• Background Check Required?
  • Private Sale: Yes, Hawaii generally requires a permit to acquire a firearm, which includes a background check process.
  • Licensed Dealer: Yes, federally licensed dealers must conduct a background check before completing the transfer.
• Waiting Period: Yes, a permit to acquire is generally subject to a waiting period before issuance.
• Registration Requirement: Yes, firearms must generally be registered with the county police chief after acquisition or arrival in the state.
• Permit Required (to purchase): Yes, a permit to acquire is generally required before purchasing or otherwise acquiring a firearm.
• Concealed Carry Permit: Yes, a license is normally required to carry a pistol or revolver concealed.
• Magazine Capacity Limits: Yes, Hawaii restricts magazines over 10 rounds that can be used with a pistol.
• Assault Weapons Limits: Yes, Hawaii restricts assault pistols under state law.

Source: HRS §§ 134-2, 134-3, 134-9, 134-8, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t)

• If convicted of a felony.
• If subject to a qualifying court order involving harassment, stalking, or threats against an intimate partner or child.
• If dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces.
• If unlawfully using or addicted to controlled substances.
• If illegally in the country or admitted under a non-immigrant visa.
• If convicted of a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence.
• If under the legal age.
• If a fugitive from justice.
• If renounced U.S. citizenship.
• If adjudicated as mentally defective or committed to a mental institution.

Source: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-7, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)