Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 467-15.5

  • Commission: means the real estate commission of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 467-1
  • Real estate: means and includes lands, the improvements thereon, leaseholds, and all other interests in real property. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 467-1
  • Real estate broker: means any person who, for compensation or a valuable consideration, sells or offers to sell, buys or offers to buy, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of real estate, or lists, or solicits for prospective purchasers, or who leases or offers to lease, or rents or offers to rent, or manages or offers to manage, any real estate, or the improvements thereon, for others, as a whole or partial vocation; or who secures, receives, takes, or accepts, and sells or offers to sell, any option on real estate without the exercise by the person of the option and for the purpose or as a means of evading the licensing requirement of this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 467-1
  • Real estate salesperson: means any individual who, for a compensation or valuable consideration, is employed either directly or indirectly by a real estate broker, or is an independent contractor in association with a real estate broker, to sell or offer to sell, buy or offer to buy, or list, or solicit for prospective purchasers, or who leases or offers to lease, or rents or offers to rent, or manages or offers to manage, any real estate, or the improvements thereon, for others as a whole or partial vocation; or who secures, receives, takes, or accepts, and sells or offers to sell, any option on real estate without the exercise by the individual of the option and for the purpose or as a means of evading the licensing requirements of this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 467-1

A person whose license has been revoked, or automatically terminated in accordance with section 467-18(e), may apply for a license as a new applicant after the revocation or termination period and, if applicable, after repayment to the real estate recovery fund and compliance with all the terms of the commission‘s final order. Any person who was previously licensed as a real estate broker shall apply as a real estate salesperson. Any person who was previously licensed as a real estate salesperson shall apply as a real estate salesperson. A new applicant refused licensure as a real estate broker pursuant to this section shall not be entitled to a hearing on that refusal.