Maybe a little off-topic, but still a question on current status of an older Hawaii Hunters Ed. card.

I have an old card. I am not planning to purchase "anything" new, long gun or hand gun, currently, or in the future.

Question, as far as these new laws, as a gun owner, no need to take any new so-called courses as a previous registered gun owner?

Lmk, aloha!

Your old HE card is still good for obtaining a hunting license. No further courses are required.

Mahalo!

Just following up on my prior post regarding valid online hunter education training to be able to obtain a long gun Permit to Acquire with HPD's updated regs:

I completed the NRA's free online hunter ed training (https://nra.yourlearningportal.com/Course/HuntersEdActivityInfoPage), which is accepted by a couple dozen states' game & fish departments for hunter licensing (though Hawaii is not listed on their website). I had previously hunted in New Mexico and already had a customer ID number with them, so applied the NRA training to their state hunter ed program. I completed the online course in a couple days, and when I finished, was able to download a certificate from the NRA hunter ed training portal that gave the date the course was completed. I logged back in to the NM game & fish website and went to my account page, and they'd assigned me a NM hunter ed certificate number. They don't mail out anything, but I was able to download a printable pocket card with my name, NM customer ID, and NM hunter ed numbers.

I printed out the NRA training certificate (with date of completion) and NM hunter ed pocket card (with certificate number) and took these items down to HPD, along with my original Hawaii hunter ed certificate from 2007. I was successfully able to pick up my long gun PTA today with these documents.

Keep in mind that the NRA's online training does not technically qualify for a State of Hawaii hunting license. It did work for me, but your mileage may vary... the whims of the good folks working HPD's firearms division may vary like the weather, so caveat emptor. But for now, this presents a potential no-cost option to obtain required (updated) hunter's ed training every four years for the purposes of getting a long gun PTA.

I completed hunter-ed paid course on dec 26, 2023. Still waiting for my hunters education card from DLNR, 6 weeks later. Card was supposed to be sent to me within 1-3 weeks.

I completed hunter-ed paid course on dec 26, 2023. Still waiting for my hunters education card from DLNR, 6 weeks later. Card was supposed to be sent to me within 1-3 weeks.

I completed mine in Nov and no card yet.  I guess I should call and follow up

If you don't want to wait or can find yours, for $5 you can print a duplicate:
https://gohunthawaii.ehawaii.gov/public/create-replacement-request-online.html

Also the advantage is that you will have a pdf of the certificate and card.

I completed mine in Nov and no card yet.  I guess I should call and follow up

I completed mine dec 26th. Called dlnr hunters ed department today and left a voice message. They called me back pretty quickly and asked if I needed it for permit to acquire. I said I already had a permit and was just doing this early for PTA reasons, and that I was just checking up on it. The person mentioned that they are backed up and told me to check my email. They emailed me a copy and the email also states the hardcopy will be coming in the mail.

just fyi.

I completed mine dec 26th. Called dlnr hunters ed department today and left a voice message. They called me back pretty quickly and asked if I needed it for permit to acquire. I said I already had a permit and was just doing this early for PTA reasons, and that I was just checking up on it. The person mentioned that they are backed up and told me to check my email. They emailed me a copy and the email also states the hardcopy will be coming in the mail.

just fyi.

one time, last year (2023), I needed a new hardcopy, immediately, for a pending PTA.  I went to their actual office during business hours, Pearl City, by the old Buzz's Steak House, and the gal there printed it up right there on the spot, $5 fee.  Very helpful.

one time, last year (2023), I needed a new hardcopy, immediately, for a pending PTA.  I went to their actual office during business hours, Pearl City, by the old Buzz's Steak House, and the gal there printed it up right there on the spot, $5 fee.  Very helpful.

I was really surprised by the quick call back and email. It sucks that they caught a stray from sb1230. They probably have hundreds(maybe thousands?) of hunters ed applications that are only there because people need to use it for PTA due to sb1230.

I was really surprised by the quick call back and email. It sucks that they caught a stray from sb1230. They probably have hundreds(maybe thousands?) of hunters ed applications that are only there because people need to use it for PTA due to sb1230.

Is hunters ed free?  If it isn't, then I"m sure SB1230 helped them generate more revenue.