Ironically, if State Law simply defered to Federal Law, not only would there be no registration requirement, the serial number wouldn't be required either.

Of course trying to figure out what actually happened with third-hand info will likely yield no accurate answers, my guess is someone stated something that was later misinterpeted or ignored.  My guess would be an explanation along the lines of "if this wasn't Hawaii..." where for the most part, would make the non-requirements true.

On the other hand, if it is true, we need more people like that in firearms division.  Seriously.  All of them would be ideal.  I take it back, the whole Department would be ideal.  Legislators aren't upholding the Constitution, Law Enforcement should despite that.

Had anyone tried serial # BOTO808?

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Had anyone tried serial # BOTO808?

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If I ever do one, I'm going to get a microscopic engraver and engrave out something like Pi to 10,000 digits as my serial number

Just make it easy on yourself...

You went to Vegas on a vacation, while there, you bought an 80% at a great price. You "milled it" in your hotel room that night with a dremel, a couple of small files and a $15 drill from Harbor Freight, took it to the range to test it and then came home to The Peoples Republic of Hawaii.

You now no longer have to deal with whether you "acquired" it in Hawaii and need a pistol permit. You've just brought home your toy, now go down to HPD and register it per the out of state process and be done.

Funny story.  Not sure if true since its a "person heard it from a person kind of story."  But someone apparently tried to register a couple of completed 80% pistol receivers on the Big Island and the police told them "they dont have serial numbers so you dont have to register them"  If true, I wonder how many are out there floating around because the police dont think they need to be registered?  true ghosts on the Island of huaka'i pō?   

Given how they do not know the law on who needs a mental health clearance assessment, I would not be surprised if this was true.

The above is true, I’ve heard a similar version from a reliable source. When the police said "they dont have serial numbers so you dont have to register them", what they really meant is they have no procedure in place to register unserialized lowers.  At least they didn’t confiscate the lowers.

Well, I'm not going to tell them where it is...

I might have to move the the Big Island too...

i just registered a stripped 80% lower this morning as a pistol. did not need to wait 2 weeks or need a pistol permit to acquire.