Hawaii prohibits any person, including a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, from possessing, selling, or delivering any handgun if the frame or receiver “is a die casting of zinc alloy which has a melting temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit.”¹ This section does not apply to any handgun registered prior to July 1, 1975, or to any antique handgun.²

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1. Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 134-15(a).[↩]
2. Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 134-15(b).[↩]