Licensed house painters in Kailua, HI
5 house painters hold an active licence on the Hawaii Contractors License Board (DCCA PVL) register in Kailua, checked 4 Nov 2026: 5 licensed 10 years or more and none with a complaint or board disclosure on record. Ranked by a published formula; nobody pays to move up.
- Active licences
- 5
- Median time licensed
- 12.2 yrs
- Lead-Safe certified
- 1
- Google reviews
- 4
Filled tags sit at the business's Google location; hollow tags show its mailing ZIP code only. Each tag is the theoPros score.
Ranked list
- 1
Kalakoa Painting LLC
- Licence active
- Workers' comp
- No complaints
- EPA Lead-Safe
- 2
Fitzgerald Painting Inc
- Licence active
- Workers' comp
- No complaints
- 3
Alii Nui Construction Incorporated
- Licence active
- Workers' comp
- No complaints
- 4
Cowland Painting LLC
- Licence active
- Works alone
- No complaints
- 5
Ka Painting LLC
- Licence active
- Works alone
- No complaints
Questions people ask about house painters in Kailua
How many licensed house painters are in Kailua?
5 house painters hold an active Hawaii Contractors License Board (DCCA PVL) licence with a mailing address in Kailua, checked on 4 November 2026. 5 of them have been licensed for 10 years or more.
Does a house painter need a licence in Hawaii?
Yes, unless the whole job, labour and materials, costs $1,500 or less and needs no building permit. That is Hawaii's small-job exemption (HRS 444-2(4)), and it never covers part of a larger project. Look for an active C-33, C-33a, C-33b licence.
How do I check a house painter's licence in Kailua?
Ask for the licence number and look it up on the Hawaii CLB website, or search this page. Every house painter listed here was matched to an active licence on the Hawaii CLB register.
Which house painters rank highest in Kailua?
By our published formula (years licensed, complaint record, bond and insurance, and Google reviews), the top three are Kalakoa Painting LLC (78), Fitzgerald Painting Inc (58), Alii Nui Construction Incorporated (53). Paying or claiming a listing never changes the order.
How much do house painters charge in Kailua?
House painters in the Urban Honolulu metro earn a median $31.81 an hour (BLS, May 2025); contractors typically bill about twice the wage to cover insurance, overhead and profit.
Do I need a lead-safe certified house painter in Kailua?
If your home was built before 1978 and the work disturbs paint, yes: the law requires a firm certified lead-safe by the US Environmental Protection Agency. 76% of homes here were built before 1980 (US Census, ACS 2024 1-year), and 1 of the 5 licensed house painters listed are certified.