Hawaii's behavioral health sector registered 36 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, a small fraction of the national total that is consistent with the state's size. The update includes 30 individuals and 6 organizations, with Honolulu being the most frequent city listed.
Credential Mix
Within the applied behavior analysis field, the data shows 15 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and 6 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs). This results in a low ratio of 2.5 RBTs for every BCBA, suggesting a strong supervision capacity. The data also identifies 2 providers holding dual BCBA and RBT credentials, a common indicator of career progression. It is important to note these counts can overlap, as one provider holds MSW, LSW, BCBA, and LBA credentials, and a total of 12 providers in this update listed multiple taxonomies.
Workforce Demographics
Among individual providers, the workforce is predominantly female, with 20 women (67%) compared to 9 men (30%) and one nonbinary provider. No single organization, including the large private equity-backed chains common in other states, appeared multiple times in this week's data set.
This steady, if small, influx of providers with a strong BCBA-to-RBT ratio points to a stable development of the ABA workforce and service capacity in Hawaii.
