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HVAC/R 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 teaches HVAC inside MEP Systems; students can earn EPA 608, and rooftop placements need a DOE-approved cooperative program for the student-learner exemption.
State program: Inside MEP Systems (Building and Construction pathway); no separate HVAC program; codes not published
What a high school can deliver
EPA 608 and HVAC fundamentals inside MEP; Hawaii has no individual HVAC worker license found.
Credentials students can earn
No HIDOE credential list found (); EPA 608 (no age floor)
Age and hour requirements
No individual HVAC worker license found; C-52 ventilating and air conditioning contractor license through a responsible managing employee with 4 years of supervisory experience in the past 10. EPA 608 has no age floor.
Other agencies involved
None for the program. DCCA Contractors License Board issues the C-52 license to the business.
Who can teach it
HTSB CTE Building and Construction field, or CTE Permit (diploma, 3 years full-time in the field, industry certification where one exists; 5 years, renewable once).
Child labor rules for work placements
Certificate of Age (eCL-3) at 16-17. Rooftop HVAC falls under the roofing order (HAR 12-25-53), with a student-learner exemption tied to a DOE-approved cooperative program; HO 7 lifts barred. State carries WBL workers' compensation.
College credit after high school
No statewide HVAC agreement; Early College and Running Start; contractor license based on supervisory experience.
Where to go next
HVAC/R in other states
Other pathways in Hawaii
- Nurse Aide / Patient Care
- EMT
- Electrical
- Welding
- Construction and Carpentry
- Cybersecurity / Networking
- Programming / Computer Science
- Automotive
- Medical and Dental Assisting
- Cosmetology
- Agriculture
- Early Childhood Education
- Culinary and Hospitality
- Machining and Mechatronics
- Engineering and Drafting
- Firefighting
- Law, Public Safety and Corrections
- Business Management and Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
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