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Where Carrying Is Banned

HRS 134-9.1 — fifteen kinds of places, and private property unless the owner says yes

A licensee may not carry or possess a firearm, loaded or not, concealed or not, in these places and their adjacent parking areas:

  • State and county buildings and offices; hospitals, clinics and medical offices; jails and prisons.
  • A bar or restaurant serving alcohol for consumption on the premises.
  • Stadiums, movie theaters, concert halls and sporting events; amusement parks, aquariums, fairs, museums and zoos.
  • Public libraries; colleges and universities; schools, preschools, summer camps and child care facilities.
  • Any beach, playground or park, and other state or county recreation areas, except an authorized target range.
  • Shelters serving unhoused persons, victims of domestic violence or children; polling places; banks.
  • Public transportation, including buses, terminals, trains, rail stations and airports, but not a bus stop on a public sidewalk.
  • A permitted public gathering, march, rally or protest with signs posted along its perimeter.
  • HRS 134-9.1
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Who handles this in Hawaii: Hawaii State Bar Association, Lawyer Referral and Information Service; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Hawaii directory.

A licensee may not enter or remain on another person's private property with a firearm unless the owner, lessee, operator or manager has given express authorization, either unambiguously in writing or verbally, or by clear and conspicuous signs at the entrance.

  • HRS 134-9.5

Each is a misdemeanor. Defenses include being lawfully in one's own home, storing or retrieving the firearm right by one's vehicle in a parking area, an unloaded firearm in a locked hard sided container at an airport or on transit, and walking through a gathering to reach home, business or vehicle without lingering.

  • HRS 134-9.1
  • HRS 134-9.5
Sources for this section (2)
  1. HRS 134-9.1 — Carrying or possessing a firearm in certain locations and premises prohibited; penalty
  2. HRS 134-9.5 — Carrying or possessing a firearm on private property of another person without authorization ; penalty

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Hawaii attorney.

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