Haw. Code R. § 16-99-91
Prior to making a written request to activate an inactive status individual license, an applicant who has been inactive for one or more renewal periods, shall first satisfy the prescribed continuing education hours of one prior renewal period. The commission shall credit the applicant with continuing education hours for any certified continuing education core or elective courses completed during the immediate prior renewal period. As an equivalent, where the commission deems appropriate, the inactive licensee may retake and pass the applicable salesperson or broker prelicense examination. The requirements of this section are in addition to other requirements of this subchapter and chapter 467, HRS, for activating an inactive status license.
Haw. Code R. § 16-99-91