Licensing Exams by Trade Name

Hawaii (C-27) Landscaping Contractor

Exam Details

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State of Hawaii
Professional & Vocational Licensing (PVL)

King Kalakaua Building
335 Merchant St, Room 301
Honolulu, HI  96813
Phone: (808) 586-3000

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PSI Services LLC
3210 E. Tropicana Ave
Las Vegas, NV  89121
Phone:  (833) 333-4754

Exam Type

CLOSED  BOOK

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Scope of Work

Prepare plots of land for architectural horticulture and to provide tree trimming, decorative treatment and arrangement of gardens, lawns, shrubs, vines, bushes, trees, and other decorative vegetation; construct conservatories, hot and green houses, drainage and sprinkler systems, all types of rockscaping and ornamental pools, fountains, ornamental walls, fences, and walks; and placement of hydro mulching for ground cover and for containment of soil. This also includes the installation of irrigation control or decorative lamp electrical wiring associated with the above that will carry 24 volts or less.

The state of Hawaii requires that you take and pass a written Business and Law Exam exam for this trade.

Books NOT Allowed in the Exam

1.
Simplified Irrigation Design, 2nd Edition, 1995, Pete Melby
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2.
Landscape Construction, 3rd 3rd Edition, 2010, David Sauter
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3.
Landscaping Principles & Practices, 7th Edition, 2009, Jack Ingels
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4.
Tough-as-Nails Flowers for the South, 2003, Norman Winter
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