What are the license fees to open a med spa in Hawaii?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — Hawaii issues no med spa license, and the fee rule fixes only individual application fees, such as $50 for a beauty shop and $20 per operator or apprentice; no overall startup or facility cost is set.
The department’s fee rule sets the license fees for the board of barbering and cosmetology as dollar amounts. Its application fees are listed as Operator or instructor $ 20; Beauty shop $ 50; Beauty school $ 500; Apprentice $ 20.
Haw. Admin. R. § 16-53-14(1) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Hawaii rules
The same fee rule sets the Hawaii medical board’s application fees at Physician for permanent license $ 50; Physician for limited and temporary license $ 25; Physician assistant $ 20.
Haw. Admin. R. § 16-53-24(1) · verified Sep 8, 2026
For the board of pharmacy the fee rule lists an application fee of Pharmacy $ 100 and an Original permit fee for pharmacy and miscellaneous $ 65.
Haw. Admin. R. § 16-53-33(1), (3) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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