Hawaii Optometry (OD) CE requirements

Optometrist — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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36CE hours every 2 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: Licenses expire December 31 of odd-numbered years; CE must be earned in the concluding biennium (HRS §459-7).

Required categories

Live CE
10h
Ocular and systemic disease CE
36h

Details

Reporting
Submit proof of CE with renewal application (online or hardcopy); Board may extend time for good cause

Confirmed: 36 hrs/biennium of board-approved CE in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular and systemic diseases for therapeutically certified licensees (32 hrs/biennium for non-therapeutically-certified licensees, who need not complete disease CE). Per HAR §16-92-38 (Auth HRS §459-4); renewal parity per HRS §459-7 and DCCA renewal page ('Renew by December 31 every odd-numbered year'). A 100-hour school-based therapeutic course completed within 2 years of renewal satisfies the 36-hour requirement once. Newly licensed in year 1 of biennium: 16 hrs (non-TPA); licensed in year 2: none due at first renewal.

Official source: Hawaii Board of Optometry — HAR ch. 92 §16-92-38; HRS §459-7; DCCA renewal page

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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