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LSW to LCSW in Hawaii

Verified reviewed and approved on 2026-10-09

Every rule for this pathway has been checked against the board’s published text by a named reviewer, and each one cites its source.

What Hawaii requires

Published requirements for the LSW to LCSW pathway in Hawaii
Requirement Amount Source
Total supervised practice "at least three thousand hours of post masters clinical social work experience under supervision completed within no fewer than two years, but within no more than five years". 3,000 hours Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467E-7(3)(C) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Direct client contact "a minimum of two thousand hours of assessment, clinical diagnosis, and psychotherapy". 2,000 hours Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467E-7(3)(C) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Total supervision received "at least one hundred hours of supervision": at least sixty individualised, and "Not more than forty hours ... under small group (up to six supervisees) supervision". 100 hours Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467E-7(3)(C)(i)-(ii) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Individual supervision "at least one hundred hours of supervision": at least sixty individualised, and "Not more than forty hours ... under small group (up to six supervisees) supervision". 60 hours Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467E-7(3)(C)(i)-(ii) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Indirect practice "no more than a maximum of nine hundred hours of client-centered advocacy, consultation, and evaluation". At most 900 hours Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467E-7(3)(C) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Group supervision "at least one hundred hours of supervision": at least sixty individualised, and "Not more than forty hours ... under small group (up to six supervisees) supervision". At most 40 hours Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467E-7(3)(C)(i)-(ii) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Time allowed "at least three thousand hours of post masters clinical social work experience under supervision completed within no fewer than two years, but within no more than five years". At least 24 months Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467E-7(3)(C) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Time allowed "at least three thousand hours of post masters clinical social work experience under supervision completed within no fewer than two years, but within no more than five years". At most 60 months Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467E-7(3)(C) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08
Who may supervise "a licensed clinical social worker with at least four thousand five hundred hours of post masters clinical social work experience". A condition, not a number Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467E-7(3)(D)(i) As set out in TripleRoute’s approved research report · read 2026-10-08

Also in the rule

Hawaii’s rule says these too. TripleRoute does not count them for you, so keep your own record of each.

  • Modality

    Supervision may be conducted "electronically through a video conference service that is compliant with all federal and state privacy, security, and confidentiality laws".

    Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467E-7

  • Supervisor

    "a licensed clinical social worker with at least four thousand five hundred hours of post masters clinical social work experience".

    Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467E-7(3)(D)(i)

About this reading

Rule set version
1
In effect from
2026-10-08
Published here
2026-10-09
Last checked by a person
2026-10-09
Next check due
2027-01-07
Who decides
Hawaii’s licensing board. Each source above names the rule a figure comes from; its link opens TripleRoute’s approved research report, where that rule is set out. Confirm with the board before relying on anything here.

Supervisors who can qualify you

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This page is TripleRoute’s reading of publicly published rules and is not legal advice. Requirements change, and boards are the only authority on their own rules. Always confirm with Hawaii’s licensing board before relying on anything here. How our coverage works