Hawaii Concealed Carry Laws
Last reviewed: May 3, 2026 Open carry allowed only with permit
Reciprocity shown is for a standard resident permit. Non-resident and enhanced permit holders may have different reciprocity. Always verify before carrying. Use our full permit reciprocity map for all permit types →
Your Hawaii resident permit is honored in 26 statesHawaii Gun Laws
Open Carry
Duty to Notify Law Enforcement
State Parks
Restaurants Serving Alcohol
Firearms at Colleges
Firearms at K-12 Schools
Church Carry
on a church by church basis
Hotels
Secure Storage Requirements
Magazine Capacity Limitations
Suppressor Ownership
Vehicle Possession Without Recognized Permit
Firearm Law Uniformity
Permit Training Requirements
Non-Resident Permits
Constitutional Carry
Duty to Retreat
Places Off Limits
- Any public or private hospital, mental health facility, nursing home, clinic, medical office, urgent care facility, or other place at which medical or health services are customarily provided, including adjacent parking areas
-Any adult or juvenile detention or correctional facility, prison, or jail, including adjacent parking areas
-Any bar or restaurant serving alcohol or intoxicating liquor as defined in section 281—1 for consumption on the premises, including adjacent parking areas;
- Any stadium, movie theater, or concert hall, or any place at which a professional, collegiate, high school, amateur, or student sporting event is being held, including adjacent parking areas
- All public library property, including buildings, facilities, meeting rooms, spaces used for community programming, adjacent grounds, and parking areas
- The campus or premises of any public or private community college, college, or university, and adjacent parking areas, including buildings, classrooms, laboratories, research facilities, artistic venues, and athletic fields or venues
-The campus or premises of any public school, charter school, private school, preschool, summer camp, or child care facility as defined in section 346—151, including adjacent parking areas, but not including: (A) A private residence at which education is provided for children who are all related to one another by blood, marriage, or adoption; or (B) A dwelling when not used as a child care facility
- Any beach, playground, park, or adjacent parking area, including any state park, state monument, county park, tennis court, golf course, swimming pool, or other recreation area or facility under control, maintenance, and management of the State or a county, but not including an authorized target range or shooting complex
- Any shelter, residential, or programmatic facility or adjacent parking area operated by a government entity or charitable organization serving unhoused persons, victims of domestic violence, or children, including children involved in the juvenile justice system;
-Any voter service center as defined in section 11-1 or other polling place, including adjacent parking areas
-Any place, facility, or vehicle used for public transportation or public transit, and adjacent parking areas, including buses, paratransit vans, bus shelters and terminals (but not including bus stops located on public sidewalks), trains, rail stations, and airports
-Any amusement park, aquarium, carnival, circus, fair, museum, water park, or zoo, including adjacent parking areas
This section shall not apply to a person in an exempt category identified in section l34-11(a). It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution under this section that a person is: (7) Carrying a firearm pursuant to a license issued under section 134-9 or in accordance with title l8 United States Code section 926B or 926C in the immediate area surrounding the person's vehicle within a parking area for the limited purpose of storing or retrieving the firearm;
State Contact Info
425 Queen St
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-1500
www.ag.hawaii.gov
Permit Issuing Authority
Length of Permit Validity
Permit Application Process Hawaii Permit Reciprocity
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