Hawaii Real Estate Cheat Sheet.
The night-before summary, built like the exam.
Download the PDFThe numbers to remember
- Salesperson Combo exam: 130 items in 240 minutes
- Uniform (general) portion: 80 items in 150 minutes
- Hawaii State portion: 50 items in 90 minutes
- Passing score: 70% (brokers need 75%, instructors need 85%)
- Exam fee: $61 flat, whether you take one or both portions
- Minimum age: 18
- Retake window for a failed section: 2 years from the date you passed the other section
- License application deadline after passing: 2 years from the exam date
- Minimum prelicensing education: 60 hours total
- Exam administered by: PSI Services LLC
State-portion content domains and item counts
- Professional Practices and Conduct: 14
- Ascertaining and Disclosing Material Facts: 8
- Contracts and Addenda: 6
- Types of Ownership: 6
- Financing: 4
- Title and Conveyances: 4
- Escrow Process and Closing Statements: 3
- Property Management: 3
- Land Utilization: 2
High-yield review areas
- Professional Practices and Conduct and Ascertaining/Disclosing Material Facts together make up nearly half of the state-portion items. Drill agency duties, disclosure obligations, and licensee conduct rules first.
- Contracts and Addenda and Types of Ownership tie for third-highest weight — know the standard forms and the differences between ownership types cold.
- The Hawaii Standard Forms education section (7 hours) and Real Estate Licensing Laws section (5 hours) map directly onto the exam's heaviest domains — if you kept notes from those class sections, revisit them tonight.
- The Uniform portion has no published domain breakdown, so review general principles broadly: agency, contracts, financing math, valuation, fair housing, and closing procedures.
Top traps
- Don't assume the $61 fee doubles if you take both portions — it's a single flat fee either way.
- Don't confuse the salesperson 70% passing score with the broker (75%) or instructor (85%) thresholds if you've seen mixed study material.
- The two portions are timed and scored separately — pace against each portion's own clock (150 minutes / 80 items for Uniform, 90 minutes / 50 items for State), not the combined 240-minute total.
- If you pass one portion and fail the other, you only get 2 years from the date you passed to retake the failed section — don't let that clock run out.
- Passing the exam isn't the finish line: you still have a 2-year window to file your license application, and the license fee itself ($382 odd year / $282 even year, $268 renewal) is separate from the exam fee.
Frequently asked questions
What should I review the night before the Hawaii real estate salesperson exam?
Focus on Professional Practices and Conduct and Ascertaining and Disclosing Material Facts first — together they make up nearly half of the items on the state portion. Then skim Contracts and Addenda and Types of Ownership before a final pass over the lighter domains.
How long is the real Hawaii salesperson exam?
If you sit for both portions, it's 130 items across 240 minutes total: an 80-item, 150-minute Uniform portion and a 50-item, 90-minute Hawaii State portion, each timed and scored separately.
What score do I need to pass?
Salesperson candidates need 70% to pass. That standard applies to the salesperson exam specifically — brokers need 75% and instructors need 85%, so don't mix up thresholds if you're studying alongside someone pursuing a different license level.
How much prelicensing coursework do I need before I can sit for the exam?
Hawaii's salesperson prelicensing curriculum totals a minimum of 60 hours, including a dedicated 5-hour section on real estate licensing laws and a 7-hour section on Hawaii standard forms.
Is this cheat sheet free and can I print it?
Yes — it's a free quick-reference summary you can print or save for a last review pass before test day.
What happens if I pass only one portion of the exam?
You don't have to retake the whole exam — you can retake just the failed portion, but you must do so within two years of the date you passed the other section.
Sources
- 1.Hawaii Real Estate Salesperson, Broker, and Instructor Examination — Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI Services LLC) — Hawaii Real Estate Commission (accessed Aug 10, 2026)
- 2.Hawaii Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin — Description of Examinations & Content Outlines (mirrored by DCCA Real Estate Branch) — Hawaii Real Estate Commission (accessed Aug 10, 2026)
- 3.Application/Registration Fees — DCCA Hawaii Real Estate Branch — Hawaii Real Estate Commission (accessed Aug 10, 2026)
- 4.Hawaii Real Estate Salesperson Pre-Licensing Curriculum (DCCA Real Estate Branch) — Hawaii Real Estate Commission (accessed Aug 10, 2026)
- 5.Real Estate Regulatory Agencies Directory — ARELLO
- 6.Real Estate Licensing Practice Tests — Pearson VUE
Official sources
Every exam fact on this page traces to a primary document published by the body that administers the exam.
- Hawaii Real Estate Salesperson, Broker, and Instructor Examination — Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI Services LLC)Hawaii Real Estate Commissiontest-takers.psiexams.com
- Hawaii Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin — Description of Examinations & Content Outlines (mirrored by DCCA Real Estate Branch)Hawaii Real Estate Commissioncca.hawaii.gov
- Application/Registration Fees — DCCA Hawaii Real Estate BranchHawaii Real Estate Commissioncca.hawaii.gov
- Hawaii Real Estate Salesperson Pre-Licensing Curriculum (DCCA Real Estate Branch)Hawaii Real Estate Commissioncca.hawaii.gov
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