Per-state guide
Hawaii Bar Exam Prep
Hawaii bar exam (non-UBE): fees, deadlines, tested subjects, and recommended prep for the July 2026 and February 2027 administrations.
Key dates & fees
Pulled from NCBE charts and state board pages, last checked July 6, 2026. Some later dates are estimates. Confirm with your board before filing.
February 2027 administration
Checked against NCBE chart| Exam type | non-UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-11-01 |
| Final deadline | 2026-11-01 |
| Late deadlines | None |
| Standard fee | $500 (plus C&F fee) |
| Attorney fee | $500 (plus C&F fee) |
| Repeater fee | $500 (plus C&F fee) |
| Late fee | Check with the board |
| Laptop fee | $133.50 |
July 2027 administration
Estimate, not yet published| Exam type | non-UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2027-04-01 |
| Final deadline | 2027-04-01 |
| Late deadlines | None |
| Standard fee | $500 (plus C&F fee) |
| Attorney fee | $500 (plus C&F fee) |
| Repeater fee | $500 (plus C&F fee) |
| Late fee | Check with the board |
| Laptop fee | $133.50 |
NCBE had not yet published an official chart for this exam administration when we last verified. The dates shown follow the jurisdiction's most recent same-cycle pattern and are estimates until the board publishes final deadlines. Confirm with the jurisdiction before relying on them.
Turn Hawaii dates into a daily practice plan
Use the guide to plan your filing and subject coverage, then create a free account for short MBE-style reps, saved progress, and weak-area routing tied to your jurisdiction.
Tested subjects
MBE, MEE, MPT, Hawaii Legal Ethics Exam, and MPRE.
Hawaii is close to a UBE-style study path, with the main local add-on being the Hawaii Legal Ethics Exam.
National / UBE overlap
Civil Procedure
Constitutional Law
Contracts / Sales
Criminal Law & Procedure
Evidence
Real Property
Torts
Business Associations
State-specific or local focus
Hawaii Legal Ethics
Cycle-specific cautions
Conflict of Laws
Family Law / Domestic Relations
Trusts / Estates
Secured Transactions / UCC 9
Board note: Hawaii directs applicants to NCBE for multistate exam subjects and separately lists the Hawaii Legal Ethics Exam.
Practice the subjects Hawaii is likely to test
Use the guide to plan your filing and subject coverage, then create a free account for short MBE-style reps, saved progress, and weak-area routing tied to your jurisdiction.
National resources to pair with Hawaii
Official sources
- NCBE HI non-UBE fees and deadlines chart
- NCBE jurisdiction indexOfficial NCBE entrypoint for jurisdiction-specific admission information.
- Hawaii Judiciary bar exam components and subjects testedOfficial Hawaii Judiciary page listing exam components, including the Hawaii Legal Ethics Exam.
- NCBE NextGen UBE content scopeOfficial NCBE scope for July 2026-February 2028 and July 2028 forward, including foundational concepts and skills-context treatment.
- NCBE help: legacy and NextGen content differencesOfficial NCBE help article noting July 2026 MEE removals and the MPT treatment of family law and trusts and estates.