Taking rifle to Hawaii

06 January 2012, 03:54

geoff

Graybird,
Bringing a firearm to Hawaii is the same as traveling with a firearm to any other state. However, due to our anti-gun laws, you must apply for a permit and register the firearm at the respective county police depts. That will require that you have a hunter safety card or have taken a firearms safety course satisfactorily which allows you to obtain a letter of exemption to qualify you for a non-resident hunting license.

The waiting period to register the firearm is no less than 10 days. Usually by that time, you will have enjoyed your hunt and returned home. It is almost an impossible law to comply with. Most non-resident hunters don't even bother to try to comply and get the firearm registered. However, go the the State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Service site and make application for an exemption letter early so you can purchase the non-resident hunting license online.

Geoff

06 January 2012, 06:04

Flags

quote:
Originally posted by geoff:
Graybird,
Bringing a firearm to Hawaii is the same as traveling with a firearm to any other state. However, due to our anti-gun laws, you must apply for a permit and register the firearm at the respective county police depts. That will require that you have a hunter safety card or have taken a firearms safety course satisfactorily which allows you to obtain a letter of exemption to qualify you for a non-resident hunting license.

The waiting period to register the firearm is no less than 10 days. Usually by that time, you will have enjoyed your hunt and returned home. It is almost an impossible law to comply with. Most non-resident hunters don't even bother to try to comply and get the firearm registered. However, go the the State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Service site and make application for an exemption letter early so you can purchase the non-resident hunting license online.

Geoff

I know when I was stationed there, I took a .243 with me so I could hunt sheep and goats. The above advice is close to what I had to do back then. If my memory is right, the waiting period was 5 days then. But, that might have been because I was considered a resident for hunting purposes since I was stationed aboard ship in Pearl Harbor.

There is some surprisingly good hunting there. I took quite a few goats and hogs. Had a Mouflon tag for Lanai one year but the damn ship got underway and I couldn't use it. Good bird hunting as well.

06 January 2012, 21:29

JCS271

I just got back from Honolulu last week, their laws are EXTREME. You only have 3 days to register when you arrive.

http://honolulupd.org/info/gunlaw.htm

Unlike here in Montana where my local Walmart has 3 ar-15's in stock that are cash and carry. God I love this place!

Good Luck.

06 January 2012, 22:07

AnotherAZWriter

I recall hearing about a guy who was arrested in NY for possessing unregistered firearms.

It pays not to assume.

07 January 2012, 03:46

mt Al

I'm heading to Hawaii next month for "work". I went last year and saw a bajillion mongoose/mongeese without even looking for them. We went to Hanama Bay and they were walking in and out of the brush next to the paths.

If it was Montana we'd just pack a .22 and shoot the crud out of them.

Can you hunt/shoot them like a varmint in Hawaii? I would think you could bait them or something and have a ball.

Anyone know about this?

07 January 2012, 04:25

ravenr

sounds suspeciously like a hunting trip

07 January 2012, 04:47

graybird

quote:
Originally posted by ravenr:
sounds suspeciously like a hunting trip

Hunting trip? Nope got business over there.

Ok, I can't lie! Most of the trip is business! As a matter of fact, it's all business!!! I hope to have a little business meeting with a black Hawaiian ram while I'm over there!!

07 January 2012, 07:18

I leave for a hunt over there in 10 days. After looking over their gun laws I made a deal with the outfitter to rent a rifle. I had to get an exemption to their hunters safety certification in order to buy a hunting license. It is certainly different from anywhere I've hunted before. I hope it's worth it.

09 January 2012, 20:07

OLBIKER

I do not want to live in.or even visit a State where you have to register your firearms.Talk about Big Bro!!!!!

11 January 2012, 00:35

geoff

OLBIKER,
What soothes the repulsive firearms registration laws are the balmy weather, lush vegetation, phenomenal beaches, and the half-naked women walking around.

Geoff

16 January 2012, 01:13

Wstrnhuntr

NEVER take a firearm into a LIBERAL state without first checking local laws. The 2nd amendment means nothing to them.

17 January 2012, 22:56

JCS271

quote:
Originally posted by geoff:
OLBIKER,
What soothes the repulsive firearms registration laws are the balmy weather, lush vegetation, phenomenal beaches, and the half-naked women walking around.

Geoff

I kinda prefer the four seasons, lush vegetation, phenomenal mountains and beautiful ARMED women of Montana!