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General Discussion / Re: KHSC closed starting today 9-16-22
« on: January 17, 2023, 10:15:50 AM »
Should turn KHSC into the new dump since contaminated with lead. Should make one new range down Nanakuli.


Would be nice to have a range on the leeward coast.

Craig B
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General Discussion / Re: How are the lines at HPD lately?
« on: December 22, 2021, 08:01:36 AM »
Beginning on Monday, October 18, 2021, the HPD Firearms Section will be open for
walk-in Permit-to-Acquire and Registration. There will be no appointments provided.

M/T/Th/F – 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Wed – 8:00 am to 6:30 pm
excluding Holidays

Are there still really long lines?

Went to renew my long gun permit on 11/12/2021 about 8:30am. Two persons in line for PTA. About 8 persons in line for Registration/PTA pick-up.
Returned to pick up long gun permit on 11/26/2021 about 8am. About five persons in line for PTA and No line for Registration/PTA pick-up.
Overall a very pleasant experience all things considered

Happy Holidays,
Craig B
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General Discussion / Re: CWP help
« on: August 05, 2021, 01:04:19 PM »
Donate beaucoup kala to gov and ag.   :D

and expect nothing in return. That would be immoral...

Craig B
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General Discussion / Re: Who's Shooting This Weekend?
« on: September 25, 2020, 08:49:48 AM »
I plan to be at the pistol range in the morning(Saturday). I have a couple of new pistols that need to be fired.  :D :D :D

Craig B
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General Discussion / Re: Discover vs 2a
« on: September 05, 2020, 10:25:04 PM »
Cancelled my Discover Card couple decades ago never to return. Recommend everyone do it. I can hold a grudge for a very long time...

Craig B
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Political Discussion / Re: she's hot
« on: August 22, 2020, 01:04:55 PM »
Ok sorry for all the pain I’ve caused with Moosechelle....
This one should be more easy on the eyes..... :geekdanc:



I'll say this, "Looks better than I thought it would! I know that ain't saying much but it is what it is..." Gonna go wash my eyes with pine oil now.

Craig B
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Hah!
I got a notice from HPD that my appointment for registration at HPD for Monday was cancelled due to Doug

Appointments for registration are booked out 90 days. 

I’ll try calling on Monday since my permit is only good till 8/3/2020

It's not like HPD won't be on the clock tomorrow and the storm should be NW of Kauai. But then again I think the system is gamed. Stay safe everybody...

Craig B
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General Discussion / Re: Honolulu PD permit/reg. by appointment only
« on: June 28, 2020, 08:23:02 AM »
I just cancelled my appointment to register:

What    Firearm Registration 3 or less - Locally Purchased/Acquired
(APPOINTMENTS: Firearm Registration (Firearms in possession))

When    Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:50pm (10 minutes)

I check the appointment schedule immediately after and it did show up as available.

Craig B

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General Discussion / Re: Honolulu PD permit/reg. by appointment only
« on: June 20, 2020, 03:50:47 PM »

There is currently, right now, an appointment for Monday, June 22 @ 9:50am to register 3 or less firearms.

Craig B
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FAQs / Re: Getting and registering a gun in Hawaii
« on: June 10, 2020, 06:47:33 AM »
From the time you can pick up permit to acquire after the 14 day waiting period,  how many days is the window that you can pick up the permit? Is it 10 days? I forget bc I usually pick it up on the first day. Asking for a friend. Thanks 🤙

I was told five business days when I applied for my permits to acquire last month and in fact there is a paper taped to the window 
that has the "pickup dates" printed on it. It was recommended to me to take a pic of it with my phone.

Craig B

 :) :) :)
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Curious. Has anybody seen their cancelled time pop back up on the available times list?

Good question. I shoulda checked...

Craig B
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I have a less than 3 guns firearm registration on May 26 12:00 pm and looking to exchange with someone who has a firearm registration (less than 3 guns) on the 27th because something came up at work.

I am about to cancel the following appointment for tomorrow afternoon. If you have a need please feel free:

Permit to Acquire Firearms - 3 guns or less. Wednesday, May 27, 2020 1:50pm (10 minutes)

Craig B
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I am about to cancel the following appointment for tomorrow afternoon. If you have a need please feel free:

Permit to Acquire Firearms - 3 guns or less. Wednesday, May 27, 2020 1:50pm (10 minutes)

Craig B
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General Discussion / Re: Unrealistic expectations during a pandemic?
« on: April 12, 2020, 08:58:58 AM »
As I have mentioned in a couple follow-up posts, the LGS has made contact with me and I'm good for now.
I appreciate the responses and hope you all have a very special Easter.

Craig B
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General Discussion / Re: Unrealistic expectations during a pandemic?
« on: April 12, 2020, 08:55:38 AM »
There are several people in the distribution chain:  manufacturer, at least one wholesale distributor, shipper and local retailer.

It's quite possible your firearm was ordered but has been placed in a queue that was temporarily shutdown until manufacturers were allowed to go back to work.  Still, many are operating with a minimal crew and trying to meet massive demand.

You may just be a victim of unfortunate timing.  If your order didn't make it to the manufacturer or distributor soon enough, it might be buried under hundreds of other waiting orders.

Or, your order could have been lost by the shipper.

Or, the gun arrived, and the store hasn't been able to match it up with your order due to an overwhelming number of customers with perhaps fewer employees working.

With the way gun prices are going up, I wouldn't wait to go to the shop.  If they have to reorder it, they might not be able to get it again for that price. 

These are not normal times, so all of the normal rules aren't going to apply.  Don't be surprised if the distributor is sending earlier orders to retailers paying panic prices.

I understand everything that you have mentioned above. My concern, as I mentioned in my original post, was that there was
no communication from that shop after a couple of attempts to contact them. I did hear back finally yesterday and so I will wait and see.

Craig B
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General Discussion / Re: Unrealistic expectations during a pandemic?
« on: April 12, 2020, 08:48:53 AM »
In town? There are many on this site who are regulars   ;D  with the town gun shops. The only two town shops that I know with special circumstances are DCT and KMC. If the "town" shop is between Mapunapuna and Ala Moana you won't be disrespectful posting their name as they are all reputable and you will possibly get a reasonable answer for the situation or someone can ask the shop for you.

"Town" for me is anything east of Aiea/JBPHH. I understand that that may not reflect what town is for everyone.
Thanks for responding though. I did finally get a communication from the shop and it appears that things are okay.
I will wait and see. It's kinda what I expected under the circumstances.

Craig B
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General Discussion / Re: Unrealistic expectations during a pandemic?
« on: April 12, 2020, 08:43:39 AM »
Basic rule.  No buy guns and ammo during a panic.


As I mentioned in my original post the order was made prior to the shutdown, but thanks for your insight.

Craig B
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General Discussion / Re: Unrealistic expectations during a pandemic?
« on: April 11, 2020, 10:52:48 AM »

Just curious about what others think about this situation.
Just prior to us going into pandemic mode, I paid a visit to a couple of local gun shops here in Honolulu and I ended up ordering
a pistol from one of them. Paid with my credit card, which shows the transaction was completed and went on my merry way. The
following day, I believe, the governor made the announcement and the beginning of the "lockdown" on Oahu commenced. Since then,
(middle of March), I have been unable to contact the shop for a status update.  No response to calls or text messages. I understand
that this is an extraordinary time for a small business, but it has been almost a month. Under normal circumstances I would have
cancelled my order and and called my credit card company, but again I understand that things are far from normal. Anyone else in
a similar situation?

Craig B



Is the expectation for comms in that month? That’s a very reasonable expectation. However, like mentioned above, I know a couple LGSs that have mentioned they aren’t answering calls since they’ve gotten slammed with calls. One posted on social media.

Yeah, I think that communication is a reasonable expectation even under extraordinary circumstances. Just a status update.
I do understand that things are not exactly normal right now.

Have you tried going to the store to speak with one of the employees in person? I believe that all LGS are still operating. You'd probably get at least a half answer (which I guess is better than no answer). I wonder what LGS you went to.... hmmmmm....

Didn't want to have to drive in to town just to find out that nobody is there. It's about a 45 minute drive from the west side
even with no traffic. If I had another reason to go to town I would surely at least do a drive thru to see if the shop is open.

What gun shop is this.  I know there’s a few of them that are not answering their phones due to high volume of calls and telling customers to email.
Maybe you can go down to see if they are open

I appreciate the responses folks and if I had to make a trip in to town for any other reason, I would certainly consolidate as many trips as I could under
the circumstances. Other than a lack of communication, nobody has done anything wrong, so I will withhold any mention of the LGS name for a bit.
If things go south I will give a full update and if things turn out well I will also do an update.

I am still curious as to whether or not anyone else is having a similar experience. Take care everybody and Happy Easter to you all.

Craig B
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General Discussion / Unrealistic expectations during a pandemic?
« on: April 11, 2020, 09:13:13 AM »
Just curious about what others think about this situation.
Just prior to us going into pandemic mode, I paid a visit to a couple of local gun shops here in Honolulu and I ended up ordering
a pistol from one of them. Paid with my credit card, which shows the transaction was completed and went on my merry way. The
following day, I believe, the governor made the announcement and the beginning of the "lockdown" on Oahu commenced. Since then,
(middle of March), I have been unable to contact the shop for a status update.  No response to calls or text messages. I understand
that this is an extraordinary time for a small business, but it has been almost a month. Under normal circumstances I would have
cancelled my order and and called my credit card company, but again I understand that things are far from normal. Anyone else in
a similar situation?

Craig B
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Walked around for about 2.5 hours. Picked up ammo and a red dot to try on the .357. Good crowd, seemed smaller than last October. Still a good time...
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