Carrying of a firearm in the commission of a separate misdemeanor; penalty
HRS §134-21.5
in effect134-21.5. Carrying of a firearm in the commission of a separate misdemeanor; penalty
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly carry on the person or have within the person's immediate control a firearm while engaged in the commission of a separate misdemeanor offense, whether the firearm was loaded or not, and whether operable or not; provided that a person shall not be prosecuted under this section when the separate offense is an offense otherwise defined by this chapter or is the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm under section 707-714.5.
(b) A conviction and sentence under this
section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any conviction and sentence
for the separate misdemeanor; provided that the sentence imposed under this
section may run concurrently or consecutively with the sentence for the
separate misdemeanor.
(c) Any person violating this section shall be
guilty of a class C felony.
(d) For the purposes of this section,
"misdemeanor" does not include a petty misdemeanor.
[L 2024, c 21, §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0134/HRS_0134-0021_0005.htmFetched: 11/10/2026