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Electrical 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 teaches electrical inside MEP Systems; students build toward a registered apprenticeship at 16 and may do licensed work only with a licensed electrician on site.
State program: MEP Systems (Building and Construction pathway); no stand-alone electrical program; codes not published
What a high school can deliver
OSHA-10, NCCER modules and apprenticeship readiness; licensed work only as a trainee with a licensee on site.
Credentials students can earn
OSHA-10; NCCER Core and Electrical Level 1 where the site is accredited (); no HIDOE credential list found
Age and hour requirements
Registered apprentice at 16, diploma or GED listed by DLIR (HAR 12-30-6). Journeyworker at 18 with 10,000 hours and 240 hours of UH CC coursework (HRS 448E).
Other agencies involved
None for the program. DCCA Board of Electricians and Plumbers requires a licensee physically on site for trainee work (HRS 448E-9(b); HAR 16-80-4).
Who can teach it
HTSB CTE Building and Construction field, or CTE Permit (diploma, 3 years full-time in field, industry license where one exists; 5 years, renewable once); Standard Limited License adds an approved program.
Child labor rules for work placements
Certificate of Age (eCL-3) at 16-17; no state electrical order. Student-learner exemptions sit inside HAR 12-25 orders and need a DOE-approved cooperative program; federal HOs 2, 7, 15 barred.
College credit after high school
No statewide electrical agreement; Early College and Running Start; DCAPS list not found (); apprenticeship standards must credit prior training.
Where to go next
Electrical in other states
Other pathways in Hawaii
- Nurse Aide / Patient Care
- EMT
- Welding
- Construction and Carpentry
- HVAC/R
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- Programming / Computer Science
- Automotive
- 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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