Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-9.2
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[ §134-9.2] Duty to maintain possession of license while carrying a firearm; duty to disclose; penalty. (a) A person carrying a firearm pursuant to a license issued under section 134-9 or in accordance with title 18 United States Code section 926B or 926C shall have in the person's immediate possession:
(1) The license issued under section 134-9 or documentation regarding the person's qualifications under title 18 United States Code section 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 section 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 section 926B or 926C.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. [L 2023, c 52, pt of §2]
(1) The license issued under section 134-9 or documentation regarding the person's qualifications under title 18 United States Code section 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 section 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 section 926B or 926C.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. [L 2023, c 52, pt of §2]
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