HAWAII MASSAGE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A++
✔✔What are the 4 signs of inflammation? - ✔✔pain, heat, red, swelling
✔✔Some people find music distracting and prefer silence during massage - ✔✔true
✔✔Depending on the massage movement applied, the nervous system can be - ✔✔a.
stimulated, b. soothed, c. all of the above
✔✔Minimum suitable strengths for cresol and Lysol used to clean floors, sinks and
restrooms are - ✔✔1 to 5 %
✔✔What stroke used short deep strokes, transverse to the direction of muscle, tendon
or ligament fibers? - ✔✔friction
✔✔Which stroke is a success of strokes applied by gliding the hand over a somewhat
extended portion of the body and is used to distribute the oil, cream or lotion? -
✔✔Effleurage
✔✔How can a massage therapist increased the strength and power available in a
movement while at the same time reduce their risk of potential injury? - ✔✔use good
body mechanics
✔✔When should the practitioner wash their hands when working with a massage client?
- ✔✔both before and after the massage
✔✔Is it better for a client to receive a massage before or after a meal? - ✔✔before
✔✔Which 2 undesirable effects can a client experience after the massage that are due
to metabolic waste in the circulatory system? - ✔✔hyperemia and ischemia
✔✔What does the acronym for RICE stand for? - ✔✔Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate
✔✔No person shall operate a massage establishment in connection with other business
or dwelling unless there is a ________ separating the establishment from other
business or dwelling. - ✔✔partition
✔✔A massage establishment may be used as , or in connection with - ✔✔a. living area,
b. cooking area, c. sleeping area, d. none of the above
✔✔Washing and toilet facilities shall be provided within ______ feet of the
establishment - ✔✔within 200 feet
, ✔✔Items that cannot be sold or stored at the massage establishment are - ✔✔food
✔✔Student massage programs in Hawai`i shall consist of not less than _______ hours.
- ✔✔570
✔✔What governing body regulates massage therapy in Hawai~i? - ✔✔Board of
Massage Therapy Dept. Commerce & Consumer Affairs
✔✔Massage therapist and massage therapy establishment licenses shall expire on -
✔✔June 30 even years
✔✔In massage advertisement you can depict the human form of - ✔✔hands, wrists,
forearms
✔✔In massage advertisement you must use ________ to refer to service - ✔✔massage
therapy/therapist
✔✔What must be included in a massage advertisement? - ✔✔LMT number, MAE
number
✔✔How long does a massage therapist have to be licensed in Hawai`i in order to be a
sponsor? - ✔✔3 years
✔✔What are the requirements for principal massage therapist? - ✔✔a. maintain files, b.
responsible for conduct of therapist and apprentices, c. insure that apprentices wear a
name tag, d. all of the above
✔✔At every massage establishment, massage therapist licenses should be displayed
where? - ✔✔in a conspicuous place
✔✔Which of the following statement are true? - ✔✔a. apprentices may bot be sent to
hotels or house calls, b. massage therapist rest areas must be identified with a sign, c.
no installing or permitting of the use of any locks on massage doors, d. all of the above
✔✔How many hours of clinical work are required in the apprenticeship program? -
✔✔70
✔✔How many hours of advance techniques are required in the apprenticeship
program? - ✔✔40
✔✔How many hours of hands on massage are required in the apprenticeship program?
- ✔✔310
GRADED A++
✔✔What are the 4 signs of inflammation? - ✔✔pain, heat, red, swelling
✔✔Some people find music distracting and prefer silence during massage - ✔✔true
✔✔Depending on the massage movement applied, the nervous system can be - ✔✔a.
stimulated, b. soothed, c. all of the above
✔✔Minimum suitable strengths for cresol and Lysol used to clean floors, sinks and
restrooms are - ✔✔1 to 5 %
✔✔What stroke used short deep strokes, transverse to the direction of muscle, tendon
or ligament fibers? - ✔✔friction
✔✔Which stroke is a success of strokes applied by gliding the hand over a somewhat
extended portion of the body and is used to distribute the oil, cream or lotion? -
✔✔Effleurage
✔✔How can a massage therapist increased the strength and power available in a
movement while at the same time reduce their risk of potential injury? - ✔✔use good
body mechanics
✔✔When should the practitioner wash their hands when working with a massage client?
- ✔✔both before and after the massage
✔✔Is it better for a client to receive a massage before or after a meal? - ✔✔before
✔✔Which 2 undesirable effects can a client experience after the massage that are due
to metabolic waste in the circulatory system? - ✔✔hyperemia and ischemia
✔✔What does the acronym for RICE stand for? - ✔✔Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate
✔✔No person shall operate a massage establishment in connection with other business
or dwelling unless there is a ________ separating the establishment from other
business or dwelling. - ✔✔partition
✔✔A massage establishment may be used as , or in connection with - ✔✔a. living area,
b. cooking area, c. sleeping area, d. none of the above
✔✔Washing and toilet facilities shall be provided within ______ feet of the
establishment - ✔✔within 200 feet
, ✔✔Items that cannot be sold or stored at the massage establishment are - ✔✔food
✔✔Student massage programs in Hawai`i shall consist of not less than _______ hours.
- ✔✔570
✔✔What governing body regulates massage therapy in Hawai~i? - ✔✔Board of
Massage Therapy Dept. Commerce & Consumer Affairs
✔✔Massage therapist and massage therapy establishment licenses shall expire on -
✔✔June 30 even years
✔✔In massage advertisement you can depict the human form of - ✔✔hands, wrists,
forearms
✔✔In massage advertisement you must use ________ to refer to service - ✔✔massage
therapy/therapist
✔✔What must be included in a massage advertisement? - ✔✔LMT number, MAE
number
✔✔How long does a massage therapist have to be licensed in Hawai`i in order to be a
sponsor? - ✔✔3 years
✔✔What are the requirements for principal massage therapist? - ✔✔a. maintain files, b.
responsible for conduct of therapist and apprentices, c. insure that apprentices wear a
name tag, d. all of the above
✔✔At every massage establishment, massage therapist licenses should be displayed
where? - ✔✔in a conspicuous place
✔✔Which of the following statement are true? - ✔✔a. apprentices may bot be sent to
hotels or house calls, b. massage therapist rest areas must be identified with a sign, c.
no installing or permitting of the use of any locks on massage doors, d. all of the above
✔✔How many hours of clinical work are required in the apprenticeship program? -
✔✔70
✔✔How many hours of advance techniques are required in the apprenticeship
program? - ✔✔40
✔✔How many hours of hands on massage are required in the apprenticeship program?
- ✔✔310
