What are the requirements for continuing education?

Preceding a license renewal, a licensee shall complete the required number of credit hours in approved continuing education.  To qualify for a license renewal, the required number of CE credit hours shall be completed and received by the Insurance Division prior to payment in order for the licensee to renew license electronically.  Pursuant to HRS §431:9A-124(e), the approved course provider shall electronically submit the certificate of completion to the Licensing Division within 15 days of course completion.  To give the provider time to submit (up to 15 days) the CE completion report and allow the CE report to be uploaded to the Insurance Division system in time for the licensees to renew licenses, the licensees shall complete CE requirements no later than 15 days before the renewal due date.

For more information, please see Commissioner’s Memorandum 2022-3LIC

The required numbers of credits are as follows:

For a licensee authorized to sell lines of insurance in only life/accident and health or sickness or only in property/casualty; twenty credit hours relating to the class of insurance for which the license is held, including three credit hours relating to the Hawaii insurance laws and rules.

For a licensee authorized to sell lines of insurance in both life/accident and health or sickness and property/casualty; the total requisite number of credit hours are thirty hours of which:

  • Twelve credit hours relating to the life/accident and health or sickness class of insurance, of which two credit hours shall relate to the insurance laws and rules.
  • Eighteen credit hours relating to the property/casualty class of insurance, of which two credit hours shall relate to the insurance laws and rules.