Hawaii has become the ninth U.S. jurisdiction to align its licensure requirements for landscape architects with the CLARB Uniform Licensure Standard. This legislation and its subsequent regulatory updates will streamline the path to licensure in Hawaii by reducing unnecessary friction points while ensuring that all qualified landscape architects can become licensed under a unified national standard.
The recent accomplishment demonstrates how licensing boards, professional associations and regulatory stakeholders can work together to strengthen professional licensure.
“I want to recognize Senators Moriwaki, Chang and Hashimoto for their support throughout the process, and Governor Green for signing this initiative into law,” said Joel Kurokawa, past president of CLARB and a licensed landscape architect on the Hawaii Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects who played a key role in the effort. “By proactively modernizing the licensure process and improving mobility for qualified professionals, we’re able to maintain the rigorous standards that protect the public, preserve Hawaii's distinctive landscapes and safeguard its unique spaces.”
As part of the new framework, Hawaii will continue to require its jurisdiction-specific examination in addition to CLARB’s Landscape Architect Registration Examination (L.A.R.E.). This preserves the state's commitment to ensuring that every landscape architect licensed in Hawaii possesses the knowledge necessary to practice within the islands' natural, cultural and built environments.
Thank you to our partners at the Hawaii Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors & Landscape Architects; the Hawaii Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects; and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for their collaboration and leadership in advancing this legislative initiative.
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