(a) A person carrying a firearm pursuant to a license issued under section 134-9 or in accordance with title 18 United States Code § 926B or 926C shall have in the person’s immediate possession:

Attorney's Note

Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
misdemeanorup to 1 year$2,000
petty misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $1,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-663

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 134-9.2

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Firearm: means any weapon, for which the operating force is an explosive, including but not limited to pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, automatic firearms, noxious gas projectors, mortars, bombs, and cannon. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 134-1
(1) The license issued under section 134-9 or documentation regarding the person’s qualifications under title 18 United States Code § 926B or 926C;
(2) Government-issued photo identification; and
(3) Except with respect to firearms that are a part of the official equipment of any federal agency as provided under section 134-11(b), documentary evidence that the firearm being carried is registered under this chapter,

and shall, upon request from a law enforcement officer, present government-issued photo identification and the license or credentials and evidence of registration.

(b) When a person carrying a firearm, including a person carrying a firearm pursuant to a license issued under section 134-9 or in accordance with title 18 United States Code § 926B or 926C, is stopped by a law enforcement officer or is a driver or passenger in a vehicle stopped by a law enforcement officer, the person carrying a firearm shall immediately disclose to the law enforcement officer that the person is carrying a firearm, and shall, upon request:

(1) Identify the specific location of the firearm; and
(2) Present to the law enforcement officer a license to carry a firearm issued under section 134-9 or documentation regarding the person’s qualifications under title 18 United States Code § 926B or 926C.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.