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Hawaii has the following Pesticide Applicator Categories:

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Chapter 66 Pesticides

§4-66-56 Certification of applicators.

(a) Applicators applying restricted use pesticides shall be certified either as a commercial pesticide applicator or private pesticide applicator.

(b) Commercial pesticide applicators shall be further divided into categories and subcategories as follows:

(1) Category 1 concerns agricultural pest control and includes the following:

1. A plant pest control category which includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides in production of agricultural crops, including food not limited to feed grains, soybeans, forages, vegetables, small fruits, and trees and nuts, as well as non-crop agricultural lands;
2. An animal pest control category which includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides to control pests on animals including, but not limited to beef and dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses, goats, poultry and livestock, and to premises on or in which animals are confined; and doctors of veterinary medicine engaged in the business of application for hire, publicly holding themselves out as pesticide applicators or engaged in large scale use of pesticides;

(2) Category 2 concerns forest pest control and includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides in forests, forest nurseries, and forest seed producing areas;

(3) Category 3 concerns ornamental and turf pest control and includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides to control pests of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers and turf;

(4) Category 4 concerns seed treatment pest control and includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides on seeds;

(5) Category 5 concerns aquatic pest control and includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides purposefully applied to standing or running water, excluding applicators engaged in public health related activities included in §4-66-56(9);

(6) Category 6 concerns right-of-way pest control and includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides in the maintenance of public roads, electric power lines, pipelines, railway rights-of-way or other similar areas;

(7) Category 7 concerns industrial, institutional, and structural pest control, for:

1. Fumigation pest control, which includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides to control termites and other pests in or around food handling establishments, human dwellings, institutions such as schools and hospitals, industrial sites such as warehouses, grain elevators, and any other structures and adjacent area, public or private; and for the protection of stores, processed or manufactured products, excluding commercial applicators in categories 8 and 9. and for persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides and fumigants in vaults, tarps, or chambers to control pests in agricultural commodities, including stored, processed or manufactured products, or goods;
2. Termite pest control, which includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides other than by fumigation to control subterranean and drywood termites in or around human dwellings, institutions such as schools and hospitals, hotels, industrial sites, and any other structures and adjacent area, public or private;
3. General pest control, which includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides to control pests in or around food establishments, human dwellings, institutions such as schools, hospitals, industrial sites such as warehouses, grain elevators and any other structures and adjacent area, public or private; and for the protection of stored, processed or manufactured products;
4. Institutional pest control, which includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides at institutions (e.g., schools, hotels, hospitals, warehouses, industrial sites), construction sites, or establishments (e.g., restaurants, bakeries, fast food outlets) where they are employed;
5. Vault fumigation pest control, which includes those individuals using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides and fumigants in vaults or chambers to control pests in agricultural commodities or structural materials, exclusive of those individuals licensed as pest control operators and certified in category 7A, 7B, or 7C; and including stored, processed or manufactured products;
6. Home pest control, which includes persons using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides in or around their principal place of residence;

(8) Category 8 concerns public health pest control and includes federal, state or other governmental employees using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides in public health programs for the management and control of pests having medical and public health importance;

(9) Category 9 concerns regulatory pest control and includes state, federal or other government employees using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides in the control of regulated pests;

(10) Category 10 concerns demonstration and research pest control and includes individuals who demonstrate to the public the proper use and techniques of application of restricted use pesticides or supervise such demonstration and persons conducting field research with pesticides, and in doing so, use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides; and

(11) Category 11 concerns aerial pest control and includes individuals using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides applied by aircraft, exclusive of those certified in category 8.