Hawaii Gun Laws

If actively carrying you "shall immediately disclose" that you are carrying and identify the specific location of the firearm and present your license to carry.

Carry prohibited

Establishments that serve alcohol for consumption on premise are prohibited

Schools individually decide the weapons policy.

Lawful in vehicle with Hawaii permit.

Churches act like any other private property and may restrict
on a church by church basis

No legal restriction - Reference article on page 67

There are legal consequences if one fails to secure their firearm and that leads to a minor gaining unauthorized access in a home. No person shall intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly store or otherwise leave a loaded or unloaded firearm out of the person's immediate possession or control inside a vehicle without first securely locking the firearm in a safe storage depository that is out of sight from outside of the vehicle.

Handgun magazines with capacity greater than 10 rounds are not lawful

Prohibited.

Not permitted

No preemption law. Localities may enact their own gun laws.

None

Non-residents may apply

No

Duty to Retreat before using Deadly Force except when in your dwelling (703-304)

- Any building or office owned, leased, or used by the state or a county, plus adjacent grounds and parking areas, including spaces used for court proceedings, legislative business, contested case hearings, and agency rulemaking
- Hospitals, mental health facilities, nursing homes, clinics, medical offices, urgent care facilities, and any place where medical or health services are customarily provided, including adjacent parking
- Adult and juvenile detention and correctional facilities, prisons, and jails, including adjacent parking
- Bars and restaurants serving alcohol for on-premises consumption, including adjacent parking
- Stadiums, movie theaters, concert halls, and any venue hosting a professional, collegiate, high school, amateur, or student sporting event, including adjacent parking
- All public library property — buildings, facilities, meeting rooms, community program spaces, adjacent grounds and parking
- Campuses and premises of public or private community colleges, colleges, and universities, including buildings, classrooms, labs, research facilities, artistic venues, athletic fields, and adjacent parking
- Campuses and premises of public schools, charter schools, private schools, preschools, summer camps, and child care facilities, including adjacent parking
- Beaches, playgrounds, parks, and adjacent parking — including state parks, state monuments, county parks, tennis courts, golf courses, swimming pools, and other state or county recreation areas. Authorized target ranges and shooting complexes are excepted
- Shelters and residential or programmatic facilities operated by a government entity or charity serving unhoused people, domestic violence victims, or children, including adjacent parking
- Voter service centers and other polling places, including adjacent parking
- Banks and financial institutions, including adjacent parking
- Public transportation and transit — buses, paratransit vans, bus shelters and terminals, trains, rail stations, and airports, plus adjacent parking. Bus stops on public sidewalks are excepted
- Amusement parks, aquariums, carnivals, circuses, fairs, museums, water parks, and zoos, including adjacent parking
- Permitted public gatherings, assemblies, and special events on property open to the public — demonstrations, marches, rallies, vigils, protests, picketing — plus the immediately adjacent sidewalk or street, where signs are conspicuously posted around the perimeter
- Sterile areas of airports
- State wildlife sanctuaries
- State forest reserves and state game management areas
- ʻIolani Palace State Monument
- Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve
- University of Hawaii management areas
- County ordinances add more. Hawaii County bars churches and religious assemblies, daycare centers, and posted private property open to the public. Kauaʻi County bans firearms on all county public grounds and in all parks and recreation facilities

Attorney General of Hawaii
425 Queen St
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-1500
www.ag.hawaii.gov

Chief of police in the county you live in.

1 year

Contact your chief of police.