Second Amendment

... individuals can apply for firearm purchase permits, carry licenses, and register locally-acquired firearms —all through a secure, user-friendly digital platform ....

...The states accuse the Trump administration of hiding violations of federal law prohibiting the possession of machine guns in a settlement agreement with manufactures of forced reset triggers....

... The following firearms related bills were passed in Hawaii in 2025 ....

... The coalition is asking SCOTUS to take action via Wolford v. Lopez, the case through which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit allowed Hawaii’s “sensitive” places ban to stand ....

... a sweeping ban on a range of common firearms, including semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines, semi-automatic shotguns holding more than five shells, and any handgun capable of holding more than ten rounds ....

... The move boosts the odds that the Supreme Court will take up the case ....

... O‘ahu residents turned in an estimated 367 firearms of all types in exchange for $37,900 in Foodland gift cards ....

... 2,456 licenses were issued (some licensees hold multiple licenses in order to select between different carry guns), 119 were denied, and six were revoked ....

... SB 401, as amended, is now over 2,600 words long and will ban semi-automatic rifles with a detachable magazine, “assault shotguns”, and standard capacity magazines ....

... House Bill 125 expands upon Hawaii’s existing firearm storage mandate by requiring firearms to be stored in a locked box, safe or with a trigger locking mechanism ....

... A Hawaii State Senate Committee advanced five gun control bills ....

... Ninth Circuit (Finally) Rules Hawaii’s Gun Purchase Permit and Registration Time Limits are Unconstitutional ....

... March 13th at 2:00pm the House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 308 and Senate Bill 401 ....

... the remaining gun control bills have now crossed over between the House and Senate ....

... Senate Bill 401 and Senate Bill 308 ....

... SB 433 would have absolutely banned carry, open or concealed, of most knives, and all knives in many public places in Hawaii ....

... Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs will hold a public hearing on several bills that will restrict Second Amendment rights in Hawaii ....

... A state law in effect since 1994 prohibits anyone under the age of 21 from acquiring a firearm, with certain exceptions for hunting and other purposes ....

... HB 125, HB 279, HB 392 and HB 893 ....

... injunction overturns the unconstitutional denial of firearm ownership to law-abiding COFA residents ....

... Legislators have introduced 21 Second Amendment-related bills ....

... a remarkable dissent that should echo through the halls of American jurisprudence ....

... Eight Republican-appointed judges dissented ....

... Hear from your NRA-ILA Hawaiian State Director, Keely Hopkins, and Hawaii Rifle Association President, Kainoa Kaku! ....

... The nonprofit analyzed every gun law in every state ....

... the coalition plans to take concrete action by working together to leverage and enforce each state’s existing civil liability and consumer protection laws ....

... Hawaii has effectively declared that the Second Amendment, as interpreted in Bruen, does not apply within its borders ....

... While Thomas acknowledged the Second Amendment case was not appropriate for the court's review, he indicated willingness to revisit the matter in a future case. Thomas said the issue “clearly remains imperative, given lower courts’ continued insistence on treating the Second Amendment ‘right so cavalierly.’”....

... the justices explained they could not accept the case at this point because the defendant, Christopher Wilson, has not yet gone to trial on other charges ....

... The case is known as Pinales v. Attorney General for the State of Hawaii ....

... The Hawaii legislative session starts in January and it's important that you get involved now ....

"Heller was pretty much an astounding decision to me when suddenly, individual could, under the Second Amendment, individuals could own firearms.”

... A decision on whether to take up or turn down the case could come at any time ....

... most doctors will not sign that form due to liability reasons ....

“...Guns that have been stolen, guns that haven’t been registered and guns in the wrong hands...."

... While Figuring Out Gun "Sensitive Places," CA9 Backhandedly Upholds The Right To Exclude ....

... Hawaii’s Act 52 completely flips the rules on carrying firearms on private property, making it illegal to carry unless the property owner explicitly gives permission ....

... designation under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 ....

..."they ruled for us on the issue of banks and shared parking lots,” said Alan Beck, a lawyer for the Hawaii plaintiffs....

... he takes his battle-axe on walks to raise public awareness of the new laws while also making sure police aren’t restricting citizens’ rights to openly carry unusual weapons ....

... Individuals turning in firearms received a total of 531 gift cards valued at $53,100 ....

... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii County's practices regarding the issuance of Permits to Acquire (PTA) firearms ....

...in so doing, the state court may have placed itself on a collision course with the Supreme Court of the United States....

... Kahalewai's application for a CCW permit was denied by HPD due to his involvement in past criminal investigations and the existence of two lapsed protection order ....

... there’s a troubling trend by state officials to write Second Amendment freedoms out of the island state ....

... will allow frivolous lawsuits against members of the firearm industry for the criminal and negligent misuse of firearms by remote third parties ....

... Hawaii is the ONLY state in the nation with a complete ban on firearm ownership for individuals under 21 ....

... Ranges open for public use Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays, 12 noon to 4 p.m., beginning July 10 ....

... After a federal court struck down the ban, the Hawaii Legislature approved an amendment to the ban that prohibits only the concealed carry of bladed weapons ....

... Wilson v. Hawaii, a prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license ....