HRS §442-8
Chiropractic license: what it allows and limits
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section creates one type of chiropractic license. It lets the holder practice chiropractic and use necessary body care measures, but it does not allow giving drugs, doing surgery, or practicing other fields like osteopathy, dentistry, or optometry. If a license has limits or probation, the holder must follow those conditions.
The statute, as written — License form, authority under
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.
One form of license shall be issued which shall be designated "License to Practice Chiropractic" and which shall authorize the holder thereof to practice chiropractic as defined in section 442-1 and also to use all necessary mechanical, hygienic, and sanitary measures incident to the care of the body, but shall not authorize the administration of drugs or medicine now or hereafter included in materia medica, or the performance of any surgical operation or the practice of osteopathy, dentistry, or optometry; provided that a holder of a license which has been limited, restricted, or placed under probation may practice chiropractic only within the limitation, restriction, or terms of probation.
Sections this one refers to
§442-1 What chiropractic is
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