HAR §16-115-87. Licensure by endorsement

(a) The landscape architect 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(d) (2) to (5), HRS, and sections 16-115-94(a) and 16-115-98, and shall either: (1) Have successfully passed a CLARB landscape architectural licensing examination or a similar state-produced licensing examination; or (2) Possess at least fifteen years of experience in responsible charge of landscape architectural work as approved by the board. (c) Every person shall be required to pass the board-produced landscape architectural licensing examination on the State's climatic conditions, native plants and ecosystems, land use ordinances and special management area requirements, and cultural and historical conditions affecting landscape architecture, and 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-Landscape Architect. The application shall be accompanied by an 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 115-33 16-115-87 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 landscape architects; and (3) If applicable, Verification(s) of Experience in Responsible Charge completed by licensed professional landscape architects. If the applicant operated as a sole proprietorship, the applicant shall complete and submit Verification(s) of Experience in Responsible Charge; or (4) Appropriate CLARB 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)