Who Cannot Have a Gun
HRS 134-7 — a felony charge or conviction, a restraining order, and some treatment histories bar firearms and ammunition
- Anyone charged with, or convicted anywhere of, a felony, a crime of violence, a firearms offense, or an illegal drug sale.
- A fugitive from justice, or anyone barred under federal law.
- Anyone who is or has been treated for addiction to drugs or liquor, acquitted on grounds of mental disease, or adjudged to meet the criteria for involuntary hospitalization, unless they show with medical documentation that they are no longer affected.
- Anyone under twenty five adjudicated by the family court for one of those offenses.
- Anyone under a court order, including a gun violence protective order, not to contact, threaten or abuse another person, while it lasts.
Who handles this in Hawaii: Hawaii State Bar Association, Lawyer Referral and Information Service; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Hawaii directory.
No one under twenty one may own, possess or control ammunition, outside the exceptions the chapter allows, and selling or transferring ammunition to someone under twenty one is a misdemeanor unless they meet the criteria to possess a firearm and are hunting or target shooting. The seller checks government issued photo identification.
| Who violates it | Level |
|---|---|
| Who violates itA felon | LevelA class B felony |
| Who violates itA fugitive, someone barred under federal law, or someone charged with a listed offense or convicted of one that is not a felony | LevelA class C felony |
| Who violates itAnyone else the section bars | LevelA misdemeanor |
A bar that comes only from a conviction that was not a felony ends where twenty years have passed since the conviction and nothing else disqualifies the person.
Sources for this section (2)
- HRS 134-7 — Ownership, possession, or control prohibited, when; penalty
- HRS 134-7.7 — Sale of ammunition to a person under the age of twenty-one; prohibition; penalty
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Hawaii attorney.