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Aloha Patriots,
As we informed you last week, Hawaii has seen the biggest change to its registration scheme since it was implemented. A Hawaii Federal Judge declared that its requirement that a person registers in person and present their firearm for inspection was unconstitutional.
We reached out to the county police departments to seek information on how they plan to implement the changes and were informed by most that it would take a few days for them to put together a plan.
Today we heard back from Assistant Chief Darren Chun via e-mail and, here is the information that he provided to us.
"We will not be mandating registrants to come in-person, either to register a firearm or bring the firearm in, and they do not have to bring the firearm in to be registered if they do come in-person.
What we are providing is an Option. In-person registration is an option, and they can bring in their firearm if they want, but doing so does not affect their registration at all, what we need is the necessary information to conduct the transfer, we are implementing procedures to provide registrants options that can help their registration process.
We are also constructing an online registration system for both rifles and handguns. You can come in-person now, or wait until we have our online system implemented, but that is being constructed with an unknown estimated time of completion but is being diligently worked on. We will notify the public when this system is initiated.
We are formulating an “Instruction Guide” to provide to buyers/registrants and sellers on the laws and options of obtaining the proper information in order to register their firearm.
We will update our website to reflect our protocols, options, and intended resolutions. We will use our website, social media, and media liaison to assist in enlightening the public on the laws regarding firearms prohibitions and the Permit to Acquire and Registration requirements and protocols."
--Please be aware that this is the protocol being out in place for HONOLULU ONLY. --
We are sure the other counties will be following in their footsteps and implementing a similar process. We will update you as we find out.
This policy, in combination with the previous settlement agreement with the City and County of Honolulu regarding the mailing of permits to gun stores or the applicants home (starting January 1st, 2022), will mean that a person can obtain a firearm on Oahu with a single trip the police station (to apply for a permit).
We would once again like to take this opportunity to thank HIFICO attorneys Alan Beck and Stephen Stamboulieh. The hard work and dedication of these two great men has allowed us to get to where we are today.
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