HRS §467E-9
Social work license exam requirements
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗To get a social work license, you must pass a national exam given by the Association of Social Work Boards. If you passed a different clinical exam before July 1, 2004, you can use that instead only if you apply by June 30, 2005. You pay the exam fee directly to the Association.
The statute, as written — Examination for license
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.
(a) Each applicant for licensure shall take and pass a national examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards in accordance with procedures and standards prescribed by the director. (b) Applicants for the "licensed clinical social worker" or "L.C.S.W." license who have passed the diplomate clinical assessment examination administered by the National Association of Social Workers before July 1, 2004 shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirement of this section only if the application for licensure is filed with the department by June 30, 2005. (c) The examination fee shall be paid by the applicant directly to the Association of Social Work Boards.
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