(a) Every applicant for a license as a psychologist shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets the following requirements:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-7

  • Board: means the board of psychology. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Institution of higher education: means a university, professional school, or other institution of higher learning that:

    (1) In the United States, is regionally accredited by bodies approved by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education;

    (2) In Canada, holds a membership in the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada; or

    (3) In other countries, is accredited by the respective official organization having such authority. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Licensed: means the authority to engage in the autonomous practice of psychology. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1
  • Professional psychology training program: means a doctoral training program that includes (1) and (2), or (1) and (3) of the following:

    (1) Is a planned program of study which reflects an integration of the science and practice of psychology including practica and internship; and

    (2) Is designated as a doctoral program in psychology by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards and the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology or is accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association; or

    (3) Is offered in a regionally accredited institution of higher education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1

  • Psychologist: means a person who offers to the public or renders to individuals or to groups of individuals services defined as the practice of psychology. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1
  • Regionally accredited institution: means an institution of higher education accredited by the bodies approved by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1
(1) The applicant for licensure shall possess a doctoral degree from:

(A) An American Psychological Association approved program in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, or programs offering combinations of two or more of these areas; or
(B) A professional psychology training program, awarded by an institution of higher education, or from a regionally accredited institution;
(2) The applicant for licensure shall demonstrate that the applicant has completed one year of post doctoral supervised experience in health service in psychology, and:

(A) An internship approved by the American Psychological Association; or
(B) One year of supervised experience in health service in psychology, in an internship or residency program in an organized health service training program; and
(3) The applicant for licensure has passed an examination as may be prescribed by the board.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a license may be issued to an applicant who holds:

(1) A diplomate certificate in good standing granted by the American Board of Professional Psychology;
(2) A current Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards; or
(3) A current National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology credential.
(c) A license may be issued to a senior psychologist who:

(1) Holds a valid and current license in another jurisdiction in which the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology was not required for licensure at the time of licensure or in a jurisdiction in which the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology was required and the applicant obtained a score that was equal to or higher than the board’s passing score at the time the applicant sat for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology;
(2) Before application in this jurisdiction, has been licensed as a psychologist for at least twenty years in United States or Canadian jurisdictions where that license was based on a doctoral degree. The total of twenty years shall be obtained by counting sequential, not concurrent, years of licensure;
(3) Has had no disciplinary sanction against the person’s license in any jurisdiction during the entire period of being licensed as a psychologist; and
(4) Has submitted the application and fees as required.
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