Hawaii State Online Renewals for Professional Licensees Continue to Increase

96 Percent of Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape
Architects Renewed Online

Discounts Available to an Additional 13,400 Professionals if They
Renew Online at http://www.eHawaii.gov
HONOLULU--(Business Wire)--
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' (DCCA)
Professional and Vocational Licensing Division (PVL) today reported an
increase in online renewals for professional licensees. License
renewals for Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects
(EASLA) concluded on April 30, 2008, with nearly 7,000 (96%) of
Hawaii's EASLA licensed professionals choosing to renew their licenses
online at http://www.eHawaii.gov.

Currently, an additional 13,400 licensed professionals are now
eligible to renew their licenses online at http://www.eHawaii.gov or
http://pvl.ehawaii.gov/renewals. Professionals able to renew online
for this cycle include:

-- Motor Vehicle Auction, Brokers, Consumer Consultants, Dealers,
Branch Location and Salespersons

-- Osteopaths

-- Elevator Mechanics

-- Massage Establishments

-- Massage Therapists

-- Mental Health Counselors

-- Nursing Home Administrators

-- Pest Control Field Representatives and Operators

-- Psychologists

-- Veterinarians

-- Dispensing Opticians

By renewing online, professionals receive a 25 percent customer
appreciation credit on the renewal fee and a 10 percent discount on
the compliance resolution fund fee.

Instructions for completing the online renewal and details of the
online discounts have been mailed to each current license holder.
Online renewals will be accepted until midnight on June 30, 2008
except for Dispensing Opticians who have until midnight July 1, 2008.
After that date, renewals will not be accepted online, and renewals
must be submitted by mail.

The development of this online service is part of the state's
ongoing initiative to improve efficiency by implementing electronic
and more efficient government services. The online renewal service was
created through a partnership with the State of Hawaii's, Department
of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Professional and Vocational
Licensing Division and the state's Internet Portal Manager, Hawaii
Information Consortium.

About eHawaii.gov

Hawaii's official Internet portal, http://www.eHawaii.gov, is
managed by Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC (HIC), a Hawaii
corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC Inc.
(NASDAQ: EGOV). HIC works with state agencies to enable them to
conduct state business online and improve public access to government
information.

About NIC

NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the
world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with
citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC
provides eGovernment solutions for 2,900 state and local agencies that
serve more than 69 million people in the United States. Additional
information is available at http://www.nicusa.com.

eHawaii.gov
Christine Hirasa, 808-586-2622
Public Information Officer
chirasa@dcca.hawaii.gov

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