2aHawaii
General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kaulana86 on September 08, 2025, 04:19:51 PM
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Howzit, I wanted to sell a couple of my guns - that I'm no longer into - and upgrade. Was looking at guns.com and cashforarms. They say they handle all the necessary paperwork, but am I supposed to do anything on my end with HPD? Thanks
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HRS 134 covers both in-state and out-of-state sales.
If your buyer is in-state, they need to present a valid Permit to Acquire to you.
§134-2 Permits to acquire.
(f) In all cases where a pistol or revolver is acquired from another person within the State, the permit shall be signed in ink by the person to whom title to the pistol or revolver is transferred and shall be delivered to the person who is transferring title to the firearm, who shall verify that the person to whom the firearm is to be transferred is the person named in the permit and enter on the permit in the space provided the following information: name, address, and telephone number of the person who transferred the firearm; name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom the title to the firearm was transferred; names of the manufacturer and importer; model; type of action; caliber or gauge; and serial number, as applicable. The person who is transferring title to the firearm shall sign the permit in ink and cause the permit to be delivered or sent by registered mail to the issuing authority within forty-eight hours after transferring the firearm.
In all cases where receipt of a firearm is had by mail, express, freight, or otherwise from sources outside the State, the person to whom the permit has been issued shall make the prescribed entries on the permit, sign the permit in ink, and cause the permit to be delivered or sent by registered mail to the issuing authority within forty-eight hours after taking possession of the firearm.
In all cases where a rifle or shotgun is acquired from another person within the State, the person who is transferring title to the rifle or shotgun shall submit, within forty-eight hours after transferring the firearm, to the authority that issued the permit to acquire, the following information, in writing: name, address, and telephone number of the person who transferred the firearm; name, address, and telephone number of the person to whom the title to the firearm was transferred; names of the manufacturer and importer; model; type of action; caliber or gauge; and serial number, as applicable.
https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0134/HRS_0134-0002.htm
Taking a gun out of state (would apply if you sell and ship it to an out-of-state buyer):
§134-3 Registration, mandatory, exceptions.
(e) Every person who permanently moves firearms out of the State shall contact and notify the county police department in the county where the firearms are registered about the removal of the firearms within five days of the removal from the State. Any person who fails to timely notify the appropriate police department shall be subject to a civil penalty of $100 per firearm.
https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0134/HRS_0134-0003.htm
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In addition, it's a good idea to have a bill of sale you created with the firearm, buyer's and seller's details and signed by both parties. Plenty of examples online. Here's an example. They don't have to be complicated.
https://eforms.com/bill-of-sale/hi/hawaii-firearm-bill-of-sale/
I also send a digital image of my registration form to the Hawaii buyer so HPD has no problem locating the record.
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You can post your guns here on the classifieds and see if you have any luck
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Anyone post guns for sale on gunbroker.com? Was thinking about trying one of my pistolas on there...