If you hold a Hawaii Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license, the Board of Nursing requires 30 contact hours of continuing education every two-year renewal cycle, plus current national certification. APRNs with prescriptive authority must document 30 hours to renew that privilege, of which 8 hours must be pharmacology and 22 hours must be in their practice specialty — failure to document this can result in revocation of prescriptive authority. Below is the full breakdown.
30 hours / 2 years
Thirty contact hours each biennial renewal cycle.
8 pharmacology hours
Prescribers must document 8 pharmacology hours to renew prescriptive authority.
22 specialty hours
The remaining prescriptive-authority hours are in your practice specialty.
National certification
APRNs must maintain national certification.
How many CE hours Hawaii nurse practitioners need
Hawaii requires 30 contact hours of continuing education every two years for APRNs, plus current national certification.
Pharmacology and prescriptive-authority requirements
- Pharmacology: 8 hours required to renew prescriptive authority.
- Practice specialty: 22 hours in the APRN's specialty.
- Failure to document prescriptive-authority CE can result in revocation of prescriptive authority.
Renewal cycle and deadlines
Hawaii APRN licenses renew every two years. Complete and document your 30 hours, including pharmacology for prescribers, before your renewal deadline.
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- Pharmacology (Prescriptive Authority)8 hrs
APRNs with prescriptive authority must document 8 hours of pharmacology (within the 30 hours required to renew prescriptive authority).
- Practice Specialty22 hrs
The remaining 22 of the 30 prescriptive-authority CE hours must be in the APRN's practice specialty.
Always confirm with your licensing board
Hawaii APRNs must earn 30 contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal, and must maintain national certification. APRNs with prescriptive authority must additionally document 30 hours to renew that privilege, of which 8 hours must be in pharmacology and 22 hours in their practice specialty. Failure to document the prescriptive-authority CE can result in revocation of prescriptive authority.
CE requirements change. Confirm current rules with the Hawaii Board of Nursing before relying on these figures.
Source: Hawaii Board of Nursing. Board website · Researched as of 2026-06-01 · CME rules change; this is administrative guidance, not legal or CME-accreditation advice.
Licensed in more than one state?
APRN Compact: enacted but not yet active. Enacted by several states but NOT yet operational — no multistate APRN license is being issued. APRNs/NPs license state-by-state today (an APRN who is also an RN may hold an NLC multistate RN license).
Each state license carries its own CME requirement and renewal date — if you hold more than one, you need a plan for each.
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whiteglovenlc.comHawaii Nurse Practitioner CE Requirements — Frequently Asked Questions
How many CE hours do Hawaii nurse practitioners need?
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30 contact hours every two years.
How many pharmacology hours do Hawaii APRN prescribers need?
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8 pharmacology hours (plus 22 specialty hours) to renew prescriptive authority.
What happens if I miss the prescriptive-authority CE in Hawaii?
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Failure to document the required CE can result in revocation of your prescriptive authority.
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