Inactivate or Reactivate Your Nurse License
INACTIVATE LICENSE
Request inactivation form by contacting: The Professional and Vocational Licensing Branch at (808) 586-3000 OR
Pick up at office location: King Kalakaua Building 335 Merchant Street, Rm. 301 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Hours of Operation: The DCCA will be open 7:45 AM – 4:30 PM (Hawaii Standard Time), Monday to Friday, except state holidays.
Please be advised that a licensee on inactive status shall be considered as unlicensed and shall not engage in the practice of the licensed profession or vocation.
Any person who violates this prohibition shall be subject to discipline under this chapter and the laws and rules of the licensing authority for that license.
It shall be the responsibility of each licensee on inactive status to maintain knowledge of current licensing and renewal requirements
REACTIVATE LICENSE
Request reactivation form by contacting: The Professional and Vocational Licensing Branch at (808) 586-3000 OR
Pick up at office location: King Kalakaua Building 335 Merchant Street, Rm. 301 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Hours of Operation: The DCCA will be open 7:45 AM – 4:30 PM (Hawaii Standard Time), Monday to Friday, except state holidays.
NOTE: Restoration and reactivation applicants are required to comply with the electronic fingerprinting requirement for a criminal history/background check prior to the restoration or reactivation of the license.
Refer to Criminal History Record Check Requirement… under the APPLICANTS & LICENSEES section.