§452-2 License required. (a) It is unlawful for any person in the State to engage in or attempt to engage in the occupation or practice of massage for compensation without a current massage therapist license issued pursuant to this chapter.
(b) A massage therapist apprentice who has a permit, or a massage therapist student under the direct supervision of a teacher in a massage school setting, is also permitted to engage in or attempt to engage in the occupation or practice of massage. [L 1947, c 192, §2; RL 1955, §63-2; HRS §452-2; am L 1980, c 208, §4; am L 1981, c 65, §2; am L 1985, c 95, §1; am L 1989, c 204, §2]