Updated 3/7/2018: Challenger Clayton Hee demonstrates that he has not lost his ability to shake things up, politically and policy-wise. And Hawaii has lots of guns.

Only a few states currently let courts take guns from people deemed a threat at the request of family members or police.

Some say the department's policy of sending letters to patients is an escalation of efforts to deny gun permits.

The White House says the day following the Las Vegas massacre is not the right time to talk about gun control but now is precisely the time.

Rep. Chris Collins' bill would ban state or local governments from regulating rifles or shotguns more strictly than federal laws do.

Gun rights supporters won and lost on Thursday.

Data collected by The Washington Post shows that police statewide have fatally shot more people so far in 2016 than they did in all of 2015.

Gov. Ige signed legislation authorizing county police departments to enroll firearms applicants and individuals registering firearms in a federal service that monitors criminal records.

Hawaii's LGBT community mourns the loss of life in Orlando, but also talks about discrimination and political change.

Bills that passed the House on Tuesday caught the attention of Gabrielle Giffords, the former congressman who survived being shot in the head.