Social Media Technology and Advertising Rules (3-hour CE Elective)

This 3-hour course prepares students for continued practice in Hawaii's changing real estate market.

Course summary:

Increase your social media skills with the latest news on technology for licensees. This course provides licensees with information about the applicability and proper (compliant) usage of social media for the real estate professional. Key topics include the import of social media in real estate, the usage of social media mediums (ex: Facebook) and the advertising rules and guidelines that will allow you to make use of online media and advertising in a way that is compliant with Hawaii law and administrative rules.

Learning objectives:

• Recognize how technology has impacted real estate profession and consumer.
• Comply with advertising rules when using online media.
• Understand the use and applicability of social media in real estate.

Course Features include

• Accepted by the Hawaii Real Estate Commission
• The ability to complete the courses online and at your convenience
• Low price, high-quality, professionally narrated courses
• Easy to use. Presentations run themselves.
• Well received and reviewed by other real estate professionals

License Renewal

Licensees are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education (CE) courses every two years consisting of 5 hours of core and 15 hours of electives. The deadline to renew a license on active status is November 30th (even-numbered years). Unless renewed, all real estate licenses expire at the end of every even-numbered year.

New salespersons renewing their license (issued that year) will be exempted from the continuing education requirement.

License Reactivation

Licensees must satisfy the continuing education (CE) requirement of the previous biennium in order to reactivate their license. Licensees who wish to reactivate a license need at least 10 credit hours of continuing education (core course + elective courses).

The previous biennium's core course is available through May 31 of odd-numbered years. After May 31, licensees who have not completed the biennium's core course(s) will need to complete 10 hours of continuing education elective courses.

Check your CE Status

You can check the number of hours needed to reactivate or renew at the State's CE Status Page.

Reporting of Credit

We are notified of your course completion when you complete the course survey. Course completions are periodically processed in batches during which we will notify the Hawaii Real Estate Commission of your completion. You will be sent an automated email as soon as your Course Completion Certificate is issued and credit has been reported.

Additional Resources

The Hawaii Real Estate Commission can be reached at http://hawaii.gov/dcca/real/dcca/real/real_ed/ or by phone at 1-800-468-4644, or by email at hirec@dcca.hawaii.gov.

Please see the Hawaii Real Estate Commission's License Renewal page at
https://pvl.ehawaii.gov/rece/app/licensee_lf.html

Developed in Hawaii

Our courses are developed locally, and our instructor, David Catanzaro, has taught and practiced real estate in Hawaii for over 20 years. Hawaii's culture and real estate market are unique. Don't risk your tuition money on an out-of-state provider. Real estate is a local business requiring knowledge of Hawaii and the way Hawaii works.