I have been trying for the past week to get a permit to acquire at about 5am when I start work.  I just tried and I think I was able to get the only slot available for Oct 12th.  Have not gotten my email confirmation yet.  Does anyone know when they make the appointments available?

I am posting here so the "Guest" do start blocking out the slots.

• Weds Oct 13 800 ---> Tues July 15 800
• Weds Oct 13 1120 ---> Tues July 15 1120

Registration is from 8am to 4pm.  Since the “Appointments may only be scheduled 90-days in advance,” the system post the listing every 10 minutes, but it depends if the previous appointment registration is for 4 or more.  They suggest check/try every 5 minutes and based on the time on your cell phone.  I loaded a digital app that shows the seconds.  Refresh the screen or on the computer, hit refresh (F5) key, exactly on the time (eg. 3:30) then click on the “Click here to schedule an appointment” or the “Schedule Appointment” in the top right corner.  The system returns the available appointment of Oct 29, 3:30.

Select “Firearms: Permit to Acquire – Main Police Station” or “Firearms: Registration of Firearms.”  Then select the number of permit or registration: 3 or less, sorry don’t remember the other options.  If you are lucky enough to get in and the system returns that a slot is available, you select the appointment.

Then comes the mad race, stress test, you have to input your information.  Luckily for me that the computer remembers my previous inputs for name, email address, and phone number that I previously used.  I typed my street address into the section and was able to get the permit to acquire appointment.  For my registration appointment, I had my street address typed on a word document, highlighted and copied (Ctrl-C) the address, before I started the appointment request process.  Then when I got to the address section, I just need to click in the address section and paste (Ctrl-P).  I think nest step was to select submit and hurray I got my appointment.

I had inputted 1 acquisition, but put 3 on the registration appointment, hope (more like wish) to for another firearm, since I have the appointment.  Not sure if they will allow additions (+1 or +2) to the appointment or will I have to wait another 90 days.

If anyone has a better memory, please update the info that needs to be inputted into the system for the appointments:
First name
Last name
Email address
Phone number
Number of permits(?)
Street address

Huh.  That’s funny.  I never remember having to go through all this steps before - load an app on my phone, etc etc etc.  All I remember was telling my boss I needed time off and just walking in.

I have an appointment Oct 26. Is the long gun permit still good for 1 yr?

New here... Don't know if this has been covered but just to help out if u guys keep getting appts sniped from under u. If u have an updated windows 10 machine (Build 1909) you can use the copy paste history to fill out your forms faster.

To set up:
Click on the start button in lower left of your screen, type settings, then enter
Then click system
Click "clipboard" and turn the clipboard history on.
Open a note pad then type what u want to copy and copy it, one at a time.

If I remember right you will need these copied separately
-First Name
-Last Name
-Phone number
-Email address
-number of handguns
-number of long guns
Home address.

Once u copied them all press the windows (lower left of keyboard) + v and the clipboard history will show.

Now, u gotta get an appointment date. Once you click and the form opens do the following
Click in the first field (First Name) then hit windows button+v then click on your fist name in the history window and it will instantly fill on the form
Click in next field (last name) then hit windows + v then click on your last name in the clip history
Keep doing this until all fields filled then submit. Practice till u can do it fast. It's way faster once u learn how.

I figured this out cause every time I saw a new time, it would disappear before I could finish filling out the form and submit. Got frustrated after about 4x it was sniped from me. Hope this helps someone. PM me if u want help setting this up.

Once u have an appointment, add it to your calendar. Open the details and click on the link. It will open a page u can reschedule. Hit reschedule threw out the day to keep checking for new openings. Once it appears, you can just grab it without filling out the form again. I keep looking every day for cancellations No luck yet but hopefully soon.

If anybody has a married couple or 4 gun appointment soon they want to cancel please let me know.

Good Luck!!

If you are arranging an exchange or giving up an appointment, you should do it during off hours, not 8-4, less chance of someone else grabbing it.  Best if he texts you when he cancels and then you refresh.

Probably a dumb question but if I bought out of state and had it shipped to local FFL is that “out of state” or “local acquired” for the registration appointment? Thanks!

If you were the owner before shipping the firearm to a Hawaii FFL, there is no transfer taking place.  No need for a permit.  Only need to register as "out of state" firearm.

If, however, you bought it out of state while you were a Hawaii resident, and the FFL is transferring ownership from an out of state seller to you, then you need a permit.  You will register it like a local sale.  The Hawaii FFL will be the "seller" on the HPD permit/registration applications, as the FFL is transferring the firearm to you.