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HRS §436B-14.6

Licensing for military spouses moving to Hawaii

This section helps nonresident military spouses get a Hawaii professional or vocational license faster. If you qualify, you can show your skills in another way instead of proving you worked in the field for a set time. The licensing agency must process your application quickly.

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The statute, as written — Licensure by endorsement or licensure by reciprocity; experience requirements

(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, an applicant for licensure by endorsement or licensure by reciprocity who is a nonresident military spouse may demonstrate competency in a specific profession or vocation as determined by the licensing authority in lieu of a requirement that the applicant has worked or practiced in that profession or vocation for a specified period of time prior to the application for licensure by endorsement or licensure by reciprocity. (b) The licensing authority shall expedite consideration of the application and issuance of a license by endorsement or license by reciprocity to a nonresident military spouse who meets the requirements of this section.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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