State Legality Matrix / Suppressors / Hawaii
Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-10
No. Manufacture, possession, sale, or acquisition of a silencer is a class C felony.
Controlling law: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-8
Silencers are grouped with automatic firearms and other prohibited devices; conviction carries a mandatory 5-year term without probation.
Suppressors are federally legal to own under the NFA. As of January 1, 2026 the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed July 2025) zeroed the federal making and transfer tax on suppressors, formerly $200. Form 4 or Form 1, fingerprints, the NICS background check, and NFA registration are all still required; ATF eForm approvals currently run days to a couple of weeks.
Scope: Firearm suppressors (silencers) as defined by the NFA. Federal NFA compliance (Form 4 or Form 1, fingerprints, NICS, registration) is required everywhere they are legal.
No. Manufacture, possession, sale, or acquisition of a silencer is a class C felony. Controlling law: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-8.
The controlling law is Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-8. Manufacture, possession, sale, or acquisition of a silencer is a class C felony.
Suppressors are federally legal to own under the NFA. As of January 1, 2026 the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed July 2025) zeroed the federal making and transfer tax on suppressors, formerly $200. Form 4 or Form 1, fingerprints, the NICS background check, and NFA registration are all still required; ATF eForm approvals currently run days to a couple of weeks.