Hawaii Employment Agency
Licensing requirements for Hawaii employment, staffing and talent agencies.
This page provides an overview of employment services licensing in Hawaii for individuals and agencies. You will find state requirements, application fees, filing instructions, and more. For assistance with licensing, please contact us to learn about our software and managed license services.
Companies that provide employment services in Hawaii must apply for a license prior to doing business. Depending on the services offered, businesses may need to apply for more than one license type, and in some cases, an individual license will be required as well.
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Hawaii Employment and Business Support Services Company Licenses
Hawaii Employment Agency License
Agency: | Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - Professional and Vocational Licensing |
Initial Registration
This section applies to firms that are applying for a license in Hawaii for the first time.
Form: | http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/employment/application_publications/ |
Agency Fee: | $315 if you file from July 1 of an even-numbered year to June 30 of an odd-numbered year and $190 if you file from July 1 of an odd-numbered year to June 30 of an even-numbered year. |
Registration Renewal
This section applies to firms that are already licensed in Hawaii and need to renew their license.
Form: | Applications are mailed in May. |
Due: | By June 30 of even-numbered years. |
Hawaii Nurse Staffing Agency License
Not required
Nurse Staffing Agency licensure is not required on the State level in Hawaii.
Hawaii does not currently license nurse staffing agencies.
Hawaii Professional Employer Organization Registration
Initial Registration
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Agency Fee: | $500 |
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Registration Renewal
Form: | Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Application (Renewal) |
Agency Fee: | $750 |
Due: | By June 30 of even-numbered years. |
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Supplemental Reporting
Annual W-3 Filing
Agency Fee: | $0 |
Due: | Annually by June 30. |
Notes: | Every year PEOs must submit a copy of the Internal Revenue Service Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, that was most recently filed with the federal government. |
Hawaii Talent Agency License
Initial Registration
Form: | http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/employment/application_publications/ |
Agency Fee: | $315 if you file from July 1 of an even-numbered year to June 30 of an odd-numbered year and $190 if you file from July 1 of an odd-numbered year to June 30 of an even-numbered year. |
Registration Renewal
Form: | Applications are mailed in May. |
Due: | By June 30 of even-numbered years. |
Employee Leasing Company - Enter into leasing contracts with other businesses that require labor. The leasing company loans its workers to the lessee while still providing specified responsibilities, such as workers compensation insurance, to the employees. This includes long term (6 months or more) temporary arrangements but often excludes temporary help arrangements. Unlike professional employer organizations, employee leasing companies are contracted when an employer needs to hire staff and does not want to handle human resources responsibilities.
Employment Agency - An entity that, for compensation, procures or attempts to procure employment for a person.
Professional Employer Organization - PEOs take on the human resources role for businesses and act as a co-employer in the sense that the client company's workers are administratively employees of the PEO but functionally these employees are controlled by the client company. Unlike employee leasing companies, PEOs are contracted when an employer already has staff and does not want to handle human resources responsibilities.
Staffing Agency - An entity that procures temporary or part-time employment for a person who then works under the supervision of a worksite employer.
Talent Agency - An entity that, for compensation, procures or attempts to procure employment or placement for an artist. (Certain art forms are excluded)
American Staffing Association
Staffing, recruiting, and workforce solution industry advocacy group.
National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS)
Education and training oriented association for personnel services providers.
National Association of Professional Employer Organizations
(NAPEO)
Provides advocacy efforts, information, and other services to members of the employment
industry.