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Nurse Aide / Patient Care in Hawaii
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Hawaii students can complete nurse aide training through a certified partner at their high school, but cannot be listed on the registry until 18.
State program: Nursing Services (Health Services pathway); HIDOE course codes and CIP not published
What a high school can deliver
The training, usually not the credential: students can finish the 100 hours, but registry listing requires age 18.
Credentials students can earn
Hawaii CNA registry listing at 18 (Prometric exam; current bulletin: Confirm with the agency); CPR/BLS
Age and hour requirements
Registry listing at 18 (HAR 16-89A-5(b)(2)). 100 hours: 30 classroom (16 before resident contact) and 70 supervised practical in RN, LPN and therapist blocks (HAR 17-1444-4).
Other agencies involved
DHS Med-QUEST certifies each program (HAR 17-1444) for up to 2 years, decision within 90 days. July 11, 2025 list shows high schools as satellite sites of certified programs; DCCA runs the registry.
Who can teach it
HTSB CTE Health Services field, or CTE Permit (diploma, 3 years full-time in field, 5 years, renewable once); the RN (2 years, 1 in nursing facility services, teaching-adults qualification) is usually partner staff.
Child labor rules for work placements
Certificate of Age (eCL-3) online at 16-17; no hour limits except school hours. Federal HO 7 powered patient lifts: assist only (FAB 2011-3). State carries workers' compensation for school-approved WBL.
College credit after high school
Early College (free) and Running Start with UH; Kapiolani CC nurse aide course (6 credits, 150 hours); DCAPS agreements not found ().
Where to go next
- The full Nurse Aide / Patient Care guide, showing Hawaii
- The Hawaii state profile
- Add this pathway to your plan
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