§486M-2  Record of transactions.  (a)  Every dealer, or the agent, employee, or representative of the dealer, shall, immediately upon receipt of any article, record the following information, on an electronic recordkeeping form or a paper form authorized by the chief of police in each county:

     (1)  The name and address of the dealer;

     (2)  The name, residence address, date of birth, and age of the person from whom the article was received;

     (3)  The date and time the article was received by the dealer;

     (4)  The signature of the person from whom the article was received;

     (5)  The Hawaii driver’s license number, or if the person does not possess a Hawaii driver’s license, the number of and description of any government issued identification that bears a photograph of the person from whom the article was received;

     (6)  A photograph of the person from whom the article was received;

     (7)  Either a complete and accurate description of the article received, including all markings, names, initials, inscriptions, and unique identifying markings, such as serial numbers or emblem numbers, or photographs accurately depicting the article received, including all markings, names, initials, inscriptions, and unique identifying markings, such as serial numbers or emblem numbers;

     (8)  A reasonable estimate of the fineness and weights of the precious and semiprecious metals and precious and semiprecious gems received;

     (9)  The price paid by the dealer for each article; and

    (10)  A signed copy of any pawn transaction agreement made pursuant to part V of chapter 445, if any.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 486M-2

  • Article: means any previously owned good or chattel, including, but not limited to, precious or semiprecious metals or precious or semiprecious gems. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486M-1
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Dealer: means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity who engages in a business which includes the buying of previously owned [articles,] and includes any pawnbroker or secondhand dealer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486M-1
  • Government issued identification: means :

         (1)  A passport issued by the United States of America;

         (2)  A [driver's] license issued pursuant to any state or District of Columbia law;

         (3)  An identification card issued by any state or local government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or

         (4)  An identification card issued by any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States of America. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486M-1

  • Pawnbroker: means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity who advances for interest or for or in expectation of profit, gain, or reward any sum of money upon security of any goods or chattels taken by such person by way of pawn or pledge, and includes any person subject to part V of chapter 445. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486M-1

     (b)  Upon request and at the discretion of the chief of police of each county, copies of all completed forms required by this section shall be surrendered, mailed, or electronically inputted and transmitted via modem or by facsimile transmittal to the chief of police or to the chief of police’s authorized representative.  The chief of police of each county or the chief of police’s authorized representative shall determine the method of submission for recordkeeping, whether the submissions be by electronic forms or paper forms; provided that, in any county with a population of five hundred thousand or more, completed forms shall be submitted free of charge through a webpage, online service, or online application established by the county police department or any other agency as designated by the county.

     (c)  The requirements for a photograph of the person from whom the article was received, the submission of recordkeeping by electronic means through a webpage, online service, or online application, and the submission of a photograph of the person from whom the article was received shall not apply to any dealer, or dealer’s agent, employee, or representative, where the dealer first obtained a pawnbroker or secondhand license on or before January 1, 2002, and has continuously operated a pawnbroker or secondhand business that is open to the public and has a physical address since January 1, 2002.