Hawaii: Red Flag Expansion Bill Scheduled for House Hearing

from NRA-ILA, Tuesday, March 24, 2026

On Wednesday, March 25 at 2:00 PM, the House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs will hear Senate Bill 2575, a measure that would dramatically increase penalties associated with Hawaii’s Gun Violence Protective Orders (GVPOs), commonly known as “red flag” orders. 

Please consider submitting testimony OPPOSING SB 2575 through the Hawaii Legislative website AND use the Take Action button below to contact members of the Committee directly. For help creating an account and submitting testimony, click here.

Senate Bill 2575 would elevate possession, control, or transfer of a firearm or ammunition while subject to a GVPO from a misdemeanor to a Class A felony, Hawaii’s most serious felony classification. This would result in a lifetime prohibition on firearm possession and impose a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years without parole.

NRA-ILA will continue to monitor this legislation and keep Hawaii gun owners informed of further developments affecting their Second Amendment rights.

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Hawaii: Red Flag Legislation Scheduled in Committee Tomorrow and Friday!

from NRA-ILA, Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Tomorrow at 2:00 PM, the House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs will hear Senate Bill 2517, a troubling expansion of Hawaii's red flag laws. Additionally, on Friday, March 20 at 3:15 PM, the Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs will hear House Bill 2062, which appropriates taxpayer dollars to encourage red flag law use. 

Please consider submitting testimony OPPOSING SB 2517 and HB 2062 through the Hawaii Legislative website. For help creating an account and submitting testimony, click here.

Senate Bill 2517 would negatively affect Hawaii's already unconstitutional red flag laws, raising serious due process concerns by imposing automatic felony penalties without full evidentiary hearings for "Gun Violence Protection Orders." 

House Bill 2062 directs taxpayer dollars toward "public awareness campaigns" promoting Hawaii's red flag laws while also appropriating funds to the judiciary for the "efficient processing" of anticipated increased GVRO caseloads. The use of public funds to promote an unconstitutional system that allows individuals to be stripped of a constitutional right before a full evidentiary hearing raises serious concerns.  

Again, please consider submitting testimony in OPPOSITION to both SB 2517 and HB 2062.

Please stay tuned to your inbox and www.nraila.org for further updates.

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