HRS §457B-3
Nursing home license is required
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗You must have a nursing home administrator's license from the state to run a nursing home. It is illegal to work as a nursing home administrator or to say you are licensed if you are not.
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The statute, as written — License 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 a nursing home in the State without having a nursing home administrator's license from the department as hereinafter provided. It shall be unlawful for any person not licensed under this chapter to practice or offer to practice nursing home administration or to use any sign, card, or device to indicate that the person is licensed as a nursing home administrator.
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