A home is at risk of foreclosure because payment on its mortgage loan is late. After how many days of delinquency is it a distressed property under the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Prevention Act?HRS 480E-2
A Honolulu resident sells a rental house. What document from the seller relieves the buyer of withholding state income tax at closing?HRS 235-68(d)
A seller's agent cannot obtain the disclosure statement and has no written assurance from the buyer that it was received. What must the seller's agent do?HRS 508D-7(b)
After giving the buyer a disclosure statement, a seller learns of a roof leak that directly, substantially and adversely affects the value of the home. Within how many calendar days of the discovery must an amended statement be given?HRS 508D-13
The conveyance tax has a higher schedule of rates for some sales. Which sale is taxed on it?HRS 247-2(2)
For how many years must the seller or the seller's agent keep on file the buyer's receipt for the disclosure statement?HRS 508D-12(b)
Which sale of residential real property is exempt from the seller disclosure statement law?HRS 508D-3
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Types of ownership 3
A time share sales agent receives a deposit from a purchaser before closing. Where must the purchaser's funds be placed?HRS 514E-16(a)
Under the Land Trust Act, what does a recorded instrument transferring real property to a qualified trustee vest in the trustee?HRS 558-4
Unless the declaration or bylaws provide otherwise, how are the common expenses of a condominium charged to the unit owners?HRS 514B-41(a)
Property management 5
A broker manages a shopping center for its owner and a contractor offers the broker a rebate on a repaving job the owner will pay for. When may the broker accept it?HAR 16-99-3(h)
A landlord is notified by a state agency of a health or safety violation and fails to start repairs in time, so the tenant has them done. How much may the tenant deduct from the rent on submitting receipts?HRS 521-64(b)
A state agency notifies a landlord in writing of a health or safety violation on the premises. Within how many calendar days must the landlord commence repairs?HRS 521-64(a)
Except in an emergency or where impracticable, how much notice must a landlord give a residential tenant of the intent to enter the dwelling unit?HRS 521-53(b)
What do the Commission's conduct rules require of a rental management agreement between a brokerage firm and a property owner?HAR 16-99-3(f)
Land utilization 3
A recorded declaration for a subdivision forbids any lot from being conveyed to a family with children. What is the effect of that restriction?HRS 515-6(a)
An owner wants to put an unusual but reasonable use on land in the state agricultural district, other than an agricultural use. Whom does the owner petition for a special permit?HRS 205-6(a)
State law establishes setbacks along shorelines. What is the least distance inland from the shoreline that the statute sets?HRS 205A-43(a)
Title and conveyances 6
A buyer takes a land court certificate of title for value and in good faith. Which encumbrance can bind the land though it is not noted on the certificate?HRS 501-82(a)
A contractor was not paid for remodeling a house and claims a mechanic's and materialman's lien. Where does the contractor apply for the lien?HRS 507-43(a)
A creditor wins a money judgment in state court against a homeowner. When does the judgment become a lien on the homeowner's real property?HRS 636-3
A neighbor has openly used a strip of land registered in the land court for twenty-five years. Can the neighbor gain title to the strip by adverse possession?HRS 501-87
After the public sale in a power of sale foreclosure, the affidavit and the conveyance document are recorded. What is the latest they may be recorded after the sale?HRS 667-33(a)
Where must the public sale in a power of sale foreclosure be held?HRS 667-25(b)
Contracts 7
A buyer has a binding sales contract for a new condominium unit when the developer makes a material change in the project. What right does the buyer have?HRS 514B-87(a)
A buyer receives a properly prepared and delivered disclosure statement and decides to rescind the purchase contract. What is the buyer entitled to?HRS 508D-16(b)
A deed is to state a consideration other than the price actually paid. When may a licensee be a party to that?HAR 16-99-3(c)
A seller filled in and signed the disclosure statement some time before any buyer appeared. How old may the seller's signature and date be when a buyer accepts a purchase contract?HRS 508D-4(1)
A seller never gave the buyer a disclosure statement, and the sale has been recorded. May the buyer now rescind under the disclosure law?HRS 508D-16(a)
A seller rejects an offer but will not write anything on it. What must the seller's broker do?HAR 16-99-3(j)
After both parties have signed a purchase contract, a licensee wants to correct the closing date in it. What do the Commission's rules require?HAR 16-99-3(u)
Financing 2
A buyer gives the lender a mortgage on the home being bought. How does the conveyance tax treat the mortgage?HRS 247-3(2)
A buyer under an agreement of sale has paid in full and receives the deed. The conveyance tax was fully paid when the agreement of sale was made. Is the tax due again on the deed?HRS 247-3(6)
Escrow process and closing 4
A brokerage firm places a buyer's deposit in a neutral escrow depository. Where must that depository be located?HAR 16-99-4(d)
An escrow depository wants to open a branch office on another island. What must it have first?HRS 449-20
Before an escrow depository's license becomes effective it gives a bond to the commissioner of financial institutions. What is the least penal sum of the bond?HRS 449-9
What responsibility does a licensed escrow depository have for the moneys and instruments it receives?HRS 449-16(a)
Professional practices and conduct 13
A broker is selling a house the broker owns. Which wording may the broker's advertisement NOT use?HAR 16-99-11(b)
A brokerage firm owes a share of a commission to a salesperson of another firm who brought the buyer. How must the payment be made?HAR 16-99-3(k)
A brokerage firm with its principal place of business on Oahu opens an office on Kauai. What do the rules require for the Kauai office?HAR 16-99-2
A client trust account earns interest, and the parties never agreed in writing who gets it. To whom is the accrued interest paid?HAR 16-99-4(c)
A court enters a judgment that finds a broker civilly liable for a loss caused in the practice of real estate. Within how many days must the broker give written notice to the licensing authority?HRS 436B-16(a)
A person defrauded by a licensee recovers from the real estate recovery fund. What is the most the fund pays per transaction?HRS 467-16(a)
A principal broker will be away from the principal place of business and no broker-in-charge is registered for it. After how many calendar days of absence must a temporary principal broker have been designated to the Commission beforehand?HAR 16-99-3(o)
A salesperson wants to put a For Sale sign on a newly listed property. Besides the owner's written authorization, what is needed?HAR 16-99-3(l)
For how many years, at least, must a brokerage firm retain its records of the trust funds it has received?HAR 16-99-4(b)
On what terms may a principal broker delegate management and supervision duties?HRS 467-1.6(c)
The state law on discrimination in real property transactions exempts some rentals from its list of discriminatory practices. Which rental is exempt?HRS 515-4(a)
What experience must a candidate for the Hawaii broker examination have, unless the Commission finds an equivalent?HRS 467-9.5(a)
When a brokerage firm takes a listing, it discloses whether the seller authorizes it to appoint subagents and to share commissions with them or with buyer's agents. What form must the disclosure take?HAR 16-99-3.1(b)
How this list was compiled: Written from the Hawaii Revised Statutes (chapter 467 and sections of chapters 205, 205A, 235, 247, 436B, 449, 480E, 501, 507, 508D, 514B, 514E, 515, 521, 558, 636 and 667) as published by the Hawaii State Legislature at https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/, and from Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 16, Chapter 99, as published by the Real Estate Commission at https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/99-C.pdf, all read 2026-10-13. The spread of topics follows the broker counts of the State portion content outline in the Candidate Information Bulletin for the Hawaii Real Estate Commission (effective January 16, 2026, https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/1664), which the Commission links from https://cca.hawaii.gov/reb/general-prelicensing-information/. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the statute and rule text; nothing is copied from another practice test, a prep book or the state exam.
How it works
This unofficial Hawaii broker State portion practice test has 50 of our own questions, spread as the outline spreads the broker's 50 items. It is not affiliated with the Hawaii Real Estate Commission.
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Broker State portion practice test: Hawaii's outline counts
The Candidate Information Bulletin gives the broker State portion nine topics: material facts 7 items, types of ownership 3, property management 5, land utilization 3, title and conveyances 6, contracts 7, financing 2, escrow and closing 4, professional practices and conduct 13. This bank matches those counts.
What changes at broker level
Against the salesperson's counts the broker gets two more contracts items and one more on escrow. The outline marks commercial real estate management for brokers only, and its office management and supervision items fall to the principal broker: brokers in charge, branch offices, trust records.
A branch office on another island is registered with the Commission and has at least one broker-in-charge (HAR 16-99-2).
An absence of more than thirty calendar days calls for a temporary principal broker, for six months unless the Commission extends it (HAR 16-99-3).
The recovery fund pays up to $25,000 a transaction and $50,000 for any one licensee (HRS 467-16, 467-24).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Hawaii broker State portion?
The bulletin lists 50 items worth 50 points in 90 minutes. The broker's uniform portion is 75 items worth 80 points in 150 minutes, and both together run 240 minutes.
What score passes the Hawaii broker exam?
The bulletin gives passing scores as percentages: 75% for brokers, against 70% for salespersons. A candidate who passes one section retakes only the other, within two years of the first pass.
What experience does a Hawaii broker candidate need?
HRS 467-9.5 asks for full-time experience as a Hawaii-licensed salesperson for at least three of the five years before the experience certification application, a current salesperson license and the broker prelicensing course, unless the Commission finds an equivalent.
Are these the real Hawaii broker exam questions?
No. Every question was written for this page from the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Commission's rules, and each answer is checked against the section it cites. The uniform portion is outside this page.