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HRS §134-27

Where you can keep and carry ammunition

This law says where you can keep ammunition and when you can carry it outside those places. You must keep ammunition at your home, business, or where you are staying. You can carry it in a closed container for certain trips, like to a gun range or repair shop. Breaking this law is a misdemeanor.

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The statute, as written — Place to keep ammunition; penalty

(a) Except as provided in sections 134-5 and 134-9, all ammunition shall be confined to the possessor's place of business, residence, or sojourn; provided that it shall be lawful to carry ammunition in an enclosed container from the place of purchase to the purchaser's place of business, residence, or sojourn, or between these places upon change of place of business, residence, or sojourn, or between these places and the following: (1) A place of repair; (2) A target range; (3) A licensed dealer's place of business; (4) An organized, scheduled firearms show or exhibit; (5) A place of formal hunter or firearm use training or instruction; or (6) A police station. "Enclosed container" means a rigidly constructed receptacle, or a commercially manufactured gun case, or the equivalent thereof that completely encloses the ammunition. (b) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§134-5 Who can carry guns for hunting or target shooting

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