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3968 HALAU ST IN LIHUE, HAWAII

LOOKING TO OBTAIN A FIREARM?

STEP ONE

YOU MUST BE A RESIDENT OF KAUAI

YOU MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD / YOU MUST HAVE A VALID GOVERNMENT ID / YOU MUST NOT BE CONVICTED OF ANY FELONY CHARGES OR HAVE ANY CURRENT RESTRAINING ORDERS OF ANY KIND. FULL INFORMATION FROM ATF AVAILABLE HERE / HAWAII HERE

STEP TWO

OBTAIN A SAFETY TRAINING AFFIDAVIT FROM A KPD VERIFIED INSTRUCTOR

IF PLAN TO ONLY PURCHASE LONG GUN/RIFLE YOU MAY USE THE HAWAII HUNTERS EDUCATION CERTIFICATION, COMPLETED WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF YOUR PERMIT TO AQUIRE APPLICATION.

LIST OF INSTRUCTORS AVAILABLE HERE

STEP THREE

APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO AQUIRE

IF IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME APPLYING FOR A PERMIT TO AQUIRE, YOU MUST GO TO THE KAUAI POLICE DEPARTMENT’S FIREARM DEPARTMENT LOCATED IN LIHUE AT 3990 Kaana St #200, Lihue, HI 96766 TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND FINGERPRINTED. WE RECOMMEND YOU DO YOUR LONG GUN PERMIT FIRST. IF YOU WANT A HANDGUN, THE PROCESS IS THE SAME BUT YOU MUST PRE-PURCHASE THE HANDGUN.

BRING WITH YOU:

GOVERNMENT ID

SAFETY AFFIDAVIT

PERMIT TO AQUIRE APPLICATION (AVAILABLE ONLINE OR AT KPD)

The fingerprint fee is $43.25 and processing fee of $43.25. Only a Cashier’s Check or a Money Order Accepted. Make two separate payable to Hawai’i Criminal Justice Data Center and Director of Finance. NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED.

LET THEM KNOW YOU ARE THERE FOR A PERMIT TO AQUIRE AND IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME.

THEY WILL DO THE BACKGROUND CHECK AND EMAIL YOU YOUR PERMIT TO AQUIRE IN 14-41 DAYS

STEP FOUR

PICK OUT YOUR FIREARM

ONCE YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR PERMIT TO AQUIRE A LONG GUN IT IS VALID FOR ONE YEAR, FOR ANY NUMBER OF LONG GUNS.

YOU MAY PURCHASE ANY FIREARM ONLINE AND HAVE IT SHIPPED TO US (OR ANY OTHER FFL, FEDERAL FIREARM LICENSEE) FOR A TRANSFER FEE. OR YOU MAY PURCHASE ONE FROM OUR INVENTORY.

YOU HAVE FIVE DAYS TO REGISTER YOUR FIREARM WITH KPD / THIS INVOLVES SENDING THE PREVIOUS REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER PAPERWORK BY EMAIL TO KPDFIREARMS@KAUAI.GOV

IF YOU PURCHASE A RIFLE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS NOT AN FFL / YOU WILL NEED TO BRING THE FIREARM TO KPD IN PERSON.

YOU WANT A HANDGUN?

THE REASON WHY YOU NEED TO PRE-PURCHASE IT IS BECAUSE A HANDGUN PERMIT TO AQUIRE IS SERIAL NUMBER SPECIFIC, MEANING THAT PERMIT IS ONLY VALID TO USE FOR ONE SPECIFIED HANDGUN. THEREFORE YOU MUST PURCHASE THE HANDGUN FIRST TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION THAT KPD WILL NEED TO ISSUE YOU YOUR PERMIT TO AQUIRE. THAT INFORMATION IS:

SERIAL NUMBER / CALIBER / MANUFACTURER / MODEL / ACTION / BARREL LENGTH / FFL INFORMATION FROM FFL YOU BOUGHT FROM