(C-17) Excavating, Grading & Trenching Contractor
Apply for the License
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 |
Equipment/Technique | 33 |
Compaction | 20 |
Soil Types & Stability | 18 |
Estimating | 17 |
Retaining Walls | 5 |
Blasting | 5 |
Shoring | 2 |
Total number of test questions:
40
Time allowed (hours):
2.0
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.
Excavation and Grading Handbook, 2005, Nick Capachi, John Capachi.
2.
Surveying Practice, Jerry A. Nathanson, Philip C. Kissam
3.
Carpentry and Building Construction, 1997, John Feirer
4.
Moving the Earth: The Workbook of Excavation, 1998, Herbert L. Nichols, Jr
5.
Uniform Building Code, Volume 1, 1994, ICC
6.
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Part 1926, OSHA
7.
Principles and Practices of Heavy Construction, Cameron K. Andres, Ronald C. Smith
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