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HRS §463E-5

License fees, renewals, and audits

This section explains what you must pay and do to get and keep a license. You must pay fees before being examined, renew your license by a set date every other year, and may be audited to prove you met education requirements. If you do not renew or pass an audit, your license is lost and may be hard to get back.

The statute, as written — Fees; expenses

(a) No applicant shall be examined under this chapter until the applicant has paid to the board application, examination, and license fees. The board may provide separate fees for licensure by endorsement and for limited and temporary licenses. (b) Every person holding a license under this chapter shall renew the license with the board no later than January 31 of each even-numbered year, pay a renewal fee, and comply with the continuing education requirements provided in rules adopted by the board. (c) To determine compliance, the board may conduct a random audit. A licensee selected for audit shall be notified by the board. Within sixty days of notification, the licensee shall provide to the board documentation to verify compliance with the continuing education requirements. (d) Failure to renew, pay the renewal fee, and in the case of audited licensees, provide documentation of compliance shall constitute a forfeiture of the license, which may be restored only upon the submission of written application therefor, payment to the board of a restoration fee, and in the case of audited licensees, documentation of compliance. (e) A license that has been forfeited for one renewal term shall be automatically terminated and cannot be restored, and a new application for licensure shall be required.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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