HAR §16-80-4. Licensure required

(1) Any person who directs or supervises electrical work in the State is required to have a supervising electrician's license; (2) Any person who performs electrical work in the State is required to have a journey worker electrician's license; (3) Any person who performs electrical work related to installing, repairing, altering, and maintaining but not the attachment of lighting and power circuits to the following: electronic equipment, sound public address systems, and communications systems, other than equipment and systems for a single-family or two-family dwelling; master community radio and 80-4 §16-80-4 television receiving antenna systems; sound recording systems, other than systems for a single-family or two-family dwelling; burglar and fire alarm systems; low voltage remote control, other than a control for a single-family or two-family dwelling; and low voltage communication signal systems, is required to have a journey worker specialty electrician's license; (4) Any person who directs and supervises the performance of electrical work related to installing, repairing, altering, and maintaining but not the attachment of lighting and power circuits to the following: electronic equipment, sound public address systems, and communications systems, other than equipment and systems for a single-family or two-family dwelling; master; or community radio and television receiving antenna system; sound recording systems other than systems for a single-family or two-family dwelling; burglar and fire alarm systems; low voltage remote control, other than control for a single-family or two-family dwelling; and low voltage communication signal systems, is required to have a supervising specialty electrical license; (5) Any person who directs and supervises the performance of plumbing work or who performs plumbing work is required to have a journey worker plumber's license or a master plumber's license; (6) Any person who performs electrical maintenance work in the State is required to have, at minimum, a maintenance electrician's license; (7) No electrical work shall be performed in or about the buildings in the State by any person who is not licensed in any of the journey worker electrician or supervising electrician categories provided in chapter 448E, HRS; provided that such work may be performed by an apprentice, electrician's helper, or other unlicensed person so long as such work is performed under the supervision and within the scope of a person licensed in any of the journey worker electrician or supervising electrician categories provided in chapter 448E, HRS; and provided further that while under supervision, the licensee: (A) Oversees, reviews, and is responsible for such electrical work; and 80-5 §16-80-4 (B) Is physically present and available at the project site at all times during which the electrical work is being performed by the apprentice, electrician's helper, or other unlicensed person; (8) No plumbing work shall be performed in or within five feet of the buildings in the State by any person who is not licensed as a journey worker plumber or master plumber provided that such work may be performed by an apprentice, plumber's helper, or other unlicensed person so long as such work is performed under the supervision and within the scope of a person licensed as a journey worker plumber or master plumber; and provided further that while under supervision, the licensee: (A) Oversees, reviews, and is responsible for such plumbing work; and (B) Is physically present and available at the project site at all times during which the plumbing work is being performed by the apprentice, plumber's helper, or other unlicensed person; and (9) For purposes of this section, "project site" means the location where electrical or plumbing work is being performed. [Eff 5/27/73; am and ren §16-80-4, 7/30/81; am and comp 11/24/89; am and comp 10/22/07] (Auth: HRS §448E-4) (Imp: HRS §448E-9)