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Hawaii Concealed Carry CCW Laws and Information


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Right-To-Carry Law Type: Restrictive May Issue. In an exceptional case, when an applicant shows reason to fear injury to the applicant's person or property, the chief of police of the appropriate county may grant a license to an applicant who is a citizen of the United States of the age of twenty one years or more or to a duly accredited official representative of a foreign nation of the age of twenty-one years or more to carry a pistol or revolver and ammunition therefor concealed on the person within the county where the license is granted. Where the urgency or the need has been sufficiently indicated, the respective chief of police may grant to an applicant of good moral character who is a citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years or more, is engaged in the protection of life and property, and is not prohibited under section 1347 from the ownership or possession of a firearm, a license to carry a pistol or revolver and ammunition therefor unconcealed on the person within the county where the license is granted. The chief of police of the appropriate county, or the chief's designated representative, shall perform an inquiry on an applicant by using the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, to include a check of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement databases, where the applicant is not a citizen of the United States, before any determination to grant a license is made. Unless renewed, the license shall expire one year from the date of issue.

Not many permits are issued, as the standard of "exceptional" case is tough to prove.

 

The bill was introduced by Sen. Sam Slom, R-Hawaii Kai, who attended the hearing, along with the chair of the committee, Sen. David Ige, D-Aiea, and Sen. Clarence Nishihara, D-Waipahu.

July 15, 2007 - from the Hawaii Reporter.

In the last 15 years, no law abiding citizen applying for a permit to carry a concealed firearm in Honolulu has been granted one -- not one domestic violence victim, not one person whose life was in danger, not one person working where they may be robbed at gunpoint. And the police chief has no plans to change that under Hawaii’s current law, which says the police department’s highest officer "may issue" a concealed carry permit should he choose to do so.

That’s according to Honolulu Police Department Captain Raymond Ancheta, who testified at the Senate Intergovernmental Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006, in opposition to SB 2531, which changes Hawaii’s law to read "shall issue" and become the nation’s 39th state to allow concealed carry of a firearm.

In addition to the concealed carry bills, a right to open carry bill will be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee this Friday at 9 a.m. This is the first time in four years at the state Legislature that bills that are for open or concealed carry are being heard in the Hawaii State Legislature. Primarily the bills introduced and passed in the state make Hawaii’s gun and ammunition laws more restrictive and because of that, Hawaii is one of the least free states in the nation in terms of the Second Amendment laws.

The Hawaii Rifle Association - A good resorce.

Hawaii CCW Reciprocity Map


 

States that Honor Hawaii's CCW Permit:

Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah

State CCW Permits that Hawaii Honors:

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Are stun guns legal?
HAWAII: Illegal Hawaii State Law. Rev. Stats. Title 10, Chapter 134. Firearms, Ammunition and Dangerous Weapons. Part 1. General Regulations. Chapter 134-1 Definitions. "Electric gun" means any portable device that is electrically operated to project a missile or electromotive force. Chapter 134-16 Restriction on possession, sale, gift or delivery of electric guns. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, including a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer or licensed dealer, to possess, offer for sale, hold for sale, sell, give, lend or deliver any electric gun. (b) Any electric gun in violation of subsection (a) shall be confiscated and disposed of by the chief of police. SUMMARY: Possession and sales of Stunning Devices are banned in Hawaii.