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Legal Information: Hawai‘i

State Gun Laws

Laws current as of September 10, 2025

If the abuser has been charged with or convicted of a crime, can s/he keep or buy a gun?

Hawai‘i state law says that a person cannot have or buy a gun if s/he:

  1. has been convicted of, or is being prosecuted for:
    • a felony;
    • a criminal offense relating to firearms;
    • any crime of violence; or
    • the illegal sale or distribution of any drug;
  2. is under 25 and was found by a family court to have committed:
    • a felony;
    • two or more crimes of violence; or
    • an illegal sale of any drug; or
  3. is a fugitive from justice.1

Note: A person who has been found not guilty of a crime because of a mental disorder also cannot have or buy a gun, unless medical documents say that s/he no longer has the mental disorder.2

Also, federal laws, which apply to all states, restrict a person’s right to have a gun under certain circumstances. Go to Federal Gun Laws to get more information.

1 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-7(a), (b), (d)
2 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-7(c)

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