Hawaii Revised Statutes
444. Contractors
444-9 Licenses required.

§444-9 Licenses required. No person within the purview of this chapter shall act, or assume to act, or advertise, as general engineering contractor, general building contractor, or specialty contractor without a license previously obtained under and in compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations of the contractors license board. [L 1957, c 305, §1(s 8); Supp, §166A-8; HRS §444-9]
Case Notes
Pursuant to this section, a general engineering or building contractor is prohibited from doing any work that would require it to act as a specialty contractor in an area the general contractor was not licensed to operate; where project required plumbing work classified as C-37 specialty work, general contractor, which did not hold a C-37 specialty license, could not do work in that area; court thus erred in holding that project did not require work in the C-37 classification and that general contractor did not have to engage a specialty contractor holding a C-37 specialty license. 97 H. 450, 40 P.3d 73 (2002).

Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 25. Professions and Occupations

444. Contractors

444-1 Definitions.

444-2 Exemptions.

444-2.5 Owner-builder exemption. (a) This chapter shall not apply to owners or lessees of property who build or improve residential or farm buildings or structures on property for their own use, or for use by their grandparents, parents, siblings, or...

444-3 Contractors license board.

444-4 Powers and duties of board.

444-5 Other assistants.

444-6 REPEALED.

444-7 Classification.

444-7.5 Asbestos contractors.

444-8 Powers to classify and limit operations.

444-9 Licenses required.

444-9.1 Issuance of building permits; owner-builder registration.

444-9.2 Advertising.

444-9.3 Aiding or abetting.

444-9.5 Performance of electrical and plumbing work; licensing of electrical and plumbing workers

444-10 Investigation permitted.

444-10.5 Citation for unlicensed activity.

444-10.6 State of emergency or disaster; emergency licensure; penalties.

444-10.7 Enhanced penalties when elderly persons are targeted.

444-11 No license issued when.

444-11.1 Requirements to maintain license.

444-12 Application; fees.

444-13 Form for licenses.

444-14 Place of business and posting of license.

444-15 Fees; biennial renewals; inactive license.

444-16 Action on applications.

444-16.5 Bond.

444-17 Revocation, suspension, and renewal of licenses.

444-18 to 444-20 REPEALED.

444-21 Death or dissociation.

444-22 Civil action.

444-23 Violation; penalties.

444-23.5 Forfeiture of property for unlicensed activity.

444-24 Injunction.

444-25 Payment for goods and services.

444-25.5 Disclosure; contracts.

444-25.7 Roofing contractors guarantee bond.

444-26 Contractors recovery fund; use of fund; person injured; fees.

444-27 Additional payments to fund.

444-28 Statute of limitations; recovery from fund.

444-29 Management of fund.

444-30 False statement.

444-31 The contractors license board has standing in court.

444-32 Subrogation to rights of creditor.

444-33 Waiver of rights.

444-34 Maximum liability.

444-35 Disciplinary action against licensee.

444-36 Prosecution of criminal violations.