List of Categories and Subcategories
Private 1 – General Agricultural – pest control
Private 2 – Agricultural Fumigation – pest control
Private 3 – Agricultural Chemigation – pest control
Commercial 1a – Agricultural Plant – pest control
Commercial 1b – Agricultural Animal – pest control
Commercial 2 – Forest – pest control
Commercial 3 – Turf and Ornamental – pest control
Commercial 4 – Aerial – pest control
Commercial 5 – Aquatic – pest control
Commercial 6 – Right-of-Way – pest control
Commercial 7a – Fumigation – pest control*
Commercial 7b – Termite – pest control control*
Commercial 7c – General – pest control control*
Commercial 7d – Institutional – pest control
Commercial 7e – Vault Fumigation – pest control
Commercial 7f – Specialty: Chlorine Gas
Commercial 7f – Specialty: Sewer Line Chemical Root Control
Commercial 7d – Specialty: TBT
Commercial 7f – Specialty: Wood Treatment
Commercial 9 – Regulatory – pest control
Commercial 10 – Demonstration, Research, and Instructional – pest control
Commercial 11 – Chemigation – pest control
* Commercial 7a, 7b, and 7c subcategories are only for employees of pest
control businesses that are licensed to operate in Hawaiʻi by the Hawaiʻi
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
If none of those subcategory descriptions describes the work you do
with pesticides, you may need to be certified in a different subcategory
or an additional category. To learn more about categories of
certification, consult an environmental health specialist at a county office of the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture.
Telephone Numbers for County Offices of the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture
February 13, 2019
- Hawaii island applicators—Call Hilo direct (808) 974-4143 or 640-9076.
- Lanai, Maui, and Molokai applicators—Call Maui direct (808) 873-3078 or 793-7035.
- Oahu applicators—Call Honolulu direct (808) 973-9424 or 973-9409.
- Kauai applicators—Call Kauai direct (808) 241-7140.
If you are unable to contact the office in your county, try the phone numbers for O’ahu applicators.