4 years full-time investigative work (supervised PI work, police officer, government investigator or investigator for a law firm); no education substitute
Exam
Yes
Bond or insurance
Agency surety bond of at least $5,000
Fees
Application: agency $100, principal or sole proprietor $50; exam $50; licence: agency $344 (or $140 if issued in the second year of the cycle), principal $280 (or $108); renewal: agency $408, principal $344; fingerprint fees paid to Fieldprint
Renewal
Every 2 years; licences expire 30 June of even-numbered years (renewal: agency $408, principal or sole proprietor $344)
Reciprocity
None - all applicants must meet Hawaii's licensing and exam requirements
Recording calls
One-party consent
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