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HRS §439A-10

Requirements for getting and changing a barber or beauty shop license

To get a barber or beauty shop license, you must give details about the shop, its owner, and a qualified barber or operator, show you have proper sanitation, and promise to follow training rules. Apprentices must be paid under state wage law. Moving or selling the shop requires a new application and fees.

The statute, as written — Barber shops and beauty shops

(a) An applicant for a barber shop or beauty shop license shall: (1) Identify the name and location of the shop; (2) Identify at least one barber or beauty operator to qualify the shop for licensure in the applicable license category; (3) Identify the owner of the shop who shall be responsible for all operations of the shop and be responsible for ensuring that only currently licensed individuals, apprentices, or temporary permittees are practicing in the shop; (4) Demonstrate that the applicant has adequate sanitary facilities ; and (5) Provide a statement that the applicant shall allow only licensees who have at least one year of experience to train apprentices as prescribed by the rules of the board. (b) Barber apprentices and beauty apprentices training in a barber shop or beauty shop shall be compensated in accordance with chapter 387. (c) Any transfer of ownership of a barber shop or beauty shop, or relocation of a barber shop or beauty shop, shall require the filing of an application with the required fees.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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