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Hawaii & the Social Work Licensure Compact No active bill

Status: No Active Legislation

Hawaii currently has no active Compact legislation. Hawaii social workers would need to make Hawaii their home state in the future if it joins, or hold a license in a member state.

Legislation

Verified 2026-07-15 against the official Compact map (swcompact.org).

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Requirements are the same in every member state (Compact model legislation, Section 4): an active unencumbered home-state license, an accredited social work degree, the ASWB exam for your category, an FBI background check — plus, for clinical licenses, 3,000 hours or 2 years of supervised postgraduate practice. Run the 60-second checker →