CERTIFIED APPLICATOR RECERTIFICATION PROCEDURES

 

Certifications may be renewed no earlier than three months before and no later than 30 days after the expiration date in the following manner:

 

1.   Pass the certification examination for the same categories, or accumulate the prescribed number of hours of training approved for credit for the certified categories.

The credit hours must be completed during the current 5-year certification period and may be acquired as follows:

 

(a)         

 

(A)         Attend Continuation Education Training (CET) classes such as seminars, conferences, or workshops (local or national) preapproved for credit by the Department of Agriculture. Each approved CET class carries a “category-specific” number of credit hours depending on its content and duration, and may involve tuition or fee charges by the class sponsor. Credit from ONLINE courses cannot exceed half of each applicable categories’ credit hour requirement rounded up. For example: Commercial category 5 needs 25 credits to renew so only 13 of those credits can come from online courses. Webinars will be excluded from the online requirements. To check the number of credit hours on your license, and for a list of currently scheduled classes, visit: https://inforpsdp.hawaii.gov/PesticidesEducation/#/homepage. (NOTE: Applicators are responsible for keeping a record of classes they attend. Classes are eligible for credits only once during the applicator’s 5-year certification period.)

 

(c)          The table below lists the number of CET hours required for recertification for Private (Pvt) and the Commercial (Com) Categories (Cat.) at the end of the 5-year certification period:

Category	Description	Hours	Category	Description	Hours
Pvt Cat. 1	Agricultural Pest Control	20	Com Cat. 7A	Fumigation Pest Control	25*
Pvt Cat. 2**	Agricultural Fumigation	5*	Com Cat. 7B	Termite Pest Control	20
Pvt Cat. 3**	Agricultural Chemigation	5*	Com Cat. 7C	General Pest Control	30
Com Cat. 1A	Crop Pest Control	25	Com Cat. 7D	Institutional Pest Control	30
Com Cat. 1B	Animal Pest Control	20	Com Cat. 7E	Vault Fumigation Pest Control	25*
Com Cat. 1C	Soil and Non-soil Fumigant Pest Control	30	Com Cat. 7F†	Specialty Categories	20
Com Cat. 2	Forest Pest Control	30	Com Cat. 8	Public Health Pest Control	24
Com Cat. 3	Ornamental & Turf Pest Control	30	Com Cat. 9	Regulatory Pest Control	20
Com Cat. 4	Aerial Pest Control	25	Com Cat. 10	Demonstration,            Research,                                        and Instructional Pest Control	30
Com Cat. 5	Aquatic Pest Control	25	Com                   Cat. 11**	Chemigation Pest Control	5*
Com Cat. 6	Right-of-Way Pest Control	30

*Five (5) hours must be in specific subject matter directly related to the category.

**Pvt Cat. 2 and 3 requires concurrent certification in Pvt Cat. 1; Commercial Cat. 11 requires concurrent certification in Commercial Cat. 1a, 2, 3, or 10.

† Includes Sewer Lines Root Control, Marine Anti-Fouling Coating, Wood Preservatives Treatment, and Chlorine Gas Application.

 

2.   Pay a recertification fee of $100.00. (This is in addition to any exam fee which is $50.00 per category) A check or money order made out to Hawaii Department of Agriculture can be mailed to Pesticides Branch, 1428 South King St, Honolulu, HI 96814.