HB2061 • 2026

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Budget Firearms

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The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2026-02-12
Official status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Kila, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0).
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effectiveness of the program in reducing gun-related crimes and accidents is not specified by the official source material.

Supporting Gun Buyback Program

This bill provides funding to the Department of Law Enforcement to support at least two gun buyback events in each county.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates money for the State's Gun Buyback Program.
Requires at least two gun buyback events per county.

Who It Names or Affects

Residents who want to dispose of unwanted or illegal firearms.
Law enforcement agencies in each county.

Terms To Know

Ghost Guns: Unregistered and homemade firearms that are not traceable by law enforcement.
Gun Buyback Program: A program where people can turn in unwanted or illegal guns for compensation, usually gift cards or other incentives.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact amount of funding.
It is unclear how many residents will participate in the buyback events.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment allocates money from the state budget to fund at least two gun buyback events in each county.

Appropriates funds from general revenues to support the State's gun buyback program, including at least two events per county.

The exact amount of money appropriated is not specified in the amendment text.
The effective date listed (July 1, 3000) seems incorrect and likely contains an error.

Bill History

2026-02-12 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Kila, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0).
2026-02-12 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 229-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-05 H
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
2026-02-03 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28 H
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3
2026-01-26 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-23 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; DLE; Firearms; Buyback; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement to support the State's Gun Buyback Program, including at least two gun buyback events in each county. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB2061

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2061

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to firearms
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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The legislature finds that the
State's gun buyback program offers residents a safe way to dispose of unwanted
or unlawful firearms, including automatic firearms, semi-automatic rifles, and unregistered
"ghost guns".
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The program
offers participants up to $200 in Foodland Farms gift cards in exchange for
each firearm and allows the firearm owner to remain anonymous.
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The program's goal is to allow law
enforcement officers to properly dispose of the weapons and to reduce the
number of firearms in the State that could be used for criminal activities.
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In April 2025, a gun buyback event on the
island of Oahu collected an estimated three hundred

sixty-seven firearms of all types, in exchange for $37,900 in Foodland Farms gift
cards, distributed by the department of law enforcement.
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In August 2025, the Honolulu police
department, in partnership with the department of law enforcement, collected
eighty-three firearms, including five unregistered ghost guns and eleven
replica guns, and distributed seventy-nine gift cards valued at $100 each.
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The program also offers free gun locks to
help support the safe storage of guns in the home.
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The legislature believes that the gun buyback
program helps reduce firearms-related assaults and suicides, and gun-related accidents
involving children.

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Accordingly,
the purpose of this Act is to appropriate moneys to the department of law
enforcement for the State's gun buyback program, including at least two gun
buyback events in each county.

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SECTION 2.
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There is appropriated out of the general
revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $
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or so much thereof as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 to support the State's gun buyback program,
including at least two gun buyback events in each county.

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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the department of law enforcement for the
purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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By Request

Report Title:

Hawaii
State Association of Counties Package; Firearms; Buyback; Department of Law Enforcement;
Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates
moneys to support the State's gun buyback program,
including at least
two gun buyback events in each county.

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