A hcf approach controller reported the tower controller approved an aircraft's request for direct to...

Attributes
ACN	1659282
Time
Date	201906
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	HCF.TRACON
State Reference	HI
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Other Instrument Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 26.0
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

Aircraft X requested direct to the final approach fix from the tower. The tower approved it; then called to tell me what the aircraft X was doing. I think I said 'he can't do that.' the aircraft was already below the minimum vectoring altitude; no instructions on my part would have corrected it. The aircraft X continued on the approach after the final approach fix without incident. Remind the pilot not to ask for short cuts on an instrument approach procedure. Remind the VFR controller not to make those kind of decisions without coordinating with center.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HCF Approach Controller reported the Tower Controller approved an aircraft's request for direct to the Final Approach Fix which placed the aircraft below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude.

Narrative: Aircraft X requested direct to the Final Approach Fix from the Tower. The Tower approved it; then called to tell me what the Aircraft X was doing. I think I said 'He can't do that.' The aircraft was already below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude; no instructions on my part would have corrected it. The Aircraft X continued on the approach after the Final Approach Fix without incident. Remind the pilot not to ask for short cuts on an instrument approach procedure. Remind the VFR controller not to make those kind of decisions without coordinating with center.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A hcf approach controller reported the tower controller approved an aircraft's request for direct to the final approach fix which placed the aircraft below the minimum vectoring altitude.