NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes chapter 91, of a public hearing to be held by the Honolulu Police Department (“HPD”) for the purpose of adopting Rules governing Firearm Permits and Licenses.

DATE/TIME OF PUBLIC HEARING

Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: First floor Conference Room A, HPD Alapai Headquarters, 801 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96813

TOPICS OF PROPOSED RULES

The purpose of this public hearing is to amend Chapter 15 of the Rules of the Chief of Police, HPD, entitled “Firearms Permits and Licenses.” The proposal is to repeal existing §§15-1 through 15-11 and promulgate new rules §§15-12 through 15-28. The proposed rules are intended to:

• Set forth a clear process for applicants to obtain permits to acquire firearms and to register firearms;
• Set forth a clear process and criteria (including testing, training, and background check requirements) for detectives, investigators, and guards to obtain licenses to carry firearms while on-duty, along with requirements for detective and guard agencies with armed employees;
• Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, set forth a clear process and criteria (including testing, training, and background check requirements) for applicants to obtain licenses to carry firearms outside the home, whether concealed or unconcealed;
• Provide substantive guidelines for carrying a firearm outside the home, including the manner in which a firearm shall be carried, a requirement to carry one’s license on one’s person, and a requirement to carry no more than one firearm at a time;
• Set forth a clear process and criteria for certification of instructors to teach firearm safety and administer the required testing for applicants for licenses to carry;
• Set forth a clear process for renewing licenses; and
• Provide the circumstances under which licenses to carry and instructor certifications will be revoked and the appeal process for denials and revocations.