§467-9.5 Prerequisites for examination. (a) No individual shall be eligible for the licensing examination unless the individual is:
(1) A citizen of the United States, or an alien who is authorized to work in the United States, and of the age of majority;
(2) Applying for the real estate salesperson examination and has satisfactorily completed a commission-approved prelicensing course for real estate salesperson candidates, which includes real estate principles or their equivalent as determined by the commission;
(3) Applying for the real estate broker examination and:
(A) Is currently licensed as a Hawaii real estate salesperson;
(B) Has satisfactorily completed a commission-approved prelicensing course for real estate broker candidates, or its equivalent as determined by the commission; and
(C) Has experience as a full-time state-licensed real estate salesperson associated with a Hawaii-licensed real estate broker for the three-year period immediately prior to the licensing examination and has practical real estate salesperson experience, as certified by the principal broker or principal brokers during the subject period. The candidate shall secure commission approval of the candidate's experience certification application prior to the date of the examination. Subject to commission approval, a candidate may request equivalency for a portion of the experience requirement based on real estate license experience in another state, as determined by the commission; or
(4) Specifically authorized by the commission.
(b) Each individual shall certify on the application for examination that the prerequisites set forth in this section have been or will be satisfied prior to the date of examination. The examination score of any individual who has taken the examination without having satisfied the prerequisites set forth in this section prior to the date of examination shall be voided. [L 1973, c 131, pt of §3; am L 1975, c 42, §1; am L 1982, c 270, §2; am L 1983, c 116, §3; am L 1986, c 106, §1; am L 1989, c 203, §1 and c 217, §2; am L 1990, c 5, §1; am L 1993, c 125, §2; am L 1994, c 100, §6; am L 1995, c 241, §4; am L 1999, c 240, §4]