Kauai police shorten firearms registration hours for staff training
Firearms registration at KPD will run only 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 16-18, so residents with same-day deadlines need to avoid the usual morning trip.
Kauai residents who need firearms registration at the police station will have a much shorter window from June 16 through June 18, with service limited to 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. because of staff training. The usual morning hours will not be available during that stretch, and regular service is set to resume Friday, June 19.
The change matters most for anyone trying to meet Hawaii’s firearms registration rules on a tight timeline. The KPD Firearms Section says registration must be initiated within 5 days, and all personal firearms brought into Hawaii must be physically inspected by KPD personnel at the time of registration.
KPD said the adjustment applies only to the firearms registration window. The KPD Records Section will not be affected, so residents with unrelated records matters should still be able to use that counter as usual.
Under normal operations, the Firearms Section is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding state and federally observed holidays. The June 16-18 schedule cuts out the early hours that many working residents rely on, which could push more traffic into the midday period and make a wasted trip more likely for anyone who does not check first.
The firearms office is at the main police station, 3990 Kaana Street, Suite 200, in Līhue. KPD lists (808) 241-1663 and kpdfirearms@kauai.gov for questions about registration, hours or service status.
The temporary change follows the same pattern KPD has used before when staff training affects public counter hours. A January 10, 2025 county notice listed firearms hours at 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays and Records hours at 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., while an August 20, 2025 notice showed the department adjusting Records service for training without affecting firearms registration.
For residents planning a registration trip, the safest move is to verify the abbreviated hours before heading to Līhue, then plan for the midday-only window if the service is needed during those three days. The shortened schedule ends June 18, and the normal weekday hours return the next day.
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