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Engineering and Drafting 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 offers Architectural Design and Engineering Technology programs with CAD skills; no credential list exists, and the courses count only as electives for UH Mānoa admission.
State program: Architectural Design and Engineering Technology pathway; course codes TAE1000-TAE4000 and TAF1000, TAA2000, TAA3000 from one school ()
What a high school can deliver
Program-of-study coursework and CAD skills; no state credential list or license applies.
Credentials students can earn
No state list found; Architectural Design names AutoCAD and Revit skills ()
Age and hour requirements
None for students; drafting has no state license.
Other agencies involved
None.
Who can teach it
HTSB CTE-Architectural Design and Engineering Technology field (from July 1, 2025): content by 30 semester credits (15 upper level) or a licensure exam; current CTE teachers move at renewal from Jan 1, 2026; degree and experience rules: Confirm with the agency.
Child labor rules for work placements
Certificate of Age (eCL-3) at 16-17. State hazardous orders mirror federal ones; student-learner exemptions need a DOE-approved cooperative program.
College credit after high school
DCAPS is the statewide dual credit route, with no engineering-specific links found; Early College and Running Start ().
Where to go next
- The full Engineering and Drafting guide, showing Hawaii
- The Hawaii state profile
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