Hawaii Nursing CE Requirements
Everything Hawaii RNs need for license renewal — required contact hours,
renewal cycle, mandatory topics, and the best continuing-education providers, in one place.
Required Hours
30 contact hours per renewal period (the most common of several continuing-competency learning options)
Renewal Cycle
Biennial (every 2 years)
Tracking / Reporting
Self-attested; keep documentation for audit.
Renewal Deadline
Licenses expire June 30 of ODD-numbered years. Renew online through the MyPVL system.
Required & specialty topics
- Satisfy continuing competency by ONE learning option per biennium (you cannot combine options): 30 contact hours of CE; OR national certification/recertification in your practice role; OR 120 hours of preceptorship; OR a Board-recognized refresher course; OR a nursing research / evidence-based practice project; OR developing and presenting a first-time nursing education presentation of at least 5 contact hours; OR a Board-recognized nurse residency program.
- APRNs with prescriptive authority: 30 contact hours in the specialty, 8 of which must be advanced pharmacology/pharmacotherapeutics; APRNs also maintain national certification.
Good to know
- Hawaii is NOT currently a Nurse Licensure Compact state (legislation introduced, not enacted).
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Verify before you rely on this. This page is a free planning guide, not legal or
licensing advice. Nursing CE rules change and individual situations vary (specialty, license type,
first renewal, endorsement). Confirm your exact requirements with the
Hawaii Board of Nursing (DCCA / PVL) before completing any course or renewal.
Last verified 2026-05-29 · Source: Hawaii Board of Nursing (cca.hawaii.gov/pvl) / HRS 457-9.2 & 457-9.3.
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