Anyone wishing to purchase a firearm must obtain a permit to acquire a handgun or long gun, requiring a background check of the applicant.¹ See the Hawaii Background Checks section.

No person may knowingly lend a firearm to any person prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm under Hawaii law.²

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1. Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 134-2(a).[↩]
2. Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 134-4(d).[↩]