Gun Laws
Below are direct links to Hawaii’s state firearms and weapons laws.
CHAPTER 134: FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND DANGEROUS WEAPONS
HRS Chapter 134 — Part I: General Regulations
This section provides direct links to all statutes contained in Part I of Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 134. All links direct to the official Hawaiʻi State Legislature website.
- §134-1 — Definitions
- §134-2 — Permits to acquire
- §134-2.5 — Permits for motion picture films or television program production
- §134-3 — Registration; mandatory; exceptions
- §134-3.5 — Disclosure for firearm permit and registration purposes
- §134-4 — Transfer; possession of firearms
- §134-5 — Possession by licensed hunters and minors; target shooting; game hunting
- §134-6.5 — Relief from federal firearms mental health prohibitor
- §134-7 — Ownership, possession, or control prohibited; penalty
- §134-7.2 — Prohibition against seizure of firearms or ammunition during emergencies or disasters
- §134-7.3 — Seizure of firearms upon disqualification
- §134-7.5 — Seizure of firearms in domestic abuse situations; requirements; return
- §134-7.7 — Sale of ammunition to a person under twenty-one; prohibition; penalty
- §134-8 — Ownership, possession, or control of automatic firearms, silencers, etc.; prohibited
- §134-8.5 — Bump fire stocks, multiburst trigger activators, or trigger cranks; prohibition
- §134-9 — Licenses to carry
- §134-9.1 — Carrying or possessing a firearm in certain locations; prohibited
- §134-9.2 — Duty to maintain possession of license while carrying; duty to disclose
- §134-9.3 — Leaving unsecured firearm in an unattended vehicle; penalty
- §134-9.4 — Unlawful conduct while carrying a firearm; penalty
- §134-9.5 — Carrying or possessing a firearm on private property of another without authorization
- §134-9.6 — Annual report on licenses to carry
- §134-9.7 — Failure to conceal a firearm by a concealed carry licensee; penalty
- §134-10 — Alteration of identification marks prohibited
- §134-10.2 — Manufacturing, purchasing, or obtaining firearm parts to assemble unserialized firearm
- §134-10.5 — Secure storage of firearms
- §134-11 — Exemptions
- §134-12.5 — Forfeiture of firearms, ammunition, deadly or dangerous weapons
- §134-13 — Revocation of permits and licenses
- §134-14 — Report
- §134-15 — Restriction of materials for manufacture of pistols or revolvers
- §134-17 — Penalties
- §134-18 — Qualified immunity for physicians and medical professionals
- §134-21 — Carrying or use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony; penalty
- §134-21.5 — Carrying of a firearm in the commission of a separate misdemeanor; penalty
- §134-22 — Possession of a firearm with intent to facilitate the commission of a felony drug offense; penalty
- §134-23 — Place to keep loaded firearms other than pistols and revolvers; penalty
- §134-24 — Place to keep unloaded firearms other than pistols and revolvers; penalty
- §134-25 — Place to keep pistol or revolver; penalty
- §134-26 — Carrying or possessing a loaded firearm on a public highway; penalty
- §134-27 — Place to keep ammunition; penalty
- §134-28 — Explosive devices; prohibitions; penalty
- §134-29 — Reporting lost, stolen, or destroyed firearms; penalties
HRS Chapter 134 — Part II: Firearms, Dealers’ Licenses
This section provides direct links to all statutes contained in Part II of Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 134. All links direct to the official Hawaiʻi State Legislature website.
- §134-31 — License to sell and manufacture firearms; fee
- §134-32 — License to sell and manufacture firearms; conditions
- §134-33 — Punishment for violations of section 134-32
- §134-34 — National emergency; when
- §134-35 — Notice of responsibility to securely store firearm
HRS Chapter 134 — Part III: Dangerous Weapons
This section provides direct links to all statutes contained in Part III of Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 134. All links direct to the official Hawaiʻi State Legislature website.
- §134-51 — Deadly or dangerous weapons; prohibitions; penalty
- §134-52 — Switchblade knives; prohibitions; penalty
- §134-53 — Butterfly knives; prohibitions; penalty
HRS Chapter 134 — Part IV: Gun Violence Protective Orders
This section provides direct links to all statutes contained in Part IV of Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 134. All links direct to the official Hawaiʻi State Legislature website.
- §134-61 — Definitions
- §134-62 — Court jurisdiction
- §134-63 — Commencement of action; forms
- §134-64 — Ex parte gun violence protective order
- §134-65 — One-year gun violence protective order after notice and hearing
- §134-66 — Termination and renewal
- §134-67 — Relinquishment of firearms and ammunition
- §134-68 — Return and disposal of firearms or ammunition
- §134-69 — Reporting of order to Hawaii criminal justice data center
- §134-70 — Penalties
- §134-71 — Law enforcement to retain other authority
- §134-72 — Lack of liability for failure to seek order
HRS Chapter 134 — Part V: Electric Guns
This section provides direct links to all statutes contained in Part V of Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 134. All links direct to the official Hawaiʻi State Legislature website.
- §134-81 — Definitions
- §134-82 — Restrictions on use, sale, offer for sale, distribution, and transfer of electric guns and cartridges
- §134-83 — License to sell, offer to sell, distribute, or otherwise transfer electric guns or cartridges; fee
- §134-84 — Sale, offer for sale, distribution, or transfer of electric guns or cartridges
- §134-85 — Disposal of electric gun or cartridge
- §134-86 — Ownership or possession prohibited
- §134-87 — Exemptions
- §134-88 — Storage of electric gun; responsibility with respect to minors
- §134-89 — Carrying or use of electric gun in commission of separate misdemeanor
- §134-90 — Carrying or use of electric gun in commission of separate felony
HRS Chapter 134 — Part VI: Firearm Industry Responsibility
This section provides direct links to all statutes contained in Part VI of Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 134. All links direct to the official Hawaiʻi State Legislature website.
- §134-101 — Definitions
- §134-102 — Firearm industry members; standards of conduct
- §134-103 — Violations; who may sue; relief
- §134-104 — Interpretation of part
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