Hawaii CPA Exam & License Requirements [2024]

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Hawaii Requirements Overview:

Hawaii's (HI) CPA exam requirements are more favorable towards auditors as only 1500 chargeable hours are required for audit work to become licensed. All other accounting jobs require 2 years experience.

Follow each caption below to ensure that you are qualified to sit for the exam.

Disclosure: Please note that I do my best to keep these requirements up to date but seeing as there are more than 50 states and nations with individual requirements it is difficult for me to keep up with them all. Please verify each requirement with your state board of accountancy to ensure 100% accuracy! 

 

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Education Requirements

What are the education requirements in Hawaii?

150 Hours Requirement

HI does not require 150 hours to sit, only to become licensed.

You are allowed to sit for the exam within 120 days from meeting the minimum educational requirements.

Accounting Course Requirements

HI requires a bachelors accounting degree from a board qualified university.

For non-accounting degrees, you must receive Bachelors from a school accepted by the board and receive at least 18 credit hours of accounting courses in intermediate/advanced accounting.

Business Course Requirements

HI does not have specific business class requirements

Business Law Requirements

HI does not have specific business law requirements.

Ethics Exam

Effective Jan 1, 2012, 4 hours of CPE on ethics is required.

Age & Residency Requirements

What are the age and residency requirements in Hawaii?

US Citizenship Requirement

You are NOT Required for Hawaii to be US Citizen to sit for the CPA exam, you need to be a US citizen or a US national that is authorized to work in the US in order to become licensed.

Residency Requirement

Hawaii does NOT require you to be a resident, employee, OR have an office in the state for you to take the CPA exam.

Minimum Age to Sit for the CPA Exam

Hawaii requires the applicant to be at least 18 prior to sitting for the CPA exam

Hawaii CPA Exam Fees

How much does it cost to take the CPA exam in Hawaii?

Hawaii has fairly standard exam fee rates. HI has re-examination fees that vary based on the number of parts you are retaking.

Initial Application Fee:	$100
Audit:	$195.35
Financial:	$195.35
Regulation:	$176.25
Business:	$176.25
Total:	$843.20
Special Fees:	Re-exam registration fee (varying amounts based on number of parts)

Already Passed The CPA Exam in Hawaii? Here Are The CPA License Requirements

To become licensed in HI you are required to perform the following:

1) Education
-150 total semester hours
* 24 Hours of Accounting Classes. Must include intermediate/advanced level classes
* Business courses must include 24 upper-division classes

2) Experience
- 1,500 chargeable hours in auditing, or
- 2 year of supervised accounting experience (public or non-public) that must be verified by an active CPA licensee and the state board.

Hawaii State Board Contact Info

Hawaii Board of Public Accountancy
Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
PO Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801-3469

Web: www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/accountancy/
Phone: 808-586-3000
Fax: 808-586-2689
Email: accountancy@dcca.hawaii.gov
Email: cpaes-hi@nasba.org

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