Licensing Area: Engineer, Architect, Surveyor & Landscape Architect
Contact Information for Frequently Called Numbers
RICO Consumer Resource Center
(808) 587-3295 or (808) 587-3222
- Verify if a person is licensed
- Request prior complaints history on a licensee
- File a complaint on a licensee
Business Registration Division
(808) 586-2727
- For information to register a business
Professional and Vocational Licensing
(808) 586-3000
- Request an application
- Inquire about licensing requirements
- Applicants can check on the status of an application
- Inquire about licensee maintenance requirements
Executive Officer
James KobashigawaTelephone
(808) 586-2702
Residents on the neighbor islands may call by dialing the following toll free numbers followed by the last 5 digits of the phone numbers above and the # sign:
Kauai | 274-3141 | |
Maui | 984-2400 | |
Hawaii | 974-4000 | |
Lanai & Molokai | 1-800-468-4644 |
Address:
DCCA-PVL
Att: EASLA
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
Email:
License Categories
- Engineer
- Architect
- Land Surveyor
- Landscape Architect
Renewal
Biennial April 30 every even numbered year. Failure to timely renew will result in the forfeiture of the license. A forfeited license may be restored in two years, subject to meeting restoration requirements. Failure to restore a forfeited license in two years will result in the termination of the license and the person must apply as a new applicant and meet current licensing requirements.
Architects (AR) are required to have completed 16 credit hours of continuing education (CE) during the biennium from May 1, 2006 to April 30, 2008 in order to renew their license effective the April 30, 2008 renewal and every biennial renewal period thereafter. CE documentation is not required to be submitted with your renewal application
Pursuant to Section 436B-14.5, HRS, any license held by a member of the
armed forces, National Guard, or a reserve component that expires, is
forfeited, or deemed delinquent while the member is on active duty and
deployed during a state or national crisis shall be restored if certain
restoration requirements are met.
Click here to access the "Military Renewal and Restoration Information
Sheet".
Regulating Body
Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape
Architects
Board Composition
14 Members
Qualifications
4 Engineers
3 Architects
2 Surveyors
2 Landscape Architects
3 Public