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2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 132D. Fireworks › 132D-16.7 Display stop order.

§132D-16.7 Display stop order.
A county fire chief is authorized to immediately revoke or suspend any permit issued under section 132D-16 for display of display fireworks, articles pyrotechnic, or aerial devices within the fire chief's county for the following reasons:
(1) Adverse climatic or atmospheric conditions;
(2) The issuance of red flag warnings; or
(3) Any other conditions determined to make the display potentially hazardous to persons or property. [L 2011, c 127, pt of §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 132D. Fireworks › 132D-17.5 County ordinances.

§132D-17.5 County ordinances.
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect a county fireworks ordinance; provided that the ordinance is at least as stringent in the control or prohibition of fireworks as the law under this chapter.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a county from enacting ordinances that are more stringent in the control or prohibition of fireworks than this chapter. [L 2010, c 170, §1]
Case Notes
Honolulu city ordinance prohibiting the importation of consumer fireworks into Honolulu was an ordinance that was "more stringent in the control or prohibition of fireworks" enacted within the city's power granted under this chapter. 796 F. Supp. 2d 1261 (2011).
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 132D. Fireworks › 132D-20 Enforcement; probable cause for arrest.

§132D-20 Enforcement; probable cause for arrest.
(a) This chapter shall be enforced by each county. The counties are authorized to enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Arrests for offenses under this chapter or under a county fireworks ordinance shall be made in compliance with chapter 803. The facts and circumstances to establish probable cause for an arrest may include but are not limited to:
(1) Statements from individuals who witnessed the offense, even if those individuals are not law enforcement officers; and
(2) Photographs, video recordings, or other recordings that show the commission of the offense and can be authenticated by one or more witnesses; provided that a recording made using an unmanned aerial vehicle shall be exempt from the requirement of authentication by one or more witnesses.
For the purposes of this subsection:
"Other recording" includes any photograph or a video made using an unmanned aerial vehicle.
"Unmanned aerial vehicle" means any aerial vehicle that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention within or on the aerial vehicle. The term "unmanned aerial vehicle" does not include a remote-controlled airplane. [L 1994, c 180, pt of §1; am L 2000, c 233, §15; am L 2019, c 248, §3]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 132D. Fireworks › 132D-21 Health care facilities; report of fireworks and articles pyrotechnic incidents.

§132D-21 Health care facilities; report of fireworks and articles pyrotechnic incidents.
Health care facilities in this State shall report all incidents of serious injuries and fatalities caused by legal and illegal fireworks or articles pyrotechnic to the department of health and the police department of the county in which the person was attended or treated. All reports shall be in writing or in the manner specified by the department of health.
As used in this section, "health care facilities" includes any outpatient clinic, emergency room, or physician's office, private or public, whether organized for profit or not, used, operated, or designed to provide medical diagnosis, treatment, nursing, rehabilitative, or preventive care to any person or persons. The term includes but is not limited to health care facilities that are commonly referred to as hospitals, extended care and rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, hospices for the terminally ill that require licensure or certification by the department of health, kidney disease treatment centers, including freestanding hemodialysis units, outpatient clinics, organized ambulatory health care facilities, emergency care facilities and centers, home health agencies, health maintenance organizations, and others providing similarly organized services regardless of nomenclature. [L 2000, c 117, §1; am L 2006, c 183, §19]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-2.5 Permits for motion picture films or television program production.

§134-2.5 Permits for motion picture films or television program production.
(a) Upon a finding that public safety is not endangered, the chief of police of the appropriate county may issue permits, initially valid for a period of one year and renewable annually thereafter, for the possession, transportation, or use, with blank cartridges, of firearms or explosives solely as props for motion picture films or television program production upon a showing that good cause exists for the issuance of a permit to the applicant and upon sufficient proof of a federal firearms license and a state film permit required under section 201-3. No permit shall be issued to a person who is under twenty years of age or who is disqualified under section 134-7.
(b) Applications for permits shall be in writing, signed by the individual applicant or by a member or officer qualified to sign if the applicant is a firm or corporation, and shall state the name, business in which engaged, business address, and a full description of the use to which the firearms or explosives are to be put, including the names of the persons who will actually use the props. The application shall also require the fingerprinting and photographing of the applicant. Applications and permits shall be uniform throughout the State on forms prescribed by the attorney general.
(c) The attorney general shall establish rules pursuant to chapter 91 concerning security requirements for storing and transporting firearms or explosives for which permits are issued. Permits shall be issued only upon a showing of the applicant's ability to meet these security requirements.
(d) A fee of $50 should be charged for each permit issued under this section.
(e) Every applicant to whom a permit is issued shall keep it on the applicant's person or at the place where the firearms or explosives are stored. The permit, firearms and explosives, shall be available for inspection by any law enforcement officer or any other person designated by the respective chief of police.
(f) Every firearm or explosive for which a permit is issued shall bear a unique identifying number. If the firearm or explosive does not bear a unique identifying number, the chief of police of the appropriate county shall assign a number that shall be stamped or placed thereon.
(g) The chief of police of the respective county shall revoke permits issued under this section any time it appears that the holder of the permit has used the firearms or explosives for purposes other than those allowed by the permit or that the holder of the permit has not exercised great care in retaining custody of any firearms or explosive possessed under the permit. [L 1988, c 272, §3]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-3.5 Disclosure for firearm permit and registration purposes.

§134-3.5 Disclosure for firearm permit and registration purposes.
A health care provider or public health authority shall disclose health information, including protected health care information, relating to an individual's mental health history, to the appropriate county chief of police in response to a request for the information from the chief of police; provided that:
(1) The information shall be used only for the purpose of evaluating the individual's fitness to acquire or own a firearm; and
(2) The individual has signed a waiver permitting release of the health information for that purpose. [L 2001, c 252, §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-4 Transfer, possession of firearms.

§134-4 Transfer, possession of firearms.
(a) No transfer of any rifle having a barrel length of sixteen inches or over or any shotgun having a barrel length of eighteen inches or over, whether usable or unusable, serviceable or unserviceable, modern or antique, registered under prior law or by a prior owner, or unregistered shall be made to any person under the age of eighteen years, except as provided by section 134-5.
(b) No person shall possess any firearm that is owned by another, regardless of whether the owner has consented to possession of the firearm, without a permit from the chief of police of the appropriate county, except as provided in subsection (c) and section 134-5.
(c) Any lawfully acquired rifle or shotgun may be lent to an adult for use within the State for a period not to exceed fifteen days without a permit; provided that where the rifle or shotgun is to be used outside of the State, the loan may be for a period not to exceed seventy-five days.
(d) No person shall intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly lend a firearm to any person who is prohibited from ownership, possession, or control of a firearm under section 134-7.
(e) After July 1, 1992, no person shall bring or cause to be brought into the State an assault pistol. No assault pistol may be sold or transferred on or after July 1, 1992, to anyone within the State other than to a dealer licensed under section 134-32 or the chief of police of any county except that any person who obtains title by bequest or intestate succession to an assault pistol registered within the State shall, within ninety days, render the weapon permanently inoperable, sell or transfer the weapon to a licensed dealer or the chief of police of any county, or remove the weapon from the State. [L 1988, c 275, pt of §2; am L 1992, c 286, §2; am L 2023, c 52, §5]
Case Notes
Where defendant's conviction and sentence under §708-840 was an included offense under §134-6(a) and defendant's convictions under both §708-840 and subsection (a) violated §701-109(1)(a), defendant €™s conviction and sentence under §708-840 reversed. 91 H. 33, 979 P.2d 1059 (1999).
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-5 Possession by licensed hunters and minors; target shooting; game hunting.

§134-5 Possession by licensed hunters and minors; target shooting; game hunting.
(a) Any person of the age of sixteen years, or over or any person under the age of sixteen years while accompanied by an adult, may carry and use any lawfully acquired rifle or shotgun and suitable ammunition while actually engaged in hunting or target shooting or while going to and from the place of hunting or target shooting; provided that the person has procured a hunting license under chapter 183D, part II. A hunting license shall not be required for persons engaged in target shooting.
(b) A permit shall not be required when any lawfully acquired firearm is lent to a person, including a minor, upon a target range or similar facility for purposes of target shooting; provided that the period of the loan does not exceed the time in which the person actually engages in target shooting upon the premises.
(c) A person may carry unconcealed and use a lawfully acquired pistol or revolver while actually engaged in hunting game mammals, if that pistol or revolver and its suitable ammunition are acceptable for hunting by rules adopted pursuant to section 183D-3 and if that person is licensed pursuant to part II of chapter 183D. The pistol or revolver may be transported in an enclosed container, as defined in section 134-25 in the course of going to and from the place of the hunt, notwithstanding section 134-26. [L 1988, c 275, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 254, § §1, 4; am L 2000, c 96, §1; am L 2002, c 79, §1; am L 2006, c 66, §2]
Case Notes
As question of whether defendant possessed a hunting license under this section posed a fact peculiarly within defendant's knowledge, and lack of a hunting license is not a material element of §134-6, prosecution was not required to prove that defendant did not have a hunting license pursuant to this section. 93 H. 87, 997 P.2d 13 (2000).
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-7.2 Prohibition against seizure of firearms or ammunition during emergency or disaster; suspension of permit or license.

§134-7.2 Prohibition against seizure of firearms or ammunition during emergency or disaster; suspension of permit or license.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 127A or any other law to the contrary, no person or government entity shall seize or confiscate, under any emergency or disaster relief powers or functions conferred, or during any emergency period, as defined in section 127A-2, or during any time of national emergency or crisis, as defined in section 134-34, any firearm or ammunition from any individual who is lawfully permitted to carry or possess the firearm or ammunition under part I of this chapter and who carries, possesses, or uses the firearm or ammunition in a lawful manner and in accordance with the criminal laws of this State.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 127A or any other law to the contrary, no person or government entity shall suspend, revoke, or limit, under any emergency or disaster relief powers or functions conferred, any lawfully acquired and maintained permit or license obtained under and in accordance with part I of this chapter.
(c) For purposes of this section, "government entity" means any unit of government in this State, including the State and any county or combination of counties, department, agency, institution, board, commission, district, council, bureau, office, governing authority, or other instrumentality of state or county government, or corporation or other establishment owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of this State or any county. [L 2010, c 96, §1; am L 2014, c 111, §7]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-7.5 Seizure of firearms in domestic abuse situations; requirements; return of.

§134-7.5 Seizure of firearms in domestic abuse situations; requirements; return of.
(a) Any police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has recently assaulted or threatened to assault a family or household member may seize all firearms and ammunition that the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe were used or threatened to be used in the commission of the offense. The police officer may seize any firearms or ammunition that are in plain view of the officer or were discovered pursuant to a consensual search, as necessary for the protection of the officer or any family or household member. Firearms seized under this section shall be taken to the appropriate county police department for safekeeping or as evidence.
(b) Upon taking possession of a firearm or ammunition, the officer shall give the owner or person who was in lawful possession of the firearm or ammunition a receipt identifying the firearm or ammunition and indicating where the firearm or ammunition can be recovered.
(c) The officer taking possession of the firearm or ammunition shall notify the person against whom the alleged assault or threatened assault was inflicted of remedies and services available to victims of domestic violence, including the right to apply for a domestic abuse restraining order.
(d) The firearm or ammunition shall be made available to the owner or person who was in lawful possession of the firearm or ammunition within seven working days after the seizure when:
(1) The firearm or ammunition are not retained for use as evidence;
(2) The firearm or ammunition are not retained because they are possessed illegally;
(3) The owner or person who has lawful possession of the firearm or ammunition is not restrained by an order of any court from possessing a firearm or ammunition; and
(4) No criminal charges are pending against the owner or person who has lawful possession of the firearm or ammunition when a restraining order has already issued. [L 1996, c 201, §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-8 Ownership, etc., of automatic firearms, silencers, etc., prohibited; penalties.

§134-8 Ownership, etc., of automatic firearms, silencers, etc., prohibited; penalties.
(a) The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of any of the following is prohibited: assault pistols, except as provided by section 134-4(e); automatic firearms; rifles with barrel lengths less than sixteen inches; shotguns with barrel lengths less than eighteen inches; cannons; mufflers, silencers, or devices for deadening or muffling the sound of discharged firearms; hand grenades, dynamite, blasting caps, bombs, or bombshells, or other explosives; or any type of ammunition or any projectile component thereof coated with teflon or any other similar coating designed primarily to enhance its capability to penetrate metal or pierce protective armor; and any type of ammunition or any projectile component thereof designed or intended to explode or segment upon impact with its target.
(b) Any person who installs, removes, or alters a firearm part with the intent to convert the firearm to an automatic firearm shall be deemed to have manufactured an automatic firearm in violation of subsection (a).
(c) The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds which are designed for or capable of use with a pistol is prohibited. This subsection shall not apply to magazines originally designed to accept more than ten rounds of ammunition which have been modified to accept no more than ten rounds and which are not capable of being readily restored to a capacity of more than ten rounds.
(d) Any person violating subsection (a) or (b) shall be guilty of a class C felony and shall be imprisoned for a term of five years without probation. Any person violating subsection (c) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor except when a detachable magazine prohibited under this section is possessed while inserted into a pistol in which case the person shall be guilty of a class C felony. [L 1988, c 275, pt of §2; am L 1989, c 261, §6 and c 263, §4; am L 1992, c 286, § §3, 4]
Case Notes
Trial court is mandated to sentence defendant to a term of imprisonment without any suspension of the sentence. 69 H. 458, 746 P.2d 976 (1987).
Section not unconstitutionally vague or overbroad on its face or as applied to defendant for "possession of a bomb". 87 H. 71, 951 P.2d 934 (1998).
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-8.5 Bump fire stock, multiburst trigger activator, or trigger crank; prohibition.

§134-8.5 Bump fire stock, multiburst trigger activator, or trigger crank; prohibition.
(a) Any person in this State who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the State, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, or possesses any bump fire stock, multiburst trigger activator, or trigger crank shall be guilty of a class C felony.
(b) As used in this section:
"Bump fire stock" means a butt stock designed to be attached to a semiautomatic firearm and designed, made, or altered to increase the rate of fire achievable with such firearm by using energy from the recoil of the firearm to generate a reciprocating action that facilitates repeated activation of the trigger.
"Multiburst trigger activator" means:
(1) A device that simulates automatic gunfire by allowing standard function of a semiautomatic firearm with a static positioned trigger finger or a device that fires multiple shots with the pull and release of the trigger; or
(2) A manual or power-driven trigger activating device constructed and designed so that when attached to a semiautomatic firearm it simulates automatic gunfire.
"Trigger crank" means any device to be attached to a semiautomatic firearm that repeatedly activates the trigger of the firearm through the use of a lever or other part that is turned in a circular motion, but does not include any firearm initially designed and manufactured to fire through the use of a crank or lever. [L 2018, c 157, §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-9.3 Leaving unsecured firearm in vehicle unattended; penalty. (a) No person shall intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly store or otherwise leave a loaded or unloaded firearm out of the person's immediate possession or control inside a vehicle without first securely locking the firearm in a safe storage depository that is out of sight from outside of the vehicle. (b) For purposes of this section, "safe storage depository" means a safe or other secure impact- and tamper-resistant container that, when locked, is incapable of being opened without a key, keypad, combination, or other unlocking mechanism and is capable of preventing an unauthorized person from obtaining access to or possession of the firearm contained therein. A vehicle's trunk or glove box alone, even if locked, is not a safe storage depository. (c) This section shall not apply to a person in an exempt category identified in section 134-11(a). (d) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. [L 2023, c 52, pt of §2]

§134-9.3
Leaving unsecured firearm in vehicle unattended; penalty.
(a) No person shall intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly store or otherwise leave a loaded or unloaded firearm out of the person's immediate possession or control inside a vehicle without first securely locking the firearm in a safe storage depository that is out of sight from outside of the vehicle.
(b) For purposes of this section, "safe storage depository" means a safe or other secure impact- and tamper-resistant container that, when locked, is incapable of being opened without a key, keypad, combination, or other unlocking mechanism and is capable of preventing an unauthorized person from obtaining access to or possession of the firearm contained therein. A vehicle's trunk or glove box alone, even if locked, is not a safe storage depository.
(c) This section shall not apply to a person in an exempt category identified in section 134-11(a).
(d) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. [L 2023, c 52, pt of §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-9.4 Unlawful conduct while carrying a firearm; penalty. (a) A person carrying a firearm shall not: (1) Consume alcohol or intoxicating liquor; (2) Consume a controlled substance; (3) Be under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating liquor; or (4) Be under the influence of a controlled substance. (b) As used in this section: "Alcohol" and "intoxicating liquor" shall have the same meaning as in section 281-1. "Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in schedules I through III of part II of chapter 329. (c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided that any person who violates this section by consuming or being under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating liquor shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. [L 2023, c 52, pt of §2]

§134-9.4
Unlawful conduct while carrying a firearm; penalty.
(a) A person carrying a firearm shall not:
(1) Consume alcohol or intoxicating liquor;
(2) Consume a controlled substance;
(3) Be under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating liquor; or
(4) Be under the influence of a controlled substance.
(b) As used in this section:
"Alcohol" and "intoxicating liquor" shall have the same meaning as in section 281-1.
"Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in schedules I through III of part II of chapter 329.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided that any person who violates this section by consuming or being under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating liquor shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. [L 2023, c 52, pt of §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-9.6 Annual report on licenses to carry. (a) No later than April 1, 2024, and April 1 of each year thereafter, the department of the attorney general shall publish a report on its publicly available website that includes, if available: (1) The number of licenses to carry applied for, issued, revoked, and denied, further categorized by the age, gender, race, and county of residence of each applicant or licensee; (2) The specific reasons for each revocation and denial; (3) Analysis of denials based on applicants' failure to meet the standards of section 134-9(d), and recommendations to remedy any disparities in denial rates by age, gender, or race; (4) The number of appeals and appeals granted; and (5) The number of violations of section 134-9.1. (b) No later than February 1 of each year, the chief of police of each county shall supply the department of the attorney general with the data the department requires to complete the report under subsection (a). [L 2023, c 52, pt of §2]

§134-9.6
Annual report on licenses to carry.
(a) No later than April 1, 2024, and April 1 of each year thereafter, the department of the attorney general shall publish a report on its publicly available website that includes, if available:
(1) The number of licenses to carry applied for, issued, revoked, and denied, further categorized by the age, gender, race, and county of residence of each applicant or licensee;
(2) The specific reasons for each revocation and denial;
(3) Analysis of denials based on applicants' failure to meet the standards of section 134-9(d), and recommendations to remedy any disparities in denial rates by age, gender, or race;
(4) The number of appeals and appeals granted; and
(5) The number of violations of section 134-9.1.
(b) No later than February 1 of each year, the chief of police of each county shall supply the department of the attorney general with the data the department requires to complete the report under subsection (a). [L 2023, c 52, pt of §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-9.7 Failure to conceal a firearm by a concealed carry licensee; penalty. (a) A person commits the offense of failure to conceal a firearm by a concealed carry licensee if a person is carrying a firearm pursuant to a license issued under section 134-9(a) and intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes alarm to another person by failing to conceal the firearm, even briefly, whether the firearm was loaded or not, and whether operable or not. (b) It shall be a defense to any prosecution under this section if the person: (1) Was within the person's private residence; or (2) Caused the firearm to be unconcealed for the purpose of self-defense in accordance with section 703-304 or defense of another person in accordance with section 703-305. (c) Failure to conceal a firearm by a concealed carry licensee shall be a petty misdemeanor. [L 2023, c 52, pt of §2]

§134-9.7
Failure to conceal a firearm by a concealed carry licensee; penalty.
(a) A person commits the offense of failure to conceal a firearm by a concealed carry licensee if a person is carrying a firearm pursuant to a license issued under section 134-9(a) and intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes alarm to another person by failing to conceal the firearm, even briefly, whether the firearm was loaded or not, and whether operable or not.
(b) It shall be a defense to any prosecution under this section if the person:
(1) Was within the person's private residence; or
(2) Caused the firearm to be unconcealed for the purpose of self-defense in accordance with section 703-304 or defense of another person in accordance with section 703-305.
(c) Failure to conceal a firearm by a concealed carry licensee shall be a petty misdemeanor. [L 2023, c 52, pt of §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-10 Alteration of identification marks prohibited.

§134-10 Alteration of identification marks prohibited.
No person shall wilfully alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the make, model, manufacturer's number, or other mark of identity of any firearm or ammunition. Possession of a firearm or ammunition upon which any mark of identity has been altered, removed, or obliterated shall be presumptive evidence that the possessor has altered, removed, or obliterated the mark of identity. [L 1988, c 275, pt of §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-10.2 Manufacturing, purchasing, or obtaining firearm parts to assemble a firearm having no serial number; penalty.

§134-10.2 Manufacturing, purchasing, or obtaining firearm parts to assemble a firearm having no serial number; penalty.
(a) A person who is not licensed to manufacture a firearm under section 134-31, or who is not a dealer licensed by the United States Department of Justice, shall not, for the purpose of assembling a firearm, possess, purchase, produce with a three-dimensional printer, or otherwise obtain separately, or as part of a kit:
(1) A firearm receiver that is not imprinted with a serial number registered with a federally licensed manufacturer;
(2) A firearm receiver that has not been provided a serial number that may be registered in accordance with section 134-3(c); or
(3) Any combination of parts from which a firearm having no serial number may be readily assembled; provided that the parts do not have the capacity to function as a firearm unless assembled.
(b) Violation of this section is a class C felony. [L 2020, c 74, §3; am L 2021, c 149, §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-10.5 Storage of firearm; responsibility with respect to minors. No person shall store or keep any firearm on any premises under the person's control if the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the parent or guardian of the minor, unless the person: (1) Keeps the firearm in a securely locked box or other container or in a location that a reasonable person would believe to be secure; or (2) Carries the firearm on the person or within such close proximity thereto that the person can readily retrieve and use it as if it were carried on the person. For purposes of this section, "minor" means any person under the age of eighteen years. [L 1992, c 288, §1; am L 2021, c 148, §2] Cross References Criminally negligent storage of firearm, see §707-714.5.

§134-10.5
Storage of firearm; responsibility with respect to minors.
No person shall store or keep any firearm on any premises under the person's control if the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the parent or guardian of the minor, unless the person:
(1) Keeps the firearm in a securely locked box or other container or in a location that a reasonable person would believe to be secure; or
(2) Carries the firearm on the person or within such close proximity thereto that the person can readily retrieve and use it as if it were carried on the person.
For purposes of this section, "minor" means any person under the age of eighteen years. [L 1992, c 288, §1; am L 2021, c 148, §2]
Cross References
Criminally negligent storage of firearm, see §707-714.5.
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-11 Exemptions.

§134-11
Exemptions.
(a) Sections 134-7 to 134-9 and 134-21 to 134-27, except section 134-7(f), shall not apply:
(1) To state and county law enforcement officers; provided that such persons are not convicted of an offense involving abuse of a family or household member under section 709-906;
(2) To members of the armed forces of the State and of the United States and mail carriers while in the performance of their respective duties if those duties require them to be armed;
(3) To regularly enrolled members of any organization duly authorized to purchase or receive the weapons from the United States or from the State; provided the members are either at, or going to or from, their places of assembly or target practice;
(4) To persons employed by the State, or subdivisions thereof, or the United States while in the performance of their respective duties or while going to and from their respective places of duty if those duties require them to be armed;
(5) To aliens employed by the State, or subdivisions thereof, or the United States while in the performance of their respective duties or while going to and from their respective places of duty if those duties require them to be armed; and
(6) To police officers on official assignment in Hawaii from any state which by compact permits police officers from Hawaii while on official assignment in that state to carry firearms without registration. The governor of the State or the governor's duly authorized representative may enter into compacts with other states to carry out this paragraph.
(b) Sections 134-2 and 134-3 shall not apply to such firearms or ammunition that are a part of the official equipment of any federal agency.
(c) Sections 134-8, 134-9, and 134-21 to 134-27, shall not apply to the possession, transportation, or use, with blank cartridges, of any firearm or explosive solely as props for motion picture film or television program production when authorized by the chief of police of the appropriate county pursuant to section 134-2.5 and not in violation of federal law. [L 1988, c 275, pt of §2 and am c 272, §2; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11; am L 1996, c 60, § §1, 2; am L 1999, c 202, §1 and c 297, §2; am L 2006, c 66, §4]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-12.5 Forfeiture of firearms, ammunition, deadly or dangerous weapons, and switchblade knives; when. All firearms, ammunition, deadly or dangerous weapons, and switchblade knives possessed, used in violation of this chapter or the Hawaii Penal Code shall be forfeited to the State according to the provisions of chapter 712A and shall be destroyed or, if not destroyed, transferred to the chief of police of the county in which the violation took place for use by and under control of the police department. [L 1991, c 166, §9]

§134-12.5
Forfeiture of firearms, ammunition, deadly or dangerous weapons, and switchblade knives; when.
All firearms, ammunition, deadly or dangerous weapons, and switchblade knives possessed, used in violation of this chapter or the Hawaii Penal Code shall be forfeited to the State according to the provisions of chapter 712A and shall be destroyed or, if not destroyed, transferred to the chief of police of the county in which the violation took place for use by and under control of the police department. [L 1991, c 166, §9]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-13 Revocation of permits and licenses.

§134-13 Revocation of permits and licenses.
(a) All permits and licenses provided for under this part shall be revoked by the issuing authority, and may be revoked by any court, if the issuing authority or court determines that the permit or license is subject to revocation because the permit or license holder does not satisfy, or no longer satisfies, the applicable qualifications or requirements associated with the permit or license.
(b) If the issuing authority determines that a permit or license is subject to revocation, the issuing authority shall notify the permit or license holder of the determination in writing, stating the grounds for the determination and informing the permit or license holder of the right to seek a hearing before the issuing authority regarding the determination before revocation. Unless the permit or license holder submits a request for a hearing in writing to the issuing authority no later than thirty days following the date of the written notice that the permit or license is subject to revocation, the permit or license shall be immediately revoked by the issuing authority. Any hearing regarding a determination on whether a permit or license is subject to revocation shall constitute a contested case hearing for purposes of chapter 91. A person or entity aggrieved by a revocation under this section may apply for judicial review in state circuit court in accordance with section 91-14.
(c) If a permit or license is revoked pursuant to this section, the former permit or license holder shall return the permit or license to the issuing authority within forty-eight hours following receipt of the notice of revocation. [L 1988, c 275, pt of §2; am L 2023, c 52, §8]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-14 Report.

§134-14 Report.
Within ten days after the last day of each month, each of the authorities authorized in this chapter to issue or revoke permits and licenses shall make a report to the department of the attorney general of all permits and licenses issued or revoked by the authority as of the last day of the preceding month. The report shall be in the manner and form as the attorney general may prescribe. [L 1988, c 275, pt of §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-15 Restriction of materials for manufacture of pistols or revolvers.

§134-15 Restriction of materials for manufacture of pistols or revolvers.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, including a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, to possess, sell, or deliver any pistol or revolver the frame or receiver of which is a die casting of zinc alloy which has a melting temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) This section shall not apply to any pistol or revolver duly registered prior to July 1, 1975, pursuant to section 134-3 or to any antique pistol or revolver. [L 1988, c 275, pt of §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-17 Penalties.

§134-17 Penalties.
(a) If any person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation in connection with any of the requirements of this part, that person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided that if any person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation regarding the person's psychiatric or criminal history in connection with any of the requirements of this part, that person shall be guilty of a class C felony.
(b) Any person who violates:
(1) Section 134-2, 134-4, 134-10, 134-13(c), or 134-15 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor;
(2) Section 134-3(a) or 134-9(q) shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor; or
(3) Section 134-3(b) shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and the firearm shall be confiscated as contraband and disposed of, if the firearm is not registered within five days of the person receiving notice of the violation. [L 1988, c 275, pt of §2; am L 1994, c 204, §9; am L 2021, c 183, §5; am L 2023, c 52, §9]
Cross References
Liability of firearm owners, see §663-9.5.
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-18 Qualified immunity for physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, physician assistants, or advanced practice registered nurses who provide information on permit or license applicants.

§134-18 Qualified immunity for physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, physician assistants, or advanced practice registered nurses who provide information on permit or license applicants.
There shall be no civil liability for any physician, psychologist, psychiatrist, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who provides information or renders an opinion in response to an inquiry made for purposes of issuing a firearm permit under section 134-2, issuing or renewing a license under section 134-9, or investigating the continuing mental health of the holder of a valid firearm permit or license; provided that the physician, psychologist, psychiatrist, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse acted without malice. [L 1992, c 287, §1; am L 1994, c 204, §10; am L 2023, c 52, §10]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-21 Carrying or use of firearm in the commission of a separate felony; penalty.

§134-21 Carrying or use of firearm in the commission of a separate felony; penalty.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly carry on the person or have within the person's immediate control or intentionally use or threaten to use a firearm while engaged in the commission of a separate felony, whether the firearm was loaded or not, and whether operable or not; provided that a person shall not be prosecuted under this subsection when the separate felony is:
(1) A felony offense otherwise defined by this chapter;
(2) The felony offense of reckless endangering in the first degree under section 707-713;
(3) The felony offense of terroristic threatening in the first degree under section 707-716(1)(a), 707-716(1)(b), or [707-716(1)(e)]; or
(4) The felony offenses of criminal property damage in the first degree under section 708-820 or criminal property damage in the second degree under section 708-821 and the firearm is the instrument or means by which the property damage is caused.
(b) A conviction and sentence under this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any conviction and sentence for the separate felony; provided that the sentence imposed under this section may run concurrently or consecutively with the sentence for the separate felony.
(c) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a class A felony. [L 2006, c 66, pt of §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-22 Possession of a firearm with intent to facilitate the commission of a felony drug offense; penalty.

§134-22 Possession of a firearm with intent to facilitate the commission of a felony drug offense; penalty.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly possess a firearm with the intent to facilitate the commission of a felony offense involving the distribution of a controlled substance, whether the firearm was loaded or not, and whether operable or not.
(b) For the purposes of this section:
"Controlled substance" shall have the same meaning as defined in section 329-1.
"Distribution" means the selling, transferring, prescribing, giving or delivering to another, or the leaving, bartering, or exchanging with another, or the offering or agreeing to do the same.
(c) A conviction and sentence under this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any conviction and sentence for the separate felony; provided that the sentence imposed under this section may run concurrently or consecutively with the sentence for the separate felony.
(d) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a class A felony. [L 2006, c 66, pt of §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-23 Place to keep loaded firearms other than pistols and revolvers; penalty.

§134-23 Place to keep loaded firearms other than pistols and revolvers; penalty.
(a) Except as provided in section 134-5, all firearms shall be confined to the possessor's place of business, residence, or sojourn; provided that it shall be lawful to carry unloaded firearms in an enclosed container from the place of purchase to the purchaser's place of business, residence, or sojourn, or between these places upon change of place of business, residence, or sojourn, or between these places and the following:
(1) A place of repair;
(2) A target range;
(3) A licensed dealer's place of business;
(4) An organized, scheduled firearms show or exhibit;
(5) A place of formal hunter or firearm use training or instruction; or
(6) A police station.
"Enclosed container" means a rigidly constructed receptacle, or a commercially manufactured gun case, or the equivalent thereof that completely encloses the firearm.
(b) Any person violating this section by carrying or possessing a loaded firearm other than a pistol or revolver shall be guilty of a class B felony. [L 2006, c 66, pt of §1]
Case Notes
Discussed: 911 F. Supp. 2d 972 (2012).
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-24 Place to keep unloaded firearms other than pistols and revolvers; penalty.

§134-24 Place to keep unloaded firearms other than pistols and revolvers; penalty.
(a) Except as provided in section 134-5, all firearms shall be confined to the possessor's place of business, residence, or sojourn; provided that it shall be lawful to carry unloaded firearms in an enclosed container from the place of purchase to the purchaser's place of business, residence, or sojourn, or between these places upon change of place of business, residence, or sojourn, or between these places and the following:
(1) A place of repair;
(2) A target range;
(3) A licensed dealer's place of business;
(4) An organized, scheduled firearms show or exhibit;
(5) A place of formal hunter or firearm use training or instruction; or
(6) A police station.
"Enclosed container" means a rigidly constructed receptacle, or a commercially manufactured gun case, or the equivalent thereof that completely encloses the firearm.
(b) Any person violating this section by carrying or possessing an unloaded firearm other than a pistol or revolver shall be guilty of a class C felony. [L 2006, c 66, pt of §1]
Case Notes
Discussed: 911 F. Supp. 2d 972 (2012).
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security › 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons › 134-25 Place to keep pistol or revolver; penalty.

§134-25 Place to keep pistol or revolver; penalty.
(a) Except as provided in sections 134-5 and 134-9, all firearms shall be confined to the possessor's place of business, residence, or sojourn; provided that it shall be lawful to carry unloaded firearms in an enclosed container from the place of purchase to the purchaser's place of business, residence, or sojourn, or between these places upon change of place of business, residence, or sojourn, or between these places and the following:
(1) A place of repair;
(2) A target range;
(3) A licensed dealer's place of business;
(4) An organized, scheduled firearms show or exhibit;
(5) A place of formal hunter or firearm use training or instruction; or
(6) A police station.
"Enclosed container" means a rigidly constructed receptacle, or a commercially manufactured gun case, or the equivalent thereof that completely encloses the firearm.
(b) Any person violating this section by carrying or possessing a loaded or unloaded pistol or revolver shall be guilty of a class B felony. [L 2006, c 66, pt of §1]
Case Notes
Discussed: 911 F. Supp. 2d 972 (2012).