The state of Hawaiʻi has revoked the licenses of an acupuncturist and physical therapist convicted two and a half years ago of arranging to have sex with an undercover agent he believed to be a 13-year-old boy.

The actions in November, announced by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in recent weeks, also came 20 months after California had revoked Edward Hsu’s physical therapy license for the same felony conviction in a Hawaiʻi court.

California law requires professional boards to “promptly” revoke the licenses of individuals such as Hsu who are required to register as sex offenders. Hawaiʻi does not, and DCCA said that Hsu had a property interest in his licenses that could not be taken away without due process.

Hsu signed agreements with DCCA to revoke both of his licenses on Nov. 1, eight days after Civil Beat wrote about the case. The acupuncture and physical therapy boards later approved the settlement agreements, in which Hsu did not admit to violating the law but acknowledged the state had sufficient cause to try to revoke his licenses.

The agreements required Hsu to wind down his practices, including making other arrangements for his patients. He can’t apply for reinstatement for five years.