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Hawaii HiSET® Requirements

About the Hawaii HiSET® Exam 

Earn the credential your future needs with the HiSET® High School Equivalency Test. 

If you want to find a better job or take the first step on a pathway to a career, then you need to earn a high school equivalency credential. It is required for college and more important than ever to employers. Taking the HiSET exam can help change your life and expand your opportunities like it’s done for other test takers. 

Hawaii Eligibility Requirements

To take the HiSET exam in the Hawaii, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:

Age:

  • You must be at least 18 years of age to take the HiSET exam without meeting special circumstances.
  • If you are 16 or 17 years old, you must obtain clearance by following the established procedures and using the Exceptions to Compulsory Education, Form 4140 (PDF).
  • If you are under 16 years old, you cannot take the HiSET exam

Residency: You do not have to be a resident of Hawaii to take the HiSET exam. 

Test Preparation or Instruction: In order to receive a Hawaii Community School for Adults diploma from the Hawaii Community School for Adults, you must complete a minimum of 60 hours of adult education instruction before you take the HiSET exam.

Test takers who do not complete the required hours of instruction prior to taking the HiSET will not receive a diploma. However, if you are seeking to earn only a transcript of your HiSET test results, and not a Hawaii Adult Community School Diploma, you can be exempted from the credit requirement.

For more information on these credit requirements or exemptions, please contact your local Hawaii Community School for Adults.

Practice Test: Hawaii does not require you to take a practice test to qualify for the HiSET exam

Identification: You must present identification on test day at the HiSET test center. Outdated or expired identification will not be accepted. Acceptable forms of identification include:

  • Valid driver’s license
  • Passport
  • Military ID
  • Other form of government-issued (national or foreign) identification that shows:
    • Name
    • Address
    • Date of birth
    • Signature
    • Photograph

Note: Test takers who are 16 and 17 years old must also bring Exceptions to Compulsory Education, Form 4140 (PDF) with them on test day.

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HiSET Hawaii Testing Options and Fees

Total fees per paper subtest

$25

Total expected fees to complete the HiSET assuming no retake attempts and completion in a single calendar year:

$125

Subtest fee breakdown:

Test Fee: $15

Test Center Fee: $10

State Admin Fee: $0

Test Location: Test Center

Total fees per computer subtest

$25

Total expected fees to complete the HiSET assuming no retake attempts and completion in a single calendar year:

$125

Subtest fee breakdown:

Test Fee: $15

Test Center Fee: $10

State Admin Fee: $0

Test Location: Test Center

Retesting

What to know: HiSET test takers may take each subtest a maximum of three (3) times in a calendar year.

How it works: If you take your first official HiSET subtest in the month of January and then take two retakes at a test center in the months of February and March, you would not be permitted to take that subtest again until the next calendar year starting in January, and you would then need to pay the full test price.

What it costs: You may retake each subtest two times over the 12 months following your first attempt by paying only the test center fee (noted above for each in-person subtest).

Access your myHiSET account on PSIExams.com

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