The way of the Paladin is to seek to know that which truly is. The Paladin strives to learn his own inner nature and that of others. The Paladin does whatever needs to be done to bring light to the world. Not for glory, not for gain, the Paladin Becomes a Paladin because it is his Will. - Rasha Rakeesh SahTarna A knight is sworn to valour. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His might upholds the weak. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked. - Knight Bowen, Knight o

1. GUN CONTROL IN HAWAII
A MATTER IN CONTROVERSEY
HAWAII SHOULD BE PROUD OF ITS GUN CONTROL LAWS
In a very ill-timed and irresponsible letter published this past weekend, a writer to this
newspaper argued for relaxing Hawaii's strict gun laws. Seriously?
Given the seditious rioting at the U.S. Capitol by traitors on Jan. 6, a call for loosening up
Hawaii's gun laws is dangerous at best. Contrary to his claim, both the aloha culture and gun
laws help keep Hawaii safe. We do not want Maui to become the Mainland.
The writer is also ignorant of Hawaiian history. He argued that had old Hawaiians been
armed, the Hawaiian Islands would have never been annexed into the United States. This
ignores the fact that many Hawaiian leaders of the time supported annexation, even over the
strong objections of Queen Lili’uokalani in the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom.
Turning to the present, here are some key facts. According to Giffords Center, Hawaii has the
third-lowest firearm mortality rate in the country and its gun laws rank fifth toughest.
So why do people need guns? Like many Mainland states, hunting is popular in Hawaii, which
is a legitimate reason to own a gun. As for crime, Hawaii has the 10th-lowest murder rate in
the country, according to the FBI.
It has a high rate of property crime, but a low rate of violent crime.
Rather than relaxing its gun laws, there are areas that Hawaii could tighten up. These include
bulk firearm purchase restrictions, ammunition sale regulations, safe storage laws and
regulations on “ghost” guns.
Barry Solomon and Pat Gotschalk, Waikapu
Source: The Maui News, Letters To The Editor, January 16, 2021
<https://www.mauinews.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2021/01/hawaii-should-be-proud-of-its-gun-control-laws/>
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STRICT GUN CONTROL HERE SHOULD BE RELAXED
It came as a surprise when I moved here that Hawaii's gun laws are some of the strictest in the
country. I was discussing this with a friend, and he mentioned that the strict guns laws were
worth it, as the gun violence is so low here.
Later I was talking to an older Filipino man about this. He grew up here and his parents
moved to Hawaii in the era of sugarcane and pineapple fields. He told me, “Those gun laws
were meant to keep people slaves.” Gun control was people control.
The gun laws of Hawaii are embedded in greed and power. To keep the unfairness of the poor
in place not for protection of the people.

2. This year we have faced national unrest and new obstacles with COVID-19. We can see how
fragile the shell of humanity is. How quickly society can fall apart. Hawaii is a strong, self-
reliant state. Had the old Hawaiians been allowed to have been armed, it might be called the
Nation of Hawaii today, not the state. I would have to agree with my older friend and say it is
the culture, not the laws that keep Hawaii safer. With everything going on in the world, it may
do Hawaii well to change their course and relax their gun laws. To look back on history and
recognize that every person has rights that should not be removed. So that in future times they
may be able to defend and provide for themselves.
Andrew Chapin, Napili
Source: The Maui News, Letters To The Editor, January 9, 2021
<https://www.mauinews.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2021/01/strict-gun-control-here-should-be-relaxed/>
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FIREARMS IN HAWAII
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Killings come to a head—gun laws re-examined
By Maui State Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
The Fil-Am Voice, March 24, 2018
<http://filamvoicemaui.com/firearms-in-hawaii/>
[Extract]
Since the expiration of the federal Assault Weapons Ban in 2004, America's attention to gun
control in recent proposals focus on a few specific measures: universal background checks,
restrictions on people with mental illnesses buying firearms, and renewal of the assault
weapons ban. American elected officials, even those who consider themselves liberals or
progressives, rarely venture further.
The U.S. Supreme Court and many federal and state lawmakers widely acknowledge that the
Second Amendment does place limits on how far gun restrictions can go. As a result, anything
like the Australian policy response is unlikely short of a court reinterpretation of the Second
Amendment's protection of individual gun rights, or a repeal of the Second Amendment.
While the Parkland school shooting has resulted in some businesses distancing themselves
from the NRA, little legislation has passed in State legislatures and Congressional leadership
has not scheduled any votes on proposed gun bills, including an assault weapons ban and
stricter background checks. In fact, a moratorium on the sale of AR-15 and stricter
background checks were recently rejected by the Florida legislature despite the lobbying of
survivors of the Parkland killings.
In Hawaii, a proposal to specifically ban bump stocks is moving through the Legislature.
Hawaii presently has some of the strictest firearms laws in the country. Unlike the lower-
forty-eight states where firearms law vary widely by jurisdictions and where gun owners can
move freely across state and county lines, movement to the islands from another State
generally requires an airline flight where firearm transportation is regulated.

3. In recent years, the Hawaii Legislature has expanded categories that disqualify a person from
owning and possessing firearms, including adding domestic violence-related misdemeanor
offenses, stalking, and temporary restraining orders. The Legislature, at the urging of the
Honolulu Police Department, also became the first in the country to authorize county police
departments to enroll firearms permit applicants and individuals who are registering their
firearms into the federal Rap Back service. Under the federal Rap Back service, the reporting
county police department will be alerted whenever a new record is entered for that applicant
(i.e. conviction of a felony). In 2017, Hawaii began requiring the County Police Chiefs to
report the names of individuals to certain law enforcement agencies whose permit applications
are denied because the applicants are prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm
under state or federal law (i.e. to the County Prosecutor for domestic abuse offense
convictions).
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POLICE CHIEF MAKES PUBLIC PLEA TO LAWMAKERS
TOUGHER GUN CONTROL MEASURES
By Lynn Kawano, HawaiiNewsNow, February 26, 2020
<https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/02/27/police-chief-makes-public-plea-lawmakers-ahead-votes-tougher-gun-control-measures/>
HB2709 HD2 SD1
Measure Title:RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE.
Report Title: Uniform Probate Code; Firearms; Personal Representative
Description: Requires a personal representative of a decedent appointed under the Uniform
Probate Code to notify the police department of the appropriate county of any
and all firearms in an estate. Requires the police department to certify that all
registered firearms in an estate and other firearms of which the police department
has been notified are properly transferred or disposed of before the estate may
close. Takes effect 12/1/2020. (SD1)
Status: 7/8/2020 House disagrees with Senate amendment
7/8/2020 Senate Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 417)
<https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2709&year=2020>
HB2744 HD1 SD2
Measure Title:RELATING TO GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
Report Title: Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission; Firearms; Ghost Guns;
Registration
Description: Establishes the gun violence and violent crimes commission. Requires reports to
the Legislature. Makes it a class C felony to purchase, manufacture, or otherwise
obtain firearm parts for the purpose of assembling a firearm having no serial
number. Amends certain requirements relating to firearms registration. (SD2)
Status: 9/16/2020 Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 074, 09/15/2020,
(Gov. Msg. No. 1184)
<https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2744&year=2020>

4. HB2736 HD1
Measure Title:RELATING TO FIREARMS AMMUNITION.
Report Title: Ammunition; Purchase; License to Sell
Description: Requires the licensing of sellers of ammunition, and for the identification and
proper permitting of purchasers or possessors of ammunition. Regulates
ammunition in the same manner that firearms are regulated. Takes effect on
7/1/2050. (HD1)
Companion: SB2635
Status: 3/12/2020 Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military
Affairs (PSM) deferred the measure
<https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2736&year=2020>
HB1902 HD2 SD2
Measure Title:RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Report Title: Firearms; Large-Capacity Magazine; Prohibition
Description: Prohibits the manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or
acquisition of detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten
rounds, regardless of the type of firearm with which the magazine is compatible.
Allows possession of large-capacity magazines that were legally possessed prior
to the effective date of this Act. Allows acquisition by means of inheritance of
large-capacity magazines that were legally in possession prior to the effective
date of this Act. Allows possession and use by law enforcement agencies and
officers. Allows the use of blank-fire assault weapons and detachable
ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds for use solely as
props for motion picture film or television program production when authorized
by the chief of police of the appropriate county and not in violation of federal
law. (SD2)
Status: 7/10/2020 House Deferred
<https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1902&year=2020>
There is a lot of opposition from gun owners and gun clubs and all of these.
The National Rifle Association points out in testimony, that prior to 1994, Hawaii residents
were not required to register rifles, therefore they wouldn't be able to buy the bullets if the
House bill 2736 passes.
The NRA also says some of the bills are too broad in scope. Others say the laws would
exclude certain groups in firearms competitions and render some guns useless because the clip
is standard.
Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, credits Hawaii's already tough
gun laws for the state's low rate of gun violence. Rhoads believes these bills that are still alive
in the legislature have a good chance of passing.
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5. GIFFORDS LAW CENTER
ANNUAL GUN LAW SCORECARD - HAWAII
<https://giffords.org/lawcenter/resources/scorecard/#HI>
HAWAII A-
Gun Law Strength: 5 OF 50 STATES
Gun Death Rank: 48 OF 50 STATES
Hawaii has some of the strongest gun laws in the nation. The state has the third-lowest gun
death rate and exports crime guns at the third-lowest rate. To further strengthen its gun laws,
Hawaii could regulate untraceable and undetectable firearms (also known as ghost guns) and
direct funding to evidence-based, community-driven violence intervention strategies in
underserved communities.
HOW TRAFFICKING UNDERMINES STATE GUN LAWS
America's inconsistent patchwork of state gun laws allows guns to move easily from states
with weak gun laws into states with strong gun laws. Eight of the 10 states that traffic firearms
at the highest rates have F grades. Once these trafficked firearms enter the black market, they
are far more likely to be used in crime—nearly half of the crime guns recovered in states with
A grades were originally sold in other states. Until we pass strong federal gun safety laws, the
lifesaving strides made by states like California, Illinois, and Maryland will continue to be
jeopardized by neighboring states with weak gun laws, leaving all Americans at greater risk of
gun violence.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUREAU OF TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES
ANNUAL STATISTICAL UPDATE – 2020
<https://www.atf.gov/file/149886/download>
[Extract]
NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT REGISTERED WEAPONS - HAWAII
APRIL 2020
Any Other Weapon Destructive Machinegun Silencer Short Barreled Short Barreled Total
Device Rifle Shotgun
34 8,265 441 286 95 75 46,613
The term “Any Other Weapon” means any weapon or device capable of being concealed on the
person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy of an explosive, a pistol or revolver
having a barrel with a smooth bore designed or redesigned to fire a fixed shotgun shell, weapons with a
combination shotgun and rifle barrels 12 inches or more, less than 18 inches in length, from which only
a single discharge can be made from either barrel without manual reloading, and shall include any such
weapon which may be readily restored to fire. Such term shall not include a pistol or a revolver having
a rifled bore, or rifled bores, or weapons designed, made, or intended to be fired from the shoulder and
not capable of firing fixed ammunition.

6. Destructive Device generally is defined as (a) Any explosive, incendiary, or posion gas (1) bomb, (2)
grenade, (3) rocket having a propellant charge of more than 4 ounces, (4) missile having an explosive
or charge of more than one-quarter ounce, (5) mine, or (6) device similar to any of the devices
described in the preceding paragraphs of this definition; (b) any type of weapon (other than a shotgun
or a shotgun which the Director finds is generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting
purposes) by whatever name known which will, or which may be readily converted to, expel a
projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of
more than one-half inch in diameter, and (c) any combination of partsmeither designed or use in
converting any device into any any destructive device described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section
and from which a destructive device may may be readily assembled. This term shall not include any
device which is neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon; any device, although
originally designed for use as a weapon, which is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line
throwing, safety, or similar device; surplus ordinance sold, loaned, or given by the Secrtary of the
Army pursuant to the provisions of section 4684(2), 4685, or 4686 of title 10, United States Code, or
any other device which the Director finds is not likely to be used as a weapon, is an antique, or is a
rifle which the owner intends to use solely for sporting, recreational, or cultural purposes.
[Emphasis Highlighted (Blue & Black) Supplied]
Machinegun is defined as any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to
shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
The term shall also include the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part designed and intended
solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon
into a machine gun, and any combination of parts from which a machinegun can be assembled if such
parts are in the posession or under the control of a person.
Silencer is defined as any device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable
firearm, including any combination of parts, designed or redesigned, and for the use in assembling or
fabricating a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, and any part intended only for use in such assembly or
fabrication.
Short-barreled rifle is defined as a shot gun having one or more barrelsless than 18inches in length,
and any weapon made from a rifle, whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise, if such weapon,
as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
Short-barreled shotgun is defined as a shotgun having one or more barrelsless than 16 inches in
length, and any weapon made from a shotgun, whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise, if such
weapon, as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT SPECIAL OCCUPATIONAL TAXPAYERS – HAWAII
TAX YEAR 2019
Importers Manufacturers Dealers Total
0 0 1 1
FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSES (2019) – HAWAII
229

7. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUREAU OF TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES
OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION
FIREARMS TRACING SYSTEM
<https://www.atf.gov/file/137101/download>
HAWAII (January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018)
Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced
Calendar Year 2018
176
Firearms Types with a Hawaii Recovery
January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018
Pistols Rifles Shotguns Revolvers Receivers/Frames Unknown Type
78 43 26 25 3 1
Top Calibers Reported in Firearms Traces with a Hawaii Recovery
January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018
9mm .22 Cal 12GA .45 Cal .38 Cal .40 Cal .223 Cal .380 Cal .357 Cal
31 26 20 14 9 9 8 8 7
NOTE: There were 38 additional traces that were associated with other calibers.
There were six traces with an unknown caliber.
Top 15 Source States for Firearms with a Hawaii Recovery
January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018
Hawaii California Oregon Texas Utah
36 9 9 5 4
Washington Florida Georgia Idaho Nebraska
4 3 3 3 3
North Dakota Arizona Massachusetts Mississippi Neveda
3 2 2 2 2
NOTE: An additional 15 states accounted for 15 other traces.
The source state was identified in 105 traces.

8. Top Categories Reported on Firearms Traces with a Hawaii Recovery
January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018
Firearm Posession Weapon Homocide Dangerous Drugs Robbery Family Suicide Aggravated Found
Under of Weapon Offense Offense Assault
Investigation
72 55 17 8 6 5 2 2 1 1
Time-To-Crime Rates for Firearms with a Hawaii Recovery
January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018
1/1/2018 – 12/31/2018 Hawaii Average Time-to-Crime: 17.64 Years
1/1/2018 – 12/31/2018 National Average Time-to-Crime: 8.80 Years
Age of Possessors for Firearms with a Hawaii Recovery
January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018
1/1/2018 – 12/31/2018 Hawaii Average Age of Possessor: 38 Years
1/1/2018 – 12/31/2018 National Average Age of Possessor: 35 Years
Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with a Hawaii Recovery
January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018
Lihue 42
Honolulu 24
Hilo 20
Kapaa 10
Pahoa 8
Kaneohe 6
Mountain View 6
Kailua-Kona 5
Kihei 5
Kamuela 4
Wailuku 4
NOTE: There were 22 additional municipalities that accounted for 42 other traces.

9. OPERATION OVERLORD
MISSION CONTROL
“We have a problem here”
The Legislature finds that the State has some of the strongest gun safety laws in the
nation, and in 2016 Hawaii received an a minus rating from the Giffords Law
Center to prevent gun violence. additionally, Hawaii had the lowest number of gun
deaths per capita among the states in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
THE LEGISLATURE IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE SAFETY
ANDWELL—BEING OF ITS CITIZENS.
THE FACT THAT HAWAII IS THE ONLY STATE WITH AN ASSAULT
WEAPONS BAN THAT FAILS TO BAN ASSAULT RIFLES AND ASSAULT
SHOTGUNS IS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS COMMITMENT.
SB2626
<https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2626&year=2020>
Measure Title: RELATING TO FIREARMS.
Report Title: Firearms; Assault Weapons Ban; Assault Pistols; Detachable
Magazines
Description: Defines "assault rifle" and "assault shotgun". Expands the ban on pistols
with a detachable magazine with over ten round capacity to any firearm
with a detachable magazine with over ten round capacity. Prohibits
anyone from bringing or causing to be brought into the State an assault
rifle or assault shotgun. Prohibits the sale or transfer of any assault rifle or
assault shotgun in the State, unless sold or transferred to an authorized
person.
Companion:
Package: None
Status: 1/23/2020 Senate Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (JDC)
and Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and
Military Affairs (PSM)
Introducers: Senator Karl Rhoads – Chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Vice Chair
of the Senate Committee on Human Services, and member of the Committee on Agriculture and
Environment.
Senator Rosalyn H. Baker – Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer
Protection, and member of the Committee on Health, Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and
Military Affairs

10. Senator Stanley Chang – Member of the Senate Committees on Housing, Commerce and
Consumer Protection, Government Operations, Labor, Culture and the Arts
Senator Lorraine R. Inouye – Member of the Committees on Water and Land, Transportation,
Ways and Means
Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran – Member of the Committees on Water and Land, Ways and
Means, Higher Education
Senator Sharon Y. Moriwaki – Member of the Committees on Government Operations, Health,
Housing, Ways and Means
Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro – Member of the Committees on Government Operations,
Health, Housing, Ways and Means
Senator Glenn Wakai - Chair of the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Tourism,
and Technology, Vice Chair Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military
Affairs, and member of the Committees on Human Services and Ways and Means
NOTE: Senator Kai Kahele, Introducer of SB2626, now serves as the U.S. Representative for
2nd Congressional District.
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You have to use the power you acquire to protect the integrity of what you're doing.
And to do that, you have to be prepared to go all the way.
If you have the strength to do that, you're in pretty good shape.
Richard Boone, Paladin, Have Gun Will Travel