Definitions
HRS §134-81
in effect134-81. Definitions
As used in this part:
"Cartridge" means any device or
object that is designed to be used with an electric gun to project a missile. "Cartridge"
includes but is not limited to a Taser cartridge.
"Electric gun" means any portable
device that is designed to discharge electric energy, charge, voltage, or current
into the body through direct contact or utilizing a projectile. "Electric
gun" includes but is not limited to devices commonly referred to as stun
guns and Tasers. "Electric gun" does not include any automatic external
defibrillator used in emergency medical situations.
"Law enforcement agency" means any
county police department, the department of public safety, the department of
the attorney general, the division of conservation and resources enforcement of
the department of land and natural resources, and any other state or county
public body that employs law enforcement officers.
"Law enforcement officer" means a
sheriff or deputy sheriff, a police officer, an enforcement officer within the
division of conservation and resources enforcement of the department of land
and natural resources, a special agent of the department of the attorney
general, and any other public servant vested by law with a duty to maintain
public order, make arrests for offenses, or enforce criminal laws, whether that
duty extends to all offenses or is limited to a specific class of offenses.
"Licensee" means a person licensed to
sell, offer to sell, distribute, or otherwise transfer electric guns and
cartridges pursuant to section 134-83.
"Person" means an individual, firm,
corporation, partnership, association, or any form of business or legal entity.
"Transfer" means the granting of
possession or ownership to another. "Transfer" includes but is not limited
to the granting of temporary possession to another.
[L 2021, c 183, pt of §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0134/HRS_0134-0081.htmFetched: 11/10/2026