computer Science
- Medical and Dental Assisting
- Cosmetology
- Agriculture
- Early Childhood Education
- Culinary and Hospitality
- Machining and Mechatronics
- Engineering and Drafting
- Firefighting
- Law, Public Safety and Corrections
- Business Management and Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
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