STRONGLY URGING THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ALLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S EXAMINATION IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE FOR PURPOSES OF ISSUING A FULL REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON'S LICENSE, LIMITED TO THE SALE OF TIMESHARE PRODUCTS IN HAWAII, TO PROMOTE THE SALE OF THESE PRODUCTS TO JAPANESE-SPEAKING VISITORS AND ENHANCE JAPAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN AND SUPPORT OF THE HAWAII TOURISM INDUSTRY.

This Senate Resolution (SR 70) urges the Real Estate Commission to use its existing authority to administer the full real estate salesperson exam in Japanese, but only for licenses limited to selling timeshare products in Hawaii. It directly affects the Commission (as the body that can implement this) and Japanese-speaking applicants seeking to sell timeshares to Japanese visitors. The key mechanism is leveraging the Commission's current power under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 467 to offer the exam in Japanese, similar to how driver's license exams are provided in multiple languages. The resolution aims to increase timeshare sales to Japanese-speaking tourists by making licensing more accessible, thereby supporting Hawaii's tourism industry. This is a non-binding request, not a new law, and does not change licensing requirements for other real estate sales.