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Supreme Court Ruling: Hawaii’s law prohibiting licensed concealed-carry permit holders from carrying handguns on private property open to the public without the property owner’s express authorization violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. The Supreme Court handed down a major Second Amendment ruling today. In a 6-3 decision in Wolford v. Lopez, the justices struck down Hawaii's so-called "vampire rule,". The law required licensed concealed carry permit holders to get

On May 14, 2026, Governor Josh Green signed Senate Bill 2471 into law as Act 11. The Libertarian Party of Hawaii stands firmly behind the federal lawsuit filed by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to strike it down. Act 11 prohibits incorporated organizations from engaging in what the law terms "election activity" and "ballot-issue activity." Those categories are defined so broadly that spending money to speak for or against a candidate, a ballot measure, or a political party

You can help make sure these bills stay dead by following these steps: Read the bill summary & text here: SB3193 Contact your legislators and urge them to oppose this measure. Follow our simple instructions to track and testify on the bill. Share this post with friends and family.

Requiring law enforcement officers to show their faces while dealing with the public is not “anti-police.” It is pro-rule-of-law. It draws a bright line between legitimate authority and the tactics of authoritarian regimes. Officers who act for the people and under color of law must be willing to stand behind their actions in the light of day, and answer to the individuals they serve.

Hawaii does not require you to provide identification just because a law enforcement officer asks. If an officer approaches you in public, you’re not legally obligated to show ID unless you’re being detained.