Not enough people know that there is a way to temporarily take guns away from people in crisis in Hawaiʻi — something lawmakers are now trying to change. Gun deaths in Hawaiʻi have increased by 40% over the last decade, but a gun violence protection order, also known as a red flag petition, has been used only 13 times since the state’s red flag law took effect roughly six years ago. Anyone with a close connection to someone in crisis — family members, roommates, coworkers, medical professionals