Travel nursing in Honolulu, HI
Per diem in Honolulu is set by the Department of Defense, not GSA. Median 1-bedroom rent in Honolulu County is $1,605/month. Honolulu has 7 hospitals; the most common charting system is Epic. Hawaii is not in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so you need a Hawaii license by endorsement.
Updated October 2026
What travelers were offered in Honolulu
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Hospitals in Honolulu (7)
- Kaiser Foundation HospitalEpicAcute CareCMS 4★ERLiving guide
- Kuakini Medical CenterOracle Health (Cerner)Acute CareCMS 4★ERLiving guide
- Straub Clinic and HospitalEpicAcute CareCMS 4★ERLiving guide
- The Queens Medical CenterEpicAcute CareCMS 3★ERLiving guide
- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & ChildrenChildrensERLiving guide
- Shriners Hospital for ChildrenChildrens
- Tripler AMC (Ft Shafter)Department of DefenseER
Hawaii nursing license
Hawaii is not in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so you need a Hawaii license by endorsement.
Endorsement steps and every Hawaii stipend area →Agencies travelers used in Hawaii
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Nearby cities
- Aiea, HI7 mi
Questions
- What is the travel nurse housing stipend in Honolulu, HI?
- Hawaii per diem rates are set by the Department of Defense, not GSA. Look up the work location with the DoD Per Diem Rate Lookup at travel.dod.mil.
- How much is rent in Honolulu for a travel nurse?
- The median 1-bedroom rent in Honolulu County is $1,605/month (Census ACS, all renters, utilities included). That includes long-time tenants, so a new furnished short-term lease usually costs more.
- Do I need a Hawaii nursing license to work in Honolulu?
- Hawaii is not in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so you need a Hawaii license by endorsement. Status per the NCSBN compact map, checked 2026-10-11.
- How many hospitals in Honolulu hire travel nurses?
- CMS lists 7 hospitals in Honolulu, HI: Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Kuakini Medical Center, Straub Clinic and Hospital, The Queens Medical Center and others. Each page lists the hospital's stipend ceiling, charting system and reports from travel nurses.
- What EHR do hospitals in Honolulu use?
- 3 hospitals use Epic, 1 hospital uses Oracle Health (Cerner), per the certified EHR each reported to CMS for 2023–2024.