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Is your firm paying for your course? Get the most out of your prep with everything Kaplan has to offer. Study live in class, live stream our lectures at home and access them anytime with our on-demand recordings. Prepare for the Bar in a second state at no additional cost. Plus, you’ll receive a set of our MBE flashcards.
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Pass Rates
In case you were wondering:
87% of Kaplan first-time students pass the Uniform Bar Exam*. Even better, first-time students who do 75% of the assigned practice have a pass rate* of 93%
*Pass rates based on responses to a survey of all first-time takers from accredited ABA law schools who are JD graduates and prepared for the July 2017 Bar examination with Kaplan Bar Review. "Assigned practice" means MBE questions and essays assigned by Kaplan in its Bar Review course.
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Every course comes loaded with 4,000 MBE practice questions—but that's only the start. Detailed explanations for every question help you understand the concepts. Access practice questions on your desktop, or download our top-rated mobile app to review on-the-go, between classes, and before bed.
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Search by topic, and practice writing essay questions that have all been tested on previous Bar exams*. Then, get quality feedback from a licensed attorney as many times as you want with our Unlimited Essay Grading feature. It's been shown that Kaplan students who submit more essays see an improvement in their scores.
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Hawaii Bar Exam Information
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About the Bar Exam
The Hawaii bar exam is a 2-day exam. It takes place on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. The MEE, MPT, and the Hawaii Legal Ethics section take place on Tuesday and the MBE (Multistate Bar Exam) takes place on Wednesday.
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Contact Information
Board of Examiners office: (808) 539-4977, Supreme Court Clerks Office (for all electronic Bar Application questions) (808) 539-4789, General Questions regarding your Bar Application please email baradmissions@courts.hawaii.gov
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Bar Exam Format
The Hawaii Exam is a 2-day exam.
- Day 1: AM: Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) essays and 15 Hawaii Legal Ethics multiple choice questions. PM: Two Multistate Performance Tests (MPTs) PM
- Day 2: 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
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Subjects Tested
Agency, Partnership, Corporations, Federal Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Real Property, Torts, Trusts, Wills, and Secured Transactions (UCC 9) Hawaii Legal Ethics (Multiple Choice Questions only)
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Bar Exam Dates
- February 26 and 27, 2019 and July 30 and 31, 2019
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Grading
The Hawaii Bar Exam will require a minimum scaled combine score of 134 to pass. The MBE is weighted at 50% of the sore, the essays are weighted at 25.7%, the Hawaii Legal Ethis is weighted at 4.3% and the MPTs are weighted at 20%.
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MPRE
A minimum passing scaled score is 85 or higher.
MPRE Transfer Policy: The MPRE score that you are trying to use must be within the last 2 years
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Reciprocity
Hawaii does not allow any reciprocity for other states
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Other Requirements
Hawaii requires that you be granted permission to sit for the exam via the Hawaii Supreme Court Bar Application. After passing this preliminary review, you are then eligilbe to sit for the exam.
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