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Ewa Politician Says Responsible Gun Owners Will Make Hawaii Safer. Not Everyone Is So Sure Department of Law Enforcement

Ewa Politician Says Responsible Gun Owners Will Make Hawaii Safer. Not Everyone Is So Sure

Hawaii has long had some of the lowest rates of gun ownership — and gun violence — in the nation. With thousands more getting licenses to carry, will that change?

Eric Stinton: This Is What It’s Like Training For How To Respond To A School Shooting Getty Images/iStockphoto

Eric Stinton: This Is What It’s Like Training For How To Respond To A School Shooting

Imagine if people rallied around their local schools the way they rallied around guns.

Nearly 500 Weapons Collected During Buyback In Honolulu Department of Law Enforcement

Nearly 500 Weapons Collected During Buyback In Honolulu

The Department of Law Enforcement collected 494 firearms, including an Uzi and a Mac10.

Cops Want Guns Off The Streets. But Are Buyback Programs The Way? Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Cops Want Guns Off The Streets. But Are Buyback Programs The Way?

A gun buyback is coming to Honolulu for the first time in decades as hundreds of gun owners have new licenses to carry.

A Big Island Man Sues Over Gun Permit Privacy Protection Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

A Big Island Man Sues Over Gun Permit Privacy Protection

Police are seeking legal protection over how they handle an applicant’s personal information.

Firearm Permit Applications Down For 2nd Straight Year In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Firearm Permit Applications Down For 2nd Straight Year In Hawaii

The most common permit denial reason listed was due to being a current or former medical marijuana patient.

HPD’s New Vice Major Vows To Take Down Game Rooms Jack Truesdale/Civil Beat/2023

HPD’s New Vice Major Vows To Take Down Game Rooms

Nuisance abatement laws have been used against uncooperative landlords of game rooms, sometimes as a prelude to civil forfeiture.

Been To Therapy? You Can Still Register Your Firearm In Honolulu, Judge Rules Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Been To Therapy? You Can Still Register Your Firearm In Honolulu, Judge Rules

City lawyers said the ruling won’t affect who might be eligible to register firearms.