--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO WEAPONS." description: "Prohibits carrying or using a firearm in the commission of a separate misdemeanor offense. Amends and clarifies prohibitions regarding deadly or dangerous weapons, switchblade knives, and butterfly knives. Clarifies hunter education certificates and other written exemptions regarding permit issuing. (SD2)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2024" identifier: "HB 2342" citation: "Hawaii HB 2342 (2024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Deadly or Dangerous Weapons", "Prohibition", "Weapons"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI"] version_count: 4 action_count: 31 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2024-01-22" last_action: "2024-05-13" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c8df6f1-f3fa-4c79-8a54-70330f8954a3" source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2342&year=2024" source_hash: "c2875f7c0993fa7724207e7d5ab85665896c0d03182594d43ddd9df5bfec5c06" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"] --- # Hawaii HB 2342 (2024) — RELATING TO WEAPONS. Prohibits carrying or using a firearm in the commission of a separate misdemeanor offense. Amends and clarifies prohibitions regarding deadly or dangerous weapons, switchblade knives, and butterfly knives. Clarifies hunter education certificates and other written exemptions regarding permit issuing. (SD2) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **HB2342** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2342_.HTM) 2. **HB2342_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2342_HD1_.HTM) 3. **HB2342_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2342_SD1_.HTM) 4. **HB2342_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2342_SD2_.HTM) ## Votes - The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper - Reconsider: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper - Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - SAIKI — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2024-05-13** Act 021, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121). `became-law` - **2024-05-13** Act 021, on 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1121). `became-law` - **2024-04-19** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772). `receipt` - **2024-04-18** Transmitted to Governor. - **2024-04-18** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with Representative(s) Aiu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Gates, Kila, Kong, Matsumoto, Pierick, Souza, Ward voting no (8) and Representative(s) Garcia excused (1). `passage` - **2024-04-18** House agrees to Senate amendment(s). - **2024-04-18** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 763). `receipt` - **2024-04-17** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-24. - **2024-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt` - **2024-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure` - **2024-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 583) in amended form (SD 2). - **2024-04-09** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella, McKelvey, San Buenaventura. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2024-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-24. - **2024-04-05** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3663) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). - **2024-04-02** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-03-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-24 10:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - **2024-03-20** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2024-03-20** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3159) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. - **2024-03-15** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-03-12** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-24 3:03PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. - **2024-03-07** Referred to PSM, JDC. `referral-committee` - **2024-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2024-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 345). `introduction, receipt` - **2024-03-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gates, Kila, Kong, Lamosao, Matsumoto, Pierick, Souza, Ward voting no (10) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2024-02-29** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gates, Kila, Kong, Matsumoto, Pierick, Souza, Ward voting no (9) and Representative(s) Aiu, Cochran, Garrett, Holt, Kahaloa, Lowen, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Todd excused (9). - **2024-02-29** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 661-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2024-02-22** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ilagan, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Kong, Souza. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-22-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - **2024-01-26** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee` - **2024-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1` - **2024-01-22** Pending introduction. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c8df6f1-f3fa-4c79-8a54-70330f8954a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).