What Are the Requirements for A Hawaii Professional Seal?
Requirements for engineering stamps in Hawaii are controlled by the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affair’s office. Most engineers fall under this office’s Code 370 provision. As of July 2015, there are 9,593 professional engineers in Hawaii. The majority of those engineers, 4,943 individuals, live on the mainland. The second largest group, 3,828 individuals live in Oahu, with the remainder being spread across the islands. Regardless of location, all engineers in
Hawaii need a professionally designed Hawaii engineer seal.
Before an individual can use an official Hawaii engineer seal, the individual must become licensed by the state. Hawaii allows engineers to be certified either as civil engineers or as structural engineers. A select group of individuals have met the requirements to be licensed as both and are issued two registration numbers. Therefore, these individuals must have two unique Hawaii engineer seals and use the correct one at the right time.
These stamps must be a 1.5 inch circle with the formal name of the engineer at the top of the Hawaii engineer seal. This must match the name on the engineer’s registration certificate. In the middle of the circle on the Hawaii engineer seal must be the words “licensed professional engineer” followed by the individual’s registration number.
When you have earned the right to use a Hawaii engineer seal, you can feel very proud. That is why the seal needs to look very professional. A great place to get that seal is from Acorn. These stamps are guaranteed to stamp crisply and precisely. Additionally, the engineer will receive a complimentary eSeal in DXF, JPG & TIF files.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Sort of Education is Required?
Licensing requirements depend on the amount of education that a person has received. The more education the sooner the individual can receive their license and order their Hawaii engineer seal. A person who has 12 or more years of experience may take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam and the appropriate sections of the Fundamentals of Engineering Professional Engineering Exam without ever having gone to school, while the person holding a master’s degree may need as little as three years’ experience and to have passed the exam to be eligible to apply. Once passed, the individual can then apply to the state and receive their license making them eligible to use a Hawaii engineer seal. The state also has special rules for those who hold a license in another state or in a foreign country.
