Hawaii
The latest Hawaii annual gun death data.
73 Gun Deaths in Hawaii
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2023).
20
HOMICIDES
50
SUICIDES
3
OTHER
Key Takeaways
While Hawaii had the 4th lowest gun death rate in the country in 2023, the state’s overall gun gun death rate increased by 81% from 2014 to 2023.
Sixty-five percent of gun homicides occurred in Honolulu County in 2023.
An average of one person killed every 5 days.
Gun violence costs Hawaiians $733.2 million annually.
This amounts to $509 per person.
Gun homicide rate data is suppressed by the CDC or unreliable for years without a data point on the graph.
Firearm Homicide in Hawaii
50%
Half (50%) of all gun homicides in 2023 were young people ages 15 to 34.
Firearm Suicide in Hawaii
9X
Males were nine times as likely to die by gun suicide than females from 2019 to 2023.
40%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 7.5% of the population in Hawaii but 40% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023.
50%
Half (50%) of all gun suicide deaths in 2023 were over the age of 54.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death. Age-adjusted Gun Deaths and Rates per 100,000. WONDER Online Database, 1999-2023; & WISQARS. Cost of Injury Modules. 2022
