HRS §346-161
License required to run a group child care home or center
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗You cannot run a group child care home or center without a license from the Department of Human Services. This section only sets that requirement. It does not explain how to get the license or what happens if you do not have one.
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The statute, as written — License for group child care home, group child care center required
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
No person shall operate, maintain, or conduct a group child care home or group child care center unless licensed to do so by the department of human services under this subpart.
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