Continuing-education / CPD renewal requirements for behavioral and mental health licenses in Hawaii — hours or CPD model per cycle, mandated topics, live/interactive rules, and home-study limits. Pick a license for the full breakdown.
VerifiedHawaii
LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)
45hours / 3-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
Home study: No cap specified; all 45 hours may be online/home-study provided courses are approved by NASW, an NASW chapter, or ASWB.
Board notes: 45 CE hours per 3-year (triennial) active-status renewal cycle, of which 3 hours must be ethics. First-time licensees are exempt from CE for their initial renewal. Inactive-status licensees are not subject to CE. CE is not submitted with renewal but must be produced within 60 days if audited. Statute/rule sets no live/in-person minimum.
View full LCSW requirements → VerifiedHawaii
LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor)
Noneno general CE hours mandated
No specific live / interactive hour requirement
Home study: not applicable
Board notes: Hawaii has NO continuing education requirement for Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) license renewal. Licenses renew triennially by June 30 (next cycles 2026, 2029, 2032). One provider page (Agents of Change) claims 40 hrs/2yr with 6 ethics, but this is not supported by the DCCA board or multiple other CE providers and appears erroneous; no CE is mandated.
View full LMHC requirements → VerifiedHawaii
Licensed Psychologist
18hours / 2-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
No specific subject mandates — general CE hours only.
Home study: No cap specified; statute sets no live/in-person minimum, so self-study/online CE may satisfy all 18 hours.
Board notes: HRS 465-11 REQUIRES a minimum of 18 credit hours of continuing education within every 2-year licensing biennium. No specific mandated topics (no ethics minimum). Licenses renew biennially by June 30 of even-numbered years and licensees certify CE compliance under oath. First-time licensees are exempt from CE for their first renewal. Board may grant hardship/isolated-geographic extensions requiring 36 hours the following biennium. Board may audit.
View full Licensed Psychologist requirements → VerifiedHawaii
LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)
45hours / 3-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
Home study: No cap specified; all 45 hours may be home-study/online from an approved provider. Statute/rule sets no live/in-person minimum.
Board notes: 45 CE hours per 3-year (triennial) cycle, of which a minimum of 6 hours must be in ethics (credit hour = 50 minutes of instruction). Licenses renew triennially by December 31. First-time licensees are exempt from CE for their first renewal. Approved providers include AAMFT, APA, Hawaii Psychological Association, NASW, and NBCC (and their divisions/affiliates).
View full LMFT requirements → VerifiedHawaii
BCBA (national) / Hawaii Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA)
32hours / 2-year renewal cycle
No live / interactive hours required — all hours may be self-study
Mandated topics
- Ethics — 4 h
- Supervision — 3 hOnly required for BACB certificants who supervise others / hold supervisor status
Home study: Recorded/online BACB ACE CEUs broadly allowed; no state cap.
Board notes: Hawaii licenses behavior analysts (DCCA/PVL) and ties renewal to maintaining active BACB certification rather than imposing separate state CE hours. The applicable standard is therefore the BACB requirement of 32 CEUs per 2-year cycle, including 4 ethics CEUs (plus 3 supervision CEUs for those who supervise). Hawaii LBA licenses renew by December 31 of odd-numbered years (2026-2027 period renewals accepted Nov 3-Dec 31, 2025).
View full BCBA requirements → How many CE hours do behavioral health licenses require in Hawaii?
In Hawaii, hour-based licenses require 18 to 45 continuing-education hours per renewal cycle depending on the license type; some credentials follow a CPD model instead. See the table above for each credential.
Do CE requirements differ by license type in Hawaii?
Yes. Social work, counseling, psychology, marriage & family therapy, and behavior-analysis credentials each have their own requirements, mandated topics, and renewal cycles in Hawaii. This page lists each one separately.
Does Hawaii require ethics CE?
Hawaii requires dedicated ethics continuing education for: BCBA, LCSW, LMFT. Exact hour counts are on each license's page.
Updated July 2026 from official licensing-board, regulatory-college, and government sources. CE / CPD requirements change often — always confirm current rules directly with your licensing board or regulator before you renew. Informational only, not legal advice.