HPD Firearms Registration is at 801 South Beretania in downtown Honolulu. The Firearms Unit is open

Monday thru Friday 7:45 am to 4 pm. Street parking is available on the left side of Beretania after 8:30 am.

There is an underground garage with limited stalls, entry to garage is behind the HPD building. Bring quarters.

Per quarter street: 20 min; in garage: 10 min. First-time applicants: photo and FBI fingerprint card is required.

In this picture, HPD's main entrance is to the left. Directly ahead is the entrance to Records and the Firearms Unit.

What prevents one from owning and registering firearms?

Any current restraining orders, crimes of violence or domestic violence convictions

Any felony convictions or outstanding warrants

Minimum requirements for firearm ownership

All applicants and registrants must be US citizens and 21 years of age

If born abroad, proof of citizenship (US passport or naturalization papers) is required

Permits to aquire procedures

Handgun: Notarized certificate from course requirement, receipt-details of handgun(s), valid pic ID, $30.25 fingerprinting, photograph, fill out forms. Return to HPD firearms unit after two weeks; pick up the ‘handgun

permit to aquire’, have dealer/seller sign permit, bring handgun(s) back to firearms unit and have handgun(s)

verified and registration forms completed. Active military personel may be able to have a certificate of training

typed by commanding officer and notarized, based on a particular format. Otherwise: handgun course info

Rifle and Shotgun: Fill out general forms, two week waiting period, then return to HPD firearms unit;

pick up ‘rifle and shotgun permit to aquire’ which is valid for one year. When purchasing rifles and shotguns,

dealer/seller confirms purchaser's 'rifle and shotgun permit to aquire', then purchaser brings those long gun(s)

 and valid picture ID back to firearms unit to have long gun(s) verified and registration forms completed.

-  sample certificate for military personel  -