State Legality MatrixSuppressorsHawaii
Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-10 · State detail verified 2026-07-31
Banned
No. Manufacture, possession, sale, or acquisition of a silencer is a class C felony.
Controlling law: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-8
Contested entry
Silencers are grouped with automatic firearms and other prohibited devices; conviction carries a mandatory 5-year term without probation.
The statute in practice
Hawaii Revised Statutes section 134-8 addresses manufacture, possession, sale, transfer, and acquisition of a firearm silencer alongside automatic firearms and specified short-barreled firearms. The statute's limited official-use provisions do not create a general federal-registration exception.
Federal law
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.
Common questions
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.