State Gun Laws

In Hawai‘i, a crime of violence is any offense under federal or state law that involves:

• injury or threat of injury to another person; 
• the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against a person or property; or
• creating a substantial risk of causing bodily injury.¹

The following state crimes are specifically included in the definition:

• reckless endangering in the second degree;
• terroristic threatening in the second degree;
• sexual assault in the fourth degree;
• endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree;
• endangering the welfare of an incompetent person;
• harassment (subsection(1)(a));
• harassment by stalking; and
• criminal solicitation or criminal conspiracy for any of the crimes of violence listed above.¹

A crime of violence also includes any similar offenses under federal law, or the law of another state or territory.¹ 

¹ Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-1