Business and Law
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Hawaii Professional and Vocational Licensing (PVL)
King Kalakaua Building
335 Merchant St, Room 301
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-3000
Exam Provider
Prometric of Hawaii
354 Uluniu Street, Suite 308
Kailua, HI 96734
Phone: (808) 261-8182
Exam Type
CLOSED BOOK
Exam Content
Subject Areas | # of Questions |
Business Organization | 3 |
Licensing | 10 |
Estimating and Bidding | 12 |
Contract Management | 18 |
Project Management | 9 |
Public Works Laws | 5 |
Risk Management | 10 |
Safety | 7 |
Labor Laws | 7 |
Financial Management | 9 |
Tax Laws | 6 |
Lien Laws | 4 |
Total number of test questions:
80
Time allowed (hours):
3.0
Books NOT Allowed in the Exam
1.
Hawaii Contractor’s Reference Manual, 9th Edition, Prometric
2.
Employer's Tax Guide, Circular E, current version, IRS
Available Study Materials
Hawaii Business & Law
Study Guide
$54.95
Covers content for the Hawaii version of the Prometric book shown above.
Additional questions from the 2021, 2022 & 2023 versions of IRS publication #15 titled “Employer's Tax Guide” (Circular E) will be included with your set of files.
The approx. number of questions in this package is 300.