Hawaii Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects


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Contact Information

Mailing address:
DCCA-PVL, Attn: EASLA
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801

Phone: (808) 586-3000

Web: Home Name search Forms File online
Email: easla@dcca.hawaii.gov

Licenses

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Hawaii Architect License

Agency:Hawaii Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects
Exam Required?Yes

Initial Registration

This section applies to architects that are applying for a license in Hawaii for the first time.

Form:

Requirements & Application 

Instructions:

There are two basic pathways to licensure:

1. If you are currently licensed in another state, you will be seeking licensure via endorsement.
2. If you are NOT licensed in any other state, you will be seeking licensure via exam.

Filing Method:

Mail 

Agency Fee:

A non-refundable application fee of $150 for endorsement or $100 for exam and $60 examination fee for the Hawaii Plant
Materials examination.

Notes:
  • Verification of Education and Experience 
    • Applicants are required to document his/her education and experience. However, your level of education and pathway for licensure will
      dictate the type of verification you will need to submit. Refer to the listing on page 2 for ways to provide evidence of your experience.
    • NOTE: If you need to sit for an exam, all experience must be completed by the filing deadline of the examination date you are requesting:

1. CLARB Council Record holder. You must request CLARB to transmit your CLARB Council Record to the Board.
2. Supervised experience:
 You must have the "Verification of Supervision" form (EAS-16) completed by your supervisor(s). If your supervisor is no longer available,
 contact your original state of licensure and have them submit copies of documentation on your experience directly to the Board.
3. "Experience in Responsible Charge" (for licensure via endorsement):
 You must have form EAS-11 completed. Please note that experience in responsible charge will require twice the amount of the
 required lawful experience. (For example: Every two (2) years of experience in responsible charge will be credited for one (1) year of
 the required lawful experience.)
4. Combination of #2 and #3 above

 

  • Examination 
    • Applicants for licensure via endorsement - 
      • Verification of your current license, examination and exam scores must be accomplished. Send the "Verification of Exam/License" form (S-1) to the state in which you were ORIGINALLY LICENSED BY EXAMINATION with the appropriate service fee, if any. Contact your state licensing agency for any charge. If more than one form is needed, in cases where the exams were taken in more than one state, please duplicate. Completion of this form will also serve to verify your out-of-state license.
      • If you wish to have the CLARB exam waived, you will need to have a licensed landscape architect complete the "Verification of Experience in Responsible Charge" form (EAS-11) documenting 15 years of experience in responsible charge.
    • Applicants for licensure via the CLARB exam:
      • In Hawaii, the CLARB exam (L.A.R.E.) is administered only on Oahu. All candidates must submit a completed state application form to the Board and receive approval in order to sit for any section(s) of the exam including the Board-produced Hawaii Plant Materials exam. The L.A.R.E. is regularly conducted three times a year in April, August and December, and applications shall be submitted at least ninety (90) calendar days prior to the date of the L.A.R.E.
      • An applicant may apply for the Board-produced landscape architectural licensing exam (Hawaii Plant Materials) on the same application for the L.A.R.E. exam
Required Attachments:
  • Provide a copy of all pertinent diplomas or official transcript(s) from an approved school or college or ECE report (if you are a graduate
     of a foreign college);
  • A non-refundable application fee of $150 for endorsement or $100 for exam made payable to: Commerce & Consumer Affairs;$60 examination fee for the Hawaii Plant Materials examination made payable to: Commerce & Consumer Affairs; AND
  • "Verification(s) of Supervision" form completed by your supervisor(s), who is a licensed landscape architect and/or "Experience in
     Responsible Charge" form from a licensed landscape architect.
  • "Verification of Exam/License" form from another state Board.
  • OR CLARB Council Record. Request CLARB to transmit your CLARB Council Record. 

Reciprocal Registration

This section applies to architects licensed in another state that are looking for reciprocal licensure in Hawaii.

Form:

Verification of Exam/License – EASLA & Requirements & Application

Filing Method:

Mail 

Agency Fee:

$75

Notes:
  • Verification of Education and Experience 
    • Applicants are required to document his/her education and experience. However, your level of education and pathway for licensure will
      dictate the type of verification you will need to submit. Refer to the listing on page 2 for ways to provide evidence of your experience
    • NOTE: If you need to sit for an exam, all experience must be completed by the filing deadline of the examination date you are requesting:

      1. CLARB Council Record holder. You must request CLARB to transmit your CLARB Council Record to the Board.
      2. Supervised experience:
       You must have the "Verification of Supervision" form (EAS-16) completed by your supervisor(s). If your supervisor is no longer available,
       contact your original state of licensure and have them submit copies of documentation on your experience directly to the Board.
      3. "Experience in Responsible Charge" (for licensure via endorsement):
       You must have form EAS-11 completed. Please note that experience in responsible charge will require twice the amount of the
       required lawful experience. (For example: Every two (2) years of experience in responsible charge will be credited for one (1) year of
       the required lawful experience.)
      4. Combination of #2 and #3 above

  • Examination 
    • Applicants for licensure via endorsement:
      • Verification of your current license, examination and exam scores must be accomplished. Send the "Verification of Exam/License" form (S-1)
        to the state in which you were ORIGINALLY LICENSED BY EXAMINATION with the appropriate service fee, if any. Contact your state
        licensing agency for any charge. If more than one form is needed, in cases where the exams were taken in more than one state, please
        duplicate. Completion of this form will also serve to verify your out-of-state license.

        If you wish to have the CLARB exam waived, you will need to have a licensed landscape architect complete the "Verification of Experience
        in Responsible Charge" form (EAS-11) documenting 15 years of experience in responsible charge.

    • Applicants for licensure via the CLARB exam:
      • In Hawaii, the CLARB exam (L.A.R.E.) is administered only on Oahu. All candidates must submit a completed state application form to the Board and receive approval in order to sit for any section(s) of the exam including the Board-produced Hawaii Plant Materials exam. The L.A.R.E. is regularly conducted three times a year in April, August and December, and applications shall be submitted at least ninety (90) calendar days prior to the date of the L.A.R.E.
Required Attachments:

1. Complete the entire application; provide details of your experience in the "Experience Record" portion (keep in mind that "supervisor"
 refers to a licensed landscape architect other than yourself);
2. Provide a copy of all pertinent diplomas or official transcript(s) from an approved school or college or ECE report (if you are a graduate
 of a foreign college);
3. A non-refundable application fee of $150 for endorsement or $100 for exam made payable to: Commerce & Consumer Affairs;
4. $60 examination fee for the Hawaii Plant Materials examination made payable to: Commerce & Consumer Affairs; AND
5. "Verification(s) of Supervision" form completed by your supervisor(s), who is a licensed landscape architect and/or "Experience in
 Responsible Charge" form from a licensed landscape architect.
6. "Verification of Exam/License" form from another state Board.
 OR
7. CLARB Council Record. Request CLARB to transmit your CLARB Council Record.

Registration Renewal

This section applies to architects that are already licensed in Hawaii and need to renew their license.

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$150

Due:

By April 30 of even-numbered years.

Hawaii Architecture Firm License

Not required



Architecture Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Hawaii.

Architecture firms are not licensed at the state level in Hawaii. Business entities are permitted to practice architecture provided that they comply with HAR § 16-115-4.

More information: Hawaii Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects
Law:

HRS § 464.12

Eligible Entity Types:
  • Business Corporations
  • Professional Corporations
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Partnerships
Ownership Requirements:

Business Corporations:

  • Officers and directors need not be licensed, but the corporation must appoint a Hawaii licensed individual to be responsible for all professional activities undertaken by the firm.

Professional Corporations:

  • At least 1/2 of the directors of a Hawaii professional corporation and all of the officers, other than the secretary and the treasurer, must be individuals licensed to perform a professional service performed by the firm.
  • At least one director must be a resident of Hawaii.

Limited Liability Companies:

  • Members and managers need not be licensed, but the LLC must appoint a Hawaii licensed individual to be responsible for all professional activities undertaken by the firm.

Partnerships:

  • Partners need not be licensed, but the partnership must appoint a Hawaii licensed individual to be responsible for all professional activities undertaken by the firm.

Hawaii Engineering Firm License

Not required



Engineering Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Hawaii.

Engineering firms are not licensed at the state level in Hawaii. Business entities are permitted to practice architecture provided that they comply with HAR § 16-115-4.

More information: Hawaii Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects
Law:

HRS § 464.12

Eligible Entity Types:
  • Business Corporations
  • Professional Corporations
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Partnerships
Ownership Requirements:

Business Corporations:

  • Officers and directors need not be licensed, but the corporation must appoint a Hawaii licensed individual to be responsible for all professional activities undertaken by the firm.

Professional Corporations:

  • At least 1/2 of the directors of a Hawaii professional corporation and all of the officers, other than the secretary and the treasurer, must be individuals licensed to perform a professional service performed by the firm.
  • At least one director must be a resident of Hawaii.

Limited Liability Companies:

  • Members and managers need not be licensed, but the LLC must appoint a Hawaii licensed individual to be responsible for all professional activities undertaken by the firm.

Partnerships:

  • Partners need not be licensed, but the partnership must appoint a Hawaii licensed individual to be responsible for all professional activities undertaken by the firm.

Hawaii Land Surveying Firm License

Not required



Land Surveying Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Hawaii.

Land Surveying firms are not licensed at the state level in Hawaii. Business entities are permitted to practice architecture provided that they comply with HAR § 16-115-4.

More information: Hawaii Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects

Hawaii Land Surveyor License

Agency:Hawaii Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects

Initial Registration

Form:

Application for Licensure - Land Surveyor

Agency Fee:

$100 exam fee + either $114 or $216 license fee depending on when the license will be issued.

Reciprocal Registration

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$216

Due:

By April 30 of even-numbered years.

Hawaii Landscape Architect License

Agency:Hawaii Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects

Initial Registration

Form:

Application for Licensure - Landscape Architect

Agency Fee:

$100 exam fee + $60 plant materials exam fee + license fee of $216 for licenses issued between May 1 of an even-numbered year to April 30 of an odd-numbered year and $114 for licenses issued between May 1 of an odd-numbered year to April 30 of an even-numbered year.

Reciprocal Registration

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$216

Due:

By April 30 of even-numbered years.

Hawaii Landscape Architecture Firm License

Not required



Landscape Architecture Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Hawaii.

More information: Hawaii Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects

Hawaii Professional Engineer License

Agency:Hawaii Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects
Exam Required?Yes
Allow Digital Signatures?No
Digital Signature Guidelines:

All signatures required under this section shall be original. The use of rubber signature stamps, or computer-generated or other facsimile signatures is prohibited.

HAR § 16-115-9

Allow Digital Sealing?No
Digital Sealing Guidelines:

All signatures required under this section shall be original. The use of rubber signature stamps, or computer-generated or other facsimile signatures is prohibited.

HAR § 16-115-9

Initial Registration

Form:

Application for Licensure - Engineer

Agency Fee:

$150 endorsement fee + $100 exam PE fee or $50 exam FE fee

Notes:
  • Possess the proper education and/or experience as contained below; and
  • Pass the NCARB's A.R.E.
  • Minimum Education & Experience 
  • Foreign Education 
    • In addition to the foregoing, graduates of foreign colleges (other than from a Canadian accredited college) must have their foreign
      architectural degree evaluated if they wish to have their degree(s) considered. (See below)

       

    • Applicants shall be required to have an Education Evaluation Services for Architects ("EESA") evaluation through The National Council of
      Architectural Registration Boards ("NCARB") by opening a My NCARB account.

  • Verification of education and experience 
    • Applicants are required to document his/her education and experience. You will need to document your experience in the record portion
      of the application. However, your level of education and pathway for licensure will dictate the type of additional verification you will need
      to submit. Refer to the listing below for ways to provide evidence of your experience:

1. NCARB Council Records may be submitted in lieu of #2, #3 and #4 below (for licensure via endorsement).
2. Completion of Architectural Experience Program (for licensure via AXP/exam): Please notify NCARB to provide this information.
3. Supervised experience: You must have form EAS-13 "Verification of Supervision" completed by your supervisor(s). If your supervisor
 is no longer available, contact your original state of licensure and have them submit copies of documentation on your experience
 directly to the Board.
4. Experience in responsible charge (for licensure via endorsement): You must have form EAS-11(c) completed by a person other than
 the applicant. Please note that experience in responsible charge will require twice the amount of the required lawful experience. (For
 example: Every two (2) years of experience in responsible charge will be credited for one (1) year of the required lawful experience.)

Required Attachments:
  • For NCARB certificate holders:

1. Complete application, sign and date, then request NCARB to transmit your NCARB Council Record; AND
2. Non-refundable application fee of $150 - via Endorsement made payable to: Commerce & Consumer Affairs. (check must be in
 U.S. dollars and be from a U.S. financial institution.)

 

  • For those who are not NCARB certificate holders:

1. Complete the entire application; provide details of your experience in the "Experience Record" portion (keep in mind that "supervisor"
 refers to a licensed architect other than yourself).
2. Provide a copy of all pertinent diplomas or official transcript(s) from an approved school or college.
3. Depending on your pathway, the Board will be awaiting submission of one or more of the following:
 a. Documentation of your completion of AXP from NCARB.
 b. "Verification of Supervision" form completed by your supervisor(s) who is a licensed architect.
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(CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
 c. "Verification of Exam/License" form from another state board.
 d. "Experience in Responsible Charge" form from a licensed architect.
4. EESA evaluation report if you are a graduate of a foreign college other than from a Canadian accredited college.
5. Non-refundable application fee of $150 - via Endorsement, $100 - via Examination made payable to:
 Commerce & Consumer Affairs. (check must be in U.S. dollars and be from a U.S. financial institution.

Reciprocal Registration

Form:

Verification of Exam/License – EASLA & Requirements & Application

Required Attachments:

Verification of your exam scores and CURRENT license(s) must be accomplished. Send the "Verification of Exam/License" form S-1
to the state in which you were ORIGINALLY LICENSED BY EXAMINATION with the appropriate service fee, if any. Contact your state
licensing agency for any charge. If more than one form is needed, in cases where the exams were taken in more than one state or you are
licensed in more than one state, please duplicate. Completion of this form will also serve to verify your out-of-state license. Alternatively,
request NCARB to submit your Council Records.

 

1. Complete the entire application; provide details of your experience in the "Experience Record" portion (keep in mind that "supervisor"
 refers to a licensed architect other than yourself).
2. Provide a copy of all pertinent diplomas or official transcript(s) from an approved school or college.
3. Depending on your pathway, the Board will be awaiting submission of one or more of the following:
 a. Documentation of your completion of AXP from NCARB.
 b. "Verification of Supervision" form completed by your supervisor(s) who is a licensed architect.
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(CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
 c. "Verification of Exam/License" form from another state board.
 d. "Experience in Responsible Charge" form from a licensed architect.
4. EESA evaluation report if you are a graduate of a foreign college other than from a Canadian accredited college.
5. Non-refundable application fee of $150 - via Endorsement, $100 - via Examination made payable to:
 Commerce & Consumer Affairs. (check must be in U.S. dollars and be from a U.S. financial institution.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$204

Due:

By April 30 of even-numbered years.

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