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Hawaii APRN continuing education requirements
30
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 15, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 30
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 8 pharmacology contact hours. 8 Pharmacology
- Who it applies to
- APRNs with prescriptive authority
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified as a separate requirement
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- Hawaii Board of Nursing / Board-recognized national certifying body
- Accepted providers
- Hawaii BON-approved recognized certifying bodies; Board-recognized national certification organizations
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 15, 2026
- Renewal period
- Renew by June 30 every odd-numbered year
- RN requirement
- No routine CE
- LPN / LVN requirement
- No routine CE
- Mandatory topics
- None identified
- Required courses
- RN/LPN: Required continuing competency may be satisfied through Board-approved methods, including qualifying continuing education. Do not state that Hawaii simply requires a fixed 30 CE hours unless the particular competency pathway being used requires it. Source: Hawaii Board of Nursing Continuing Competency Booklet. (DCCA Hawaii)
- Good to know
- Hawaii uses a continuing-competency requirement, rather than simply requiring a fixed number of CE hours. The nurse must satisfy one of the Board's accepted competency methods during the biennium. Source: Hawaii Board of Nursing. (DCCA Hawaii)
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