Notes from the Resistance
Why are residents being charged multiple fees not authorized by law? Why are residents being charged at all when the County is already paying for the system? Why is confidential firearm data being handled by a private company? And who is ensuring compliance with Hawaiʻi statutes? [More]
And why is such a “public/private partnership” not referred to by it’s true name?
Hawaii Dem reveals why she stayed seated during Trump’s viral SOTU moment about prioritizing Americans – Hawaii Democrat Jill Tokuda told a voter that the ‘decision was easy for me’ [More]
So is trying to disarm you.
The question is, “Why”?
Interesting nexus that “Progressive Caucus” she represents has…
A new major federal court case has just been commenced in the US District Court of Hawaii challenging the state’s ban on non-residents being able to carry handguns in the state for self defense purposes… Alan Beck has set forth an impressive set of 35 pages of historical material that arguably can give rise to… a constitutional right to conceal carry nationwide. [Watch]
In a just world, text, history, and tradition trump Kapu tradition.
[Via Jess]
Related UPDATE
AmmoLand has more, including a link to the complaint.
This created a dilemma for Hawaii’s gun owners, the post explained, because it “left residents seeking lawful training with no independent way to confirm who was approved.” [More]
Catch-22…
Requires businesses or restaurants open to the public to post a color-coded placard indicating whether the business or restaurant allows firearms or large knives to be brought onto the premises. By January 1, 2027, requires the Department of Law Enforcement to provide businesses and restaurants with free and easily downloadable placards. Effective 1/1/2027. [More]
From this un-American who presents himself as the opposite… Hey, if he can exploit copyrighted characters for political campaigning, does that constitute a reportable in-kind contribution?
[Via Jess]
Tangentially-Related UPDATE
Babylon Bee Defeats Hawaii Law That Forbids Political Satire [More]
I guess if you can ignore the Second Amendment with no personal cost, why would you be worried about subverting the First?
To paraphrase Rhett Butler, Hawaii Democrats deserve to be ridiculed, and often, and by someone who knows how.
[Via Edmund M]
Hawaii’s Officials Explain Why They Think They Can Overrule the Second Amendment [More]
Because they haven’t been arrested…?
Don’t look for Hawaii Republicans to be anything but useless.
…Hawaii’s law effectively negates the right to carry arms in public… [More]
Nice to see DOJ taking another step forward.
I’m also glad to see the word “bipolar” being used by influencers.
[Via Jess]
Hawaii: 60% of violent crime goes un-solved [More]
Don’t book ’em, Danno!
Upholding Hawaii’s disarmament edict “fails every aspect of the analytical framework established by Bruen,” Beck and Petitioner Co-Counsel Mark W. Pennack argue. [More]
It’s difficult to conceive how the same court that gave us Bruen could agree that the Founders would have been cool with ubiquitous infringements.
Hawaii Sensitive Places Defense Fund… The fact the State of Hawaii hired these big shots is proof they are scared we can win. Please donate what you can. [More]
I trust readers here need no introduction to Alan Beck…?
Here’s just one way costs accumulate.
And this is what the state can afford to bolster rights denial because it has comparatively unlimited tax plunder to draw from.
[Via Tacticool Memes]
Amici the States of Michigan California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia (“Amici States”) submit this brief in support of the State of Hawai‘i…. The Second Amendment permits the States to enact a variety of regulations to combat the misuse of firearms and enables “solutions to social problems that suit local needs and values.”[More]
See, shall not be infringed” means the ratifiers would have been cool with “firearm purchase permit and firearm registration.” Just look at the text, history, and tradi… uh, on second thought, just listen to us Democrat apparatchiks.
[Via Antigone]
That means the City’s “No Firearms” signs, as currently written, overstep the law. They mislead the public into believing that lawful transport — which is clearly protected by state law — is forbidden. [More]
The cynic in me says that’s deliberate.
The realist in me says they are that incompetent.
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a motion for summary judgment in a federal lawsuit challenging Hawaii’s ban on the acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition for adults 18-20 years old. [More]
Great.
But the state has a virtually unlimited war chest, and 2A advocacy groups have to scramble up money from already overburdened activists.
Where are Harmeet Dhillon and Pam Bondi on this deprivation of rights under color of authority?
‘Handsome’ Hawaiian police dog dies after being left in hot car by handler… “The K9 handler involved in this case is devastated as you would expect,” Mahuna said. [More]
“Devastated”?
Not “fired”?
Not “arrested and prosecuted,” as would happen to any one of us if we killed a K9 in self-defense, and in a much quicker and more humane way?
It’s not like this hasn’t happened before.
This take on the story seems more accurate than the “news” headline.
[Via WiscoDave]
SAF, PARTNERS FILE AMICUS BRIEF CHALLENGING HAWAII’S FIREARMS PURCHASE LAWS
When the press release gets posted you’ll be able to find it here.
To cut to the chase, go to the brief.
Tangentially Related
SAF sister organization CCRKBA has an update on wins and losses in New Jersey.
Lawsuit: Hawaii Sheriff Deputies Arrested on Charges Trumped-up by own Department—Top Brass infighting led to suicide of Deputy [More]
They’re trusted with guns but you’re not?
Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) will hold two public hearings in August 2025, one in Hilo and one in Kona, regarding its proposal to repeal “Rules and Regulations of the Hawai’i Police Department Governing the Issuance of Licenses to Carry Concealed and Unconcealed Weapons” adopted October 29, 1997, and to adopt Rule 1 relating to Firearms Permits and Licenses, in its entirety, as well as adopt Rule 2 relating to Contested Cases. [More]
So much for where to go for updates…
C’mon, guys… No one wants to take on the work of updating and growing? If this is the extent of the following and updates, how is anyone going to take you seriously?
Hawaii prison guard gets eight years for sexually abusing inmates [More]
In the Kapu tradition and “Spirit of Aloha” …
This is the type of environment gun prohibitionists want to throw you in for disobeying their orders to disarm.
