Real Estate License from Texas to Hawaii: Does It Transfer? (2026)

What's different between Texas and Hawaii

Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Hawaii. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.

Route, each way

Texas to Hawaii (this page): Licensure by endorsement.

Hawaii to Texas (the reverse move): Full re-application.

The two directions differ: Texas and Hawaii do not give each other's licensees the same route.

Does coming from Texas matter?

Coming from Texas does not change the answer: every origin (the other 49 states and DC) gets the same result for a move into Hawaii.

Application fee

Hawaii lists $50–$100 for an out-of-state applicant and Texas lists $206 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.

Pre-license education

Hawaii's first-time-applicant standard is 60 hours of pre-license education; Texas's is 180.

Hawaii's is 120 education hours lower than Texas's.

Exam rules on record

Hawaii and Texas carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.

• Hawaii (this move): Hawaii is NOT reciprocal with any state; every applicant must pass the Hawaii licensing examination (Uniform/General portion + State portion). An applicant holding a current, active out-of-state real estate license may obtain (a) an equivalency to the prelicense education requirement, waiving the 60-hour course, and (b) an equivalency to the Uniform (General) section of the exam, so only the Hawaii STATE portion must be passed. Each equivalency is a separate application.
• Texas (the reverse move): The National portion of the Texas Sales Agent exam may be waived only for an applicant who holds an active license in a state participating in ARELLO national exam accreditation (submit a license history so TREC can determine eligibility); the Texas State-law portion of the exam AND the full 180 hours of qualifying education are still required of every applicant

What changes, Texas → Hawaii

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Hawaii sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

1. Confirm Hawaii's current requirements on the Hawaii Real Estate Commission (DCCA Professional and Vocational Licensing Division) website (linked below) — rules change.
2. Submit the endorsement application to the Hawaii Real Estate Commission (DCCA Professional and Vocational Licensing Division) (application linked below).
3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
4. Hold a current out-of-state real estate license that was active within one year immediately prior to the equivalency application.
5. File the Prelicensing Education Equivalency application ($50 non-refundable) to waive the 60-hour Hawaii prelicense course.
6. Optionally file the Equivalency to the Uniform Section of the Hawaii Real Estate Licensing Examination (form UEE09, $50) to waive the general exam portion.
7. Submit a Verification of License form completed and issued by the out-of-state licensing agency (photocopies not accepted).
8. Register with and pass the required Hawaii examination portion(s) through PSI, then pay the license fee.
9. Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.

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