Proposed Hawaii Firearm Legislation HB1867
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating To Safety At Home.
Subject: Self-Defense: Deadly Force: Duty to Retreat: Safe At Home Law
Description: Clarifies that a person who uses deadly force in self-defense does not have a duty to retreat if they are in their dwelling or on their property, unless they are the initial aggressor. Repeals statutory language that permits a person to use deadly force at their place of work.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 2
Last Action Date: January 26, 2026
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Sean Quinlan (D); Greggor Ilagan (D); Darius Kila (D); Ikaika Olds (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 8% (4 of 51)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 26, 2026 | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| House | Jan 26, 2026 | Referred to JHA, referral sheet 2 |
| House | Jan 23, 2026 | Pending introduction. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 23, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
