THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
401
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 134-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(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; [Underlined: any firearm or rifle with the capacity to fire ammunition of fifty caliber or higher][Underlined: ;] 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 [[Struck through: teflon]] [Underlined: 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.
[Underlined: For purposes of this subsection:]
[Underlined: "Firearm or rifle with the capacity to fire ammunition of fifty caliber of higher" does not include antique pistols, antique revolvers, or muzzleloaders.]
[Underlined: "Muzzleloaders" means any rifle, pistol, or shotgun that loads from the muzzle, or the open end of a weapon, from which the ammunition is discharged.]"
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
Report Title:
Firearms; Gun Safety; High Caliber Guns
Description:
Includes any firearm or rifle with the capacity to fire ammunition of fifty caliber or higher, excluding antique pistols and revolvers, and muzzleloaders, in the list of prohibited weapons. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD1)
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