State Legality MatrixForced Reset TriggersHawaii
Statute-cited, not legal advice, last verified 2026-10-20
Banned
No. Prohibited as a multiburst trigger activator.
Controlling law: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-8.5
Contested entry
Bans bump fire stocks, multiburst trigger activators, and trigger cranks; class C felony.
The statute in practice
Hawaii Revised Statutes section 134-8.5 makes it a class C felony to manufacture, import, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, give, lend, or possess a bump fire stock, multiburst trigger activator, or trigger crank.
A multiburst trigger activator is a device that simulates automatic gunfire by allowing standard function of a semiautomatic firearm with a static positioned trigger finger, a device that fires multiple shots with the pull and release of the trigger, or a manual or power-driven trigger activating device that simulates automatic gunfire when attached.
What it means for you
Section 134-8.5 was enacted by Act 157 of 2018. Rare Breed Triggers lists Hawaii as a no-ship jurisdiction.
Federal law
Under the 2025 DOJ settlement with Rare Breed Triggers, an FRT fires one round per trigger function and is not an NFA machine gun federally. The settlement covers rifles and grip-forward pistols; it does not extend to grip-fed handguns (Glock, S&W M&P, Canik), whose federal FRT status remains less settled. State bans operate independently of federal law through broader state machine-gun, trigger-activator, or rate-of-fire definitions.
Federal baseline verified 2026-10-20. Scope: Forced reset triggers (Rare Breed FRT-15, Dairyland Defender, and similar) and forced-reset selectors (AR Super Safety, ARC-Fire). One round per trigger function. Binary triggers are a separate class.
Common questions
No. Prohibited as a multiburst trigger activator. Controlling law: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-8.5.
The controlling law is Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-8.5. Prohibited as a multiburst trigger activator.