How to Transfer Your Nursing License to Hawaii

Fee

Fee for a license issued July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027: application $40 (nonrefundable), license $36, Compliance Resolution Fund $50, Center for Nursing $60; the fee is $254 for a license issued July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Fingerprint fees are paid separately to Fieldprint.

Temporary permit

Yes, through a combined temporary permit plus endorsement application with one nonrefundable fee of $236 for permits issued July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027; the permit lasts until the license is approved but no longer than one year from issuance, and it requires a Hawaii employer.

Fingerprints

A fingerprint-based criminal background check is required.

License verification

If the state uses Nursys, request a Nursys verification at www.nursys.com. The verification fee is the one the originating board requires.

How long it takes

The form says processing is normally 15-20 working days when the application is complete.

Requirements

Accredited nursing program (or a board-approved equivalent); an FBI fingerprint check through the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center; and a National Practitioner Data Bank self-query for applicants licensed in another state.

Renewal

All licenses expire June 30 of each odd-numbered year and must be renewed.

Good to know

The fee also changes each July 1 of an odd-numbered year, so the amount for the issue date applies.

“(Application** - $40, License - $36, Compliance Resolution Fund*** - $50,”

From the Hawaii Board of Nursing's own page, read 9 Nov 2026: cca.hawaii.gov (source: Hawaii Board of Nursing). Fees change: the board's page on the day you apply is the one that counts.