Open Invitation for Crane Operator Certification

CRANE OPERATOR CERTIFICATION
September 26, 2026

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Sept 26 - Oct 4th 2026

Crane Operator Certification Class

Open Invitation

Saturday Sept 26th - October 4th 2026

Our Mobile Crane Operator Certification Class is open to individuals of all experience levels who desire national certification.

This is a focused, intensive certification program combining classroom instruction, hands-on crane training, and examination preparation. The goal is simple: learn, practice, demonstrate competency, and obtain Mobile Crane Operator Certification.

Sat, Sep 26 — Orientation & Crane Operator Training
Location: Kapolei Crane Training Yard
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Orientation and program introduction, followed by crane familiarization, nomenclature, major components, basic operation, setup, movement, and hands-on crane operator training.

Sun, Sep 27 — Hands-On Crane Operator Training
Location: Kapolei Crane Training Yard
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Full-day hands-on training focused on developing practical operating skills and preparing candidates for the Certification Practical Examination.

Tue, Sep 29 — National Certification Classroom Training
Location: Honolulu Airport Hotel
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Classroom instruction covering crane operations, safety, load charts, capacity, setup, rigging, signaling, operator responsibilities, OSHA requirements, and preparation for the national certification written examination.

Wed, Sep 30 — National Certification Classroom Training
Location: Honolulu Airport Hotel
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Thu, Oct 1 — National Certification Classroom Training
Location: Honolulu Airport Hotel
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Sat, Oct 3 — Hands-On Crane Operator Training & Practical Examination Preparation
Location: Kapolei Crane Training Yard
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Sun, Oct 4 — Practical Examination Preparation / Practical Examination
Location: Kapolei Crane Training Yard
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Registration

$3995 registration fee
September 26, 2026 MOBILE CRANE CLASS
Required to be paid prior to attending class.
Seating limited. Refundable 48 hours before class starts.
Does not include test fees paid to testing company ($900) $350 written exam and $550 practical hands-on test fees paid to testing company
NOTE: Registration is a manual process so it may take up to 2 hours during business hours for the coordinator to send you a personal email and phone call to confirm registration.

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National Certification Training Class for certification

This is an open invitation certification training classes for all experience levels. Please call for details.

Common questions:

Do I need a CDL or Drivers license to operate cranes? No

Do I need a CDL license to operate boom trucks? Yes, Recommended. Boom truck crane operators have commercial drivers license since most of their work involve driving equipment to an from lift sites. Many of Hawaii companies have boom trucks.

Can females operate cranes? Yes

Can I advance into larger cranes if starting with just the boom truck level? Yes. You may wish to start your career off with smaller cranes then advance to larger capacity types. Opportunities for boom truck crane are much larger at the moment. There are more boom trucks than large cranes in Hawaii.

Can I get a job on the shipping dock cranes? Those are portal cranes are different from mobile cranes which do not require certification at the moment.

Is there job placement? No, this is a certification class only

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Limited seating - Registration closes September 23rd 2026

Places to Work and some of the companies we have trained:

Young Brothers, Ltd., USCG Hawaii, US ARMY Dive Fort Shafter, Joshua’s Electrical Services, Ansaldo and Hitachi Honolulu Rail, DFMWR US Army, PEMB Hawaii, OCCC, Ed & Don’s, Yamoto Transport, Hensil and Phelps, Henkels & McCoy, Goodfellow Brothers, Country Builders, Civil Mechanical, Aloha Machine Welding, Ultimate Innovations, UH Hawaii SOEST, Tropical Rain & Gutter, Triton Marine, Tory’s Roofing, The Tree People, Tesoro Hawaii Corp., Takano Nakamura Landscaping, T&T Equipment, StrongArm Equipment, Siu’s Electric, S&G Construction, Puna Geothermal Venture, Pukiki Tree, Precision Truss, LLC, Alakona, Paul’s Electric, Paradise Landscape Maintenance, Pacific Shipyard International, Onipaa Crane, Okada Trucking, LLC, Oceanic Companies, Inc., Oahu Crane Service, Nova Group, Nan Inc., Mikes Backhoe Service, Maui County, Marisco Shipyard, Leis Mechanical, K-Sea Transportation Partners, LP, Kamaaina Crane, Jensen Precast, Island Mechanical Corporation, Iron Workers Union, Imua Landscaping, Honsador Lumber, Honolulu Shipyard International, Hi Tech Roofing, Hawaiian Electric Company, Ltd, Hawaii State Department of Transportation, Hawaii Labor Union Local # 368, Harvey Brother, LLC, Haku Crane, Green Thumb Landscaping, Glen’s Flowers, Glads Landscaping, Commercial Roofing and Waterproofing, Inc., Coastal Construction, City & County of Honolulu, Choice Fence, Certified Construction, Carrier Commercial Hawaii, C&S Welding, Bodell Construction, Bobs Equipment, Board of Water Supply, Beylik Drilling and Pump Service, BAE Shipyard, Associated Steel, Hawaiian Crane & Rigging, Arial Truss, Apex Truss, Abhe & Svoboda, Certified Hoist & Rigging, City & County Honolulu, Wastewater Treatment Plants, Action Roofing, International Roofing, PAR, Kings Power Maui, Maui Board of Water, EDF Power Hawaii and California, Hawthorne Cat, COSCO Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Global Specialties Contractors, Air Conditioning Unlimited, Affordable Towing, Pinky’s Towing, All Island Towing, GSI, Water Resource, Derricks Well & Pump Drilling, PENCO, Country Builders, Matrix Service, Clean Islands Council, MK Electric, Hawaii Steel LLC, Phoenix International, Island Tower Inc., Kloeckner Metals Hawaii, Gill Development LLC, Island Ready Mix, Paradise Roofing, 57 Engineering, GE Power Kalaeloa Cogeneration Plant, US ARMY IMCOM Pacific, Contech Engineering Inc., Roofline Supply, Triton Marine, Air Conditioning Unlimited, PAR, NAFVAC, AND MUCH MORE…

Types of Cranes that we Provide Training

NOTE: This class does not have hands on lattice crane training. These are mobile cranes. Tower crane training is not available in Hawaii at this time. Lattice boom crane operator certification available but not open to beginners.

RT Crane

Boom Truck

Lattice Crane