Hawaii Hunter Education Program

Hard to say anything that hasn’t been said by previous reviews, but we will say the intructors are a great group of guys! They are well versed and just full of knowledge and experience. They take time to answer all questions asked and make the class enjoyable.
The location is ok, although parking can be explained a bit in the welcome letter they mail out because all spots in the area are marked either reserved or 2 hour limit. We drove around for five minutes looking for a place to park and finally just took up a 2 hour limit spot… no other choice. Didn’t get towed, so no big deal, but that is frustrating.
Second, the club or something underneath the classroom was shaking the walls with the loud music, so that was a bit of a distraction. Nothing the instructors can help, but it’s maybe worth mentioning.
Great class though, and I’m sure we’ll walk away better hunters with a better set of skills under out belt.

Totally agree with the previous review. Great instructors and content! Instructors are ALL volunteers and have a passion for all of the content that they teach. Classes are now held twice a month. There are 2 day classes and 3 day classes available. Be sure to call 2 months in advance on the first day of the month for class registration. Class dates and times are listed on their website and updated regularly. The e-​brochure on their site is also very informative.
The hunters education certification is also valid for your entire lifetime (this certificate is valid in all 50 states btw). So if u want to get a hunting license or purchase a firearm in Hawaii this is a definite must. Did I also mention that this course is totally FREE?!? Children 11 and older may also earn their certification but must be accompanied by and adult. You may also take a gamble and be on standby (make sure u arrive early). Our class had about 20 standbys that were able to attend the course. A heavy sweater or jacket is definitely a must. Tests are graded and the results are given in about 10 min upon completion. They tell you that you should receive your certificate and patch in the mail within 2 – 3 weeks, but my family and I were fortunate to have received ours in about a week.
Hope that the state will be able to continue this particular program indefinitely.

My brother and I attended this two day course for our Hawaii Hunting Licenses. The staff here are friendly and nice and they’re all volunters! I couldn’t believe that they would take their friday and saturdays off of work just to teach a whole class for hunting. This course is once a month because of this though, it’s located in the Nimits Shopping Plaza on the second floor of where Eagle’s Café is. It’s in a small two room office facility very well air conditioned so bring a heavy duty sweater or jacket like I did. If you don’t register you can stand bye. Which majority of the students that attend are standbys. They go over a full review of hunting and at the end of the two day course you take a 100 point test which you can only get 25 wrong to pass. Loves it! I’m officially a hunter now YEEEEBUDDY! ;)