What must a med spa in Hawaii report to the board?
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Short answer
Not the spa — Hawaii licenses no med spa facility, so reporting falls on licensees: physicians must report out-of-state discipline in writing within 30 days, and any licensee must report liability judgments or sanctions, here or elsewhere, within 30 days.
Hawaii writes the duty as a disciplinary ground rather than as an instruction, which is easy to miss. It is a ground for the medical board to act on a “Failure to report to the board, in writing, any disciplinary decision issued against the licensee or the applicant in another jurisdiction within thirty days after the disciplinary decision is issued”.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 453-8(a)(14) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Hawaii rules
An applicant for a barber shop or beauty shop license shall: (1) Identify the name and location of the shop; (2) Identify at least one barber or beauty operator to qualify the shop for licensure in the applicable license category; (3) Identify the owner of the shop who shall be responsible for all operations of the shop and be responsible for ensuring that only currently licensed individuals, apprentices, or temporary permittees are practicing in the shop; Hawaii licenses the beauty shop where cosmetology is practiced; nothing in chapter 453 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes or in the Hawaii Medical Board’s rules in chapter 16-85 of the Hawaii Administrative Rules licenses a facility where medicine is practiced, and Hawaii issues no license or registration specific to a medical spa.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 439A-10(a)(1)-(3) (ch. 453 and Haw. Admin. R. ch. 16-85 surveyed) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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
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