Tier | Designation | Hourly Fee | Requirement |
All Tiers of Court Interpreter Designations must fulfill the minimum requirements set forth under Tier 1 | |||
6 | Certified Master | $100 | Full Consortium Oral Exam: 80% for Simultaneous; 80% for Consecutive; 80% overall for Sight Translation, with at least 75% for each subpart; or Federal Court Interpreter Certification Exam (FCICE) |
5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
4 | Certified | $80 | Full Consortium Oral Exam: 70% for Simultaneous; 70% for Consecutive; 70% overall for Sight Translation, with at least 65% for each subpart |
3 | Approved | $70 | Full Consortium Oral Exam: 60% for Simultaneous; 60% for Consecutive; 60% overall for Sight Translation, with at least 55% for each subpart; or Abbreviated Consortium Oral Exam: 70% for Simultaneous; 70% for Oral English Proficiency component; or Alternative Credential Recognition for passage of an exam approved by the Judiciary; or U.S. Department of State Oral Exam "Conference Interpreter" designation |
2 | Conditionally Approved | $65 | Abbreviated Consortium Oral Exam: 60% for Simultaneous; 60% for Oral English Proficiency component; or Alternative Credential Recognition for passage of an exam approved by the Judiciary; or U.S. Department of State Oral Exam "Seminar Interpreter" designation |
1 | Registered | $35 | 2-Day Basic Orientation Workshop: 70% for National Center for State Courts' Written English Proficiency Exam; 80% for Hawai'i Basic Ethics Exam; and Passage of Criminal Background Check |
Office on Equality and Access to the Courts, Hawai'i State Judiciary
Haw. R. Cert. Interp. 18 app A