Hawaii Real Estate Salesperson Examination — State Portion — Information & Free Practice
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Hawaii Real Estate Salesperson Examination — State Portion
- Provider
- PSI Services LLC
- Format
- Closed-book computer-based examination; test center or remote proctoring
- Exam questions
- 50 scored items (50 points); 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions may be added
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- 70%
- Exam fee
- $61 whether taking one or both portions
Examination outline
Ascertaining and Disclosing Material Facts (Salesperson 8 items)
- Bureau of Conveyances/Land Court — Documents and indexes
- Bureau of Conveyances/Land Court — Conveyance tax
- Tax Office — Tax maps
- Tax Office — Real property taxes and assessments
- Tax Office — Other state taxes (e.g., HARPTA, GET)
- Statutory disclosures — Seller Disclosure Law
- Statutory disclosures — Leasehold disclosures
- Statutory disclosures — Planned Community Associations
- Statutory disclosures — Distressed Property and Short Sales
- Environmental conditions
- Hawaii land history and property rights
Types of Ownership (Salesperson 4 items)
- Condominiums
- Cooperatives
- Time sharing plans
- Land trust
- Planned Unit Development
Property Management (Salesperson 5 items)
- Residential Landlord-Tenant Code
Land Utilization (Salesperson 3 items)
- Planning, land use, and zoning (county ordinance) — County building and planning
- Restrictive covenants
- State land use district
- Special Management Areas
Title and Conveyances (Salesperson 6 items)
- Estates and interests — Leaseholds
- Tenancy
- Liens
- Recording systems
- Boundary issues
- Foreclosure
Contracts (Salesperson 5 items)
- Timing
- Contingencies — Inspections
- Contingencies — Other
- Validity
- Provisions
Financing (Salesperson 2 items)
- Seller Financing (e.g., Agreement of Sale, PMM)
- Hawaii-Specific Institutional Financing
Escrow Process and Closing Statements (Salesperson 3 items)
- Escrow responsibilities
- Closing Responsibilities
- Closing Statements
Professional Practices and Conduct (Salesperson 14 items)
- Office management/supervision — Independent contractor vs. employee
- Office management/supervision — Policies and procedures
- Trust accounts and handling of funds
- Advertising
- Licensing laws and rules — Real estate brokers and salespersons
- Licensing laws and rules — Professional and Vocational Licensing Act
- Grounds for disciplinary action — Illegal conduct — discrimination in real property transactions
- Grounds for disciplinary action — Unethical conduct — Standards of Practice
- Grounds for disciplinary action — Unethical conduct — Standard of Care
- Agency Relationships and Disclosure of Agency
Examination sources
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 13 State Portion section 1
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 13 State Portion section 2
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 13 State Portion section 3
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 13 State Portion section 4
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 13 State Portion section 5
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 13 State Portion section 6
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 13 State Portion section 7
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 13 State Portion section 8
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 13 State Portion section 9
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 9 Score Reporting
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 10 Examination Summary salesperson state
- HAR Chapter 16-99
§16-99-29(a) scored state portion
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 5 Retaking a Failed Examination
- Hawaii Real Estate Commission PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
page 2 one or both portions fee
- Notice to Applicants for Uniform Section Equivalency
UEEINSTRUC_200701 uniform waiver and state sitting
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.