Renew Real Estate Licenses Every Even-numbered Year

Licensees intending to renew their license on an active status by the renewal deadline of November 30 (even-numbered years) must complete 20 hours of approved continuing education courses during the biennium. The required continuing education hours include six hours for the commission designated core courses (Core A and Core B) plus 14 hours of elective credit hours.

QUICK LINKS:

HBR CE Calendar: webinars and in-person classes | HBR REALTOR® Academy: online school - self-paced courses
Real Estate Commission website: For complete information about license renewal/status
Real Estate Commission: Informational notice on license renewal
MyPVL: Look up your complete CE record* | How to view your CE history (for agents) | How PBs can view their agents CE history

Reminder: As of 12/19/16 the Real Estate Commission allows licensees to repeat the same CE course every other biennium. View your CE history at the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) website MyPVL. Licensees are welcome to repeat a course for informational purposes during the two biennium period, but may not request duplicate CE credits. *Please contact HBR’s Education Department at [email protected] or contact Sherida Warren, HBR’s Education Administrator at (808) 792-4939 whenever you are electing to repeat a course with us.

*Disclaimer: Honolulu Board of REALTORS® (HBR) has a record ONLY of the classes you have taken with HBR. For your complete record of CE credit classes, you must contact the Real Estate Commission (REC). Visit MyPVL or call REC at (808) 586-2643 for login assistance.

CE TIPS - Did You Know?

MyPVL

Your MyPVL account is an important part of licensure. Licensees should visit the MyPVL portal to:

access CE history
print pocket cards
check license status
update personal information
renew your license every even-numbered year

☑️ You're encouraged to use the same MyPVL account from pre-license to licensure to avoid duplicate accounts, emails, and password credentials.

☑️ Sign up for your MyPVL account with your personal email, not an email affiliated with an employer. This will avoid being locked out of your MyPVL account should you change employers and lose access to that email.

Core courses and CE electives

During a biennia, it's recommended licensees complete Core A during the first (odd) year and Core B in the second (even) year when it becomes available in the second half of the year.

Licensees should view the available dates that Core A is being offered by HBR and other Commission-approved Hawai'i CE providers and register accordingly.

Remember, both Core A and Core B courses must be completed as part of the CE requirement. If only one core course is completed, a licensee will not receive any core course credit.

It's never too early to start taking your CE elective courses, either! A total of 14 elective CE hours are required for license renewal in addition to the 6 CE hours from Core A and B.

Can you take a course again?

Pursuant to Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) §16-99-95, a licensee shall not take a continuing education course for which they have received credit within two (2) consecutive biennia.

It’s recommended that you log into your MyPVL account to confirm your CE History >> How to view your CE history

HBR REALTOR® Academy | Center for REALTOR® Development (NAR) | The CE Shop - use HBR portal link*

HBR REALTOR Academy: Webinar CE Classes and Online School

Zoom Tutorial

Online School

Online Education from NAR - Center for REALTOR® Development

The Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD) offers many online education courses (note: no CE credits), including:

NAR designation and certification courses
Code of Ethics Training*
Fairhaven** (Fair Housing Simulation, version 2.0 updated for 2025)

The following mandatory training requirements must be completed every three years for National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) membership:

* CODE OF ETHICS REQUIREMENT:
NAR requires REALTORS® (R, PB, BIC, and appraiser members) to complete ethics training every three years, with each three-cycle ending on December 31^st of the third year.

Current cycle: Begins Jan. 1, 2025, and ends on Dec. 31, 2027. More information about fulfilling your ethics requirement here.

Take one of these acceptable courses to fulfill the Code of Ethics training requirement - click on course title to register:

HBR's Code of Ethics course (3 CE) - live webinar dates TBD
NAR's Code of Ethics course - Free, self-paced, no CE
The CE Shop:
- Using the Code to Solve Ethical Dilemmas ($49 | 3 CE)
- Ethical Excellence: Raising the Bar ($59 | 4 CE)

** FAIR HOUSING REQUIREMENT ^NEW:
Beginning January 1, 2025, NAR requires REALTORS® (R, PB, BIC, and appraiser members) to complete fair housing training every three years, with each three-cycle ending on December 31^st of the third year. The Fair Housing training requirement will follow the same timeline as the NAR Code of Ethics training requirement.

Take one of these acceptable courses to fulfill the Fair Housing training requirement - click on course title to register:

HBR Fairhaven 2.0 - offered by NAR Center for REALTOR® Development, free | no CE
At Home With Diversity - offered by HBR, $90 | 6 CE
Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing - Dec. 10, 2025 - 1:15 p.m. | $35 | 3 CE - offered by HBR as an in-person class

Current cycle: Begins Jan. 1, 2025, and ends on Dec. 31, 2027. More information about fulfilling your fair housing requirement here.

Check your Fair Housing Training and Code of Ethics Training status here

Online CE Partner - The CE Shop

Honolulu Board of REALTORS® has established an agreement with The CE Shop to promote online course information to consumers and real estate licensees. Honolulu Board of REALTORS® is not the developer of these courses and is simply providing a referral. Any questions regarding course content or technology should be directed to The CE Shop.

*Use the link provided below to register for a course via HBR's partner portal with The CE Shop, which ensures that HBR will receive notification that you completed a course with the online provider. Otherwise, you will need to email your certificate of completion to HBR at [email protected].