Issuing Hunting Licenses

Question 1

When must license agents pay for hunting licenses and wildlife stamps?

Answer 1

In advance

Question 2

How long do you have to live in Hawaii to qualify for a Resident license

Answer 2

Resided in Hawaii continuously for one year or more

Question 3

Who else can have a resident hunting license?

Answer 3

Military personnel who are on active duty including their spouses and dependents

Question 4

Who doesn’t need to provide a hunter’s education card when purchasing a hunting license?

Answer 4

Those born before January 1, 1972

Those who can show proof of having obtained a State of Hawaii hunting license prior to July 1, 1990.

Question 5

When are license agents authorized to sell non-resident hunting licenses?

Answer 5

When the hunter provides a hunter education card from another state along with a picture ID

Question 6

If non-residents have unrecognized Hunter Education cards, who should be called?

Answer 6

Honolulu Hunter Education Office @ 587-0200

Question 7

When wouldn’t a Senior Citizen or Kalaupapa resident with Hansen’s Disease not receive a free license?

Answer 7

Customer doesn’t have proof of age and Hawaii residency

Question 8

What should the licensing agent only complete on the customer’s hunter license?

Answer 8

Everything except for the licensee’s signature

Question 9

Why is the social security number required?

Answer 9

The social security numbers will be used solely for identification purposes to enforce child support legislation

Question 10

What should you do if the applicant is a non-resident with an approved Hunter Education Card from outside Hawaii?

Answer 10

Cross out Hawaii where it says Hunter Education Card Number and write in the State’s name

Question 11

What do you do if the licensee is a minor (below the age of 18)?

Answer 11

The license must be countersigned by a parent of guardian

Question 12

What can you do if a parent or guardian wants to purchase a license for his or her dependent minor but the minor is not present?

Answer 12

The parent/guardian can enter the minor’s name where it says signature of licensee and write “by” and sign his or her own name where it says parent or guardian.

Question 13

How do you void a hunting license?

Answer 13

Print the word VOID across the face of the voided license forms and stamps
List the voided licenses and stamps on the License Agent’s Collection Schedule.

Question 14

Where does the game bird hunting stamp go?

Answer 14

In the lower left cover of the back of the license

Question 15

There are four copies of each hunting license, where do each of these copies go? (white, duplicate white, canary, goldenrod)

Answer 15

The original top copy goes to the licensee, the white copy and the canary copy go to Fiscal, and the goldenrod copy stays in the book.

Question 16

Why are special hunting tags required in some areas?

Answer 16

Special permits and tags help to…
Manage the number of animals taken from an area
Distribute hunting pressure among several areas
Limit the hunters in an area for their own safety
Provide data about the interests and success rates of hunters

Question 17

How old do you have to be to qualify for a free Senior citizen’s license?

Answer 17

65 years or older

Question 18

How long is a Hunting License valid?

Answer 18

From the date it was purchased until June 30th of the next year

Question 19

Why aren’t all hunting licenses free?

Answer 19

The amount of money that the Hawaii State Legislature allocated to DLNR/DOFAW is insufficient to run Hawaii’s hunting section of it’s wildlife program. The funds received are put into the Wildlife Revolving Fund and is used on wildlife projects throughout the state, but primarily on public hunting.