Hawaii officials to hold gun buyback event at Aloha Stadium
STAR-ADVERTISER / OCT. 21, 2023
These firearms were turned in by a resident at a state gun buyback event on Oahu in 2023.
The Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement is holding a gun buyback event at Aloha Stadium Saturday.
DLE officials encourage residents to voluntarily surrender unwanted firearms in exchange for gift cards at the event, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower parking lot of Aloha Stadium.
No questions will be asked, and no identification will be required, according to the department.
A $100 gift card will be offered for surrendered handguns, rifles, shotguns, bump stocks and Glock switches. A $200 gift card will be offered for automatic firearms of any type, semi-automatic rifles and ghost guns.
A person may turn in as many guns as possible, but will be limited to receiving a maximum of three gift cards total, officials said in a news release.
The unloaded firearm must be in a container or box in the vehicle’s trunk, they said. Participants should remain in their vehicle while law enforcement recovers the firearm from the trunk.
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No ammunition will be accepted.
Participants should enter the Aloha Stadium lower parking lot from Salt Lake Boulevard through Gate 4.
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For more information, call 808-837-8470.
