DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT GUN BUYBACK EVENT

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Official release

Source material from Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement. The wording below is the issuer’s statement.

STATE OF HAWAIʻI

KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI

JOSH GREEN, M.D.

GOVERNOR

KE KIAʻĀINA

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ​​ENFORCEMENT

KA ʻOIHANA HOʻOKŌ KĀNĀWAI

MIKE LAMBERT

DIRECTOR

KA LUNA HO‘OKELE

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT GUN BUYBACK EVENT

MEDIA ADVISORY

What: Department of Law Enforcement (DLE), in partnership with the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) and Department of the Attorney General, will be conducting a gun buyback event. No questions asked and no identification required. This gun buyback event gives households a safe avenue for firearms disposal.

When: Thursday, March 26, 2026 (Prince Kūhiō Holiday)

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Where: Aloha Stadium (lower parking lot)

99-500 Salt Lake Blvd. – Entrance is via Kahuapaani St., Gate 3

Details: Community members 21 years and older can turn in handguns, rifles, shotguns, bump stocks and Glock switches — and receive a maximum of three gift cards in exchange for the returned firearms.

$100 Foodland gift cards – handgun, rifles, shotguns, Glock switches

$200 Foodland gift cards – assault-type rifles, ghost guns

Instructions for Transportation and Delivery of Items:

Unloaded firearms must be in a container/box in vehicle’s trunk

Remain in vehicle while law enforcement recovers firearm from the trunk

No ammunition will be accepted

Licensed gun dealers and active and retired law enforcement are not eligible for participation.

What you need to know and why the gun buyback event is important:

One of the leading causes of death in Hawaiʻi, is suicide by firearms.

Another cause of firearm death is when the child discovers an improperly stored firearm and accidentally shoots their friend, sibling or someone in close vicinity.

Unsecured firearms are often stolen from within residences and used to commit other crimes.

If a registered owner of firearms dies, the surviving family members must determine who inherits the firearms. After determining the heir, that person must now legally transfer ownership of the firearms to their name to possess or sell the firearm. Many times, firearms are not listed in a will and then are no longer considered a registered firearm.

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Media contact:

David Patterson

Public Information Officer

Department of Law Enforcement, State of Hawai‘i

Cell: 808-225-4283

Email: [email protected]

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