Gun Control

The state law required gun owners to get permission before bringing their concealed carry weapons to private properties open to the public — areas like malls and gas stations. It’s sometimes known as a “vampire law,” and it was deemed unconstitutional by the high court last week.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 2023 Hawaiʻi law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into stores, hotels and other private property open to the public. Hereʻs what that means for residents, visitors and businesses.

HPR speaks with Hawaii Firearms Coalition attorney Kevin O’Grady about the recent Supreme Court decision striking down restrictions on carrying firearms on private properties.

HPR speaks with attorney Kevin O’Grady about the recent Supreme Court decision striking public property gun restrictions; attorney Kristina Baehr shares updates on the court settlements from the Red Hill fuel spill lawsuit.

The Supreme Court has struck down a Hawaiʻi law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into places such as stores and hotels. It's the high court's latest ruling backing Second Amendment rights.

Duke Law School Second Amendment scholar Hayley Lawrence spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the Supreme Court case Wolford v. Lopez, and the implications for Hawaiʻi.

The Supreme Court seems likely to strike down Hawaiʻi's restrictions on carrying guns in stores in the justices’ latest firearm case since their landmark decision expanding Second Amendment rights.

The Supreme Court says it'll take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down strict regulations on where people can carry firearms in Hawaiʻi.

A bill that would have banned assault rifles in Hawaiʻi stalled on one of the last days of this legislative session. The bill sought to ban the sale and possession of semi-automatic assault rifles beginning in 2026.

A measure that would ban the purchase of assault rifles is heading to a final vote in the state Legislature. If it passes, Hawaiʻi would become the 11th state to adopt this type of ban.