Lawmakers want to raise awareness about the state’s red flag law, which has been virtually unused in the last six years — despite a significant increase in gun deaths.

Conservative justices seemed skeptical of the state’s argument for restricting the carrying of guns on private property.

A case questioning whether Hawaiʻi gun owners need explicit permission to carry their weapons onto private property will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.

State law enforcement Director Mike Lambert asked lawmakers for help addressing staffing shortages while also highlighting plans to install controversial gunshot detectors in three Oʻahu neighborhoods.

The group that brought public health officials, law enforcement and researchers together to talk about how to prevent gun violence hasn’t met in over a year, and efforts to restart it have failed.

Robert Morris, who admitted to shooting at police in a series of live videos posted during Tuesday’s lengthy standoff, faces multiple felony charges.

Cachuela’s death shows the danger ghost guns pose to victims of domestic violence and the general public, law enforcement officers say.

The law bans guns on private property unless the owner has specifically allowed them.

Body camera footage from the scene shows the man holding a gun and turning toward officers before he is fatally shot.

A law enacted five years ago was supposed to help loved ones and law enforcement get a court order to temporariliy take away someone’s guns. Only 10 petitions have been filed.