Ok I know we now have to take a class to get a certificate so we can purchase handguns.  My question is if I previously purchased a handgun back in the 80's, do I still have to go through that class to get certified or am I some how "grandfathered" in so that I do not have to go through that process?  Anyone know? 

If you haven't taken the class before, you gotta take it to buy one today.

gotta take it.

If you want to purchase a handgun within the state of Hawaii, you have to meet the training criteria.  Taking a class from an NRA instructor is one avenue.  Taking the state-run hunter's safety class is another.  And, if you are military, getting a letter from your commanding officer is yet another.  But you must have one of these things to buy a handgun from someone within our state lines.

Now, if you travel to another state where you can legally buy a firearm, then return home with it, that's a different story. 

But there's no grandfathering because you bought a gun before the law went into effect.