Under HRS 444, what is the maximum monetary limit for a Specialty (C) contractor without additional licensing?
Correct Answer
A) No monetary limit
Specialty (C) contractors in Hawaii have no monetary limit on projects within their classification.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Under HRS Chapter 444, Hawaii's Specialty (C) contractor license has no monetary limit on the projects a contractor can perform within their licensed specialty classification. Unlike General Engineering (A) or General Building (B) contractors, the Specialty classification is restricted by scope of work (trade), not by project dollar value. A licensed C-contractor can take on any size project as long as it falls within their specialty.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: $1,000,000 per project
$1,000,000 per project is not a threshold established under HRS 444 for Specialty contractors. Monetary limits are not how Hawaii restricts Specialty (C) license scope.
Option C: $2,500,000 per project
$2,500,000 per project is not established in HRS 444 as a Specialty contractor limit. This figure does not correspond to any statutory threshold for C-license holders.
Option D: $500,000 per project
$500,000 per project is not the correct answer. HRS 444 does not impose this dollar cap on Specialty contractors. The restriction is on trade/scope, not project size.
Memory Technique
Think 'C = no ceiling' — Specialty (C) contractors in Hawaii have no dollar ceiling on project size. Their limitation is the scope of their trade, not how much the job costs.
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