HAR §16-115-24. Licensure by endorsement

(a) The engineer committee shall review a person's qualifications for licensure by endorsement and make recommendations to the board. (b) To be eligible for licensure by endorsement, a person shall hold a current license from another jurisdiction, currently possess the appropriate education and lawful experience requirements provided in section 464-8(a)(2) to (6), HRS, and sections 16-115-33(a) and 16-115-39, and shall: (1) Have successfully passed the NCEES fundamentals of engineering examination or a similar state-produced licensing examination; provided that this examination requirement may be waived if the person has at least fifteen years of experience in responsible charge of the appropriate branch of engineering work as approved by the board; and (2) Have successfully passed the NCEES professional engineering branch or combined examination, or the board-produced structural engineering examination, or a similar state-produced licensing examination. (c) Every person shall certify on the application that the person has read, understood, and agreed to comply with the laws and rules of the board. (d) A person applying for licensure by endorsement shall file an Application for Licensure-Engineer. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee, which shall not be refunded, and the following applicable documents: (1) A certified copy of a diploma or certificate of graduation or official transcripts from an institution, school or college approved by the board; provided that if the applicant is educated in a foreign institution, school, or college, the applicant shall submit an official report by a professional service approved by the board which has evaluated the person's foreign educational credentials; (2) Verification(s) of Lawful Experience completed by supervisors who are licensed professional engineers and in the same branch in which 115-14 16-115-27 the person seeks licensure. For structural engineering applicants from a jurisdiction in which structural engineering is considered a part of civil engineering, the applicant shall submit Verification(s) of Lawful Experience completed by supervisors who are licensed professional civil engineers in that jurisdiction; and (3) If applicable, Verification(s) of Experience in Responsible Charge completed by licensed professional engineers who are in the same branch in which the person seeks licensure. For structural engineering applicants from a jurisdiction in which structural engineering is considered a part of civil engineering, the applicant shall submit Verification(s) of Experience in Responsible Charge completed by licensed professional civil engineers in that jurisdiction. If the applicant operated as a sole proprietorship, the applicant shall complete and submit Verification(s) of Experience in Responsible Charge; or (4) Appropriate NCEES records that document any of the above to the satisfaction of the board. [Eff 8/29/94; am and comp 10/26/01; am and comp 5/23/13] (Auth: HRS §464-7) (Imp: HRS §§464-7, 464­ 8)