Renewal year

Hawaii real estate continuing education: 20 hours by 30 November 2026

Updated 20 August 2026 · sourced from the Hawaii Real Estate Commission

The deadline is 30 November 2026. If you hold an active Hawaii real estate license, you need 20 hours of approved continuing education completed this biennium to renew on active status. Renewal happens in even-numbered years, and 2026 is one.

Active Hawaii salespersons and brokers renew on the same clock, so most of them owe the same 20 hours before the same date. If you have not started, you have roughly three months — unless you were first licensed this year, which is the one case that changes the answer completely.

The 20 hours, broken down

The 20 hours are not free choice. They split into a fixed core and the rest as electives:

6 hours of Commission-designated core — the mandatory core course, Parts A and B, three hours each.
14 hours of elective credit — your choice from approved elective courses.

If you were first licensed in 2026, you may owe nothing at all. A salesperson first issued a license in an even-numbered year — the second year of the biennium — is treated as having already satisfied the whole 20-hour requirement for this renewal, core and electives both. That is a very different thing from being excused only the core, so do not buy a 20-hour package before you check which case you are in. Confirm your own status on the Commission's renewal page before you buy anything.

Two dates, and they are not the same

This is where people get caught. There is a filing deadline and there is a hard cut-off, and they are five weeks apart:

30 November 2026 — the renewal filing deadline. Submit a complete renewal application by this date and you can retrieve and print your license pocket ID card through your MyPVL account.
31 December 2026, 11:59:59 pm — online renewal closes entirely.

Leaving it to December does not break your renewal, but it does mean no printable pocket card, and it removes every bit of slack you might need if a course completion has not posted yet.

Where to take the 20 hours

Courses must come from a Hawaii-approved provider — a course that satisfies another state's CE does not satisfy Hawaii's. The current approved provider list lives with the Commission, at cca.hawaii.gov/reb/re_ed.

Providers we have reviewed that offer Hawaii CE:

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The CE Shop — carries Hawaii pre-licensing and continuing education on one account, so a single login covers both ends of your career.
McKissock — continuing education is its main business rather than a side product.
Colibri Real Estate — our Editor's Pick for pre-licensing, and it carries CE as well.
Abe Lee Seminars — Honolulu classroom teaching if you would rather sit in a room than click through slides.

If you are upgrading to broker this cycle

Passing the broker examination does not excuse you from CE. If you pass and apply for a broker license effective 1 January 2027, you are still responsible for completing the continuing education requirement — and you may not renew the salesperson license you are leaving behind. The full sequence is on our broker upgrade page.

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The short answer

20 hours. 6 core, 14 elective. Approved Hawaii provider. Filed by 30 November 2026. Everything else is detail.

Requirements come from the Hawaii Real Estate Commission and they do change. Confirm yours at the Commission's renewal FAQ before you rely on this page.

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Common questions

How many continuing education hours does Hawaii require?

Twenty hours per biennium to renew on active status: six hours of the Commission-designated core course, made up of Parts A and B at three hours each, plus fourteen hours of elective credit.

When is the Hawaii real estate CE deadline?

The renewal filing deadline is 30 November 2026. Online renewal remains open until 11:59:59 pm on 31 December 2026, but filing by 30 November is what lets you retrieve and print your license pocket ID card from MyPVL.

Do courses from another state count toward Hawaii CE?

No. Continuing education has to come from a Hawaii-approved provider. A course that satisfies another state's requirement does not satisfy Hawaii's.

Does passing the broker exam excuse me from CE this cycle?

No. If you pass the broker examination you may not renew your salesperson license and instead apply for a broker license effective 1 January 2027, and you remain responsible for completing the continuing education requirement.