Can a Licensed Professional Counselor transfer a license to Hawaii as a military spouse?
Not through the compact — Hawaii is not currently a Counseling compact member. A military-spouse Licensed Professional Counselor relies on VAEIA 2022 / 50 U.S.C. § 4025a, which requires Hawaii to recognize a valid out-of-state license upon relocation for military orders.
Your counseling licensing board in Hawaii
Under HRS section 436B-14.7, which governs the professional and vocational licensing programs administered by the DCCA director including the mental health counselor program, the licensing authority must expedite endorsement or reciprocity licensure for a qualifying nonresident military spouse and shall issue a temporary license while remaining requirements are completed.
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For licensed professional counselors (LPC, LMHC, LCMHC). Member-state license is recognized in all other member states; military spouses can use home-state license in any compact state.
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