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Firefighting 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 has no state firefighter certification for school programs; students take Fire and Emergency Services courses and join county youth programs such as Honolulu Fire Explorers.
State program: Fire and Emergency Services (Law and Public Safety pathway), entered through TLL1000; course codes not published
What a high school can deliver
Coursework plus CPR and first aid through county youth programs; no state Firefighter I or II certification is available to school programs.
Credentials students can earn
No state Firefighter I or II for school programs; CPR and first aid through county youth programs (Maui Next Gen)
Age and hour requirements
No state certification; Honolulu Fire Explorers 14-21, Maui Next Gen 16-21, Hawaii County volunteers 18.
Other agencies involved
None. No state fire training or certification agency serves school programs; counties certify recruits in-house.
Who can teach it
HTSB CTE field or CTE Permit (HIDOE employee, diploma, 3 years full-time field experience, industry credentials where they exist); county partners supply skills instructors; field name for Fire and Emergency Services: Confirm with the agency.
Child labor rules for work placements
Certificate of Age (eCL-3) for paid work. HAR 12-25 has no firefighting order or volunteer exemption; 16-17-year-olds may do forest protection such as fire trails and lookout. Federal HO 4 bars paid wildland suppression.
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement; Hawaii CC Fire Science (A.S., Certificate of Achievement) and Honolulu CC programs; Early College.
Where to go next
Firefighting in other states
Other pathways in Hawaii
- Nurse Aide / Patient Care
- EMT
- Electrical
- Welding
- Construction and Carpentry
- HVAC/R
- Cybersecurity / Networking
- Programming / Computer Science
- Automotive
- Medical and Dental Assisting
- Cosmetology
- Agriculture
- Early Childhood Education
- Culinary and Hospitality
- Machining and Mechatronics
- Engineering and Drafting
- Law, Public Safety and Corrections
- Business Management and Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
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