Where you cannot carry a licensed firearm

(a) Any person granted a license to carry a concealed or unconcealed firearm shall not carry such licensed firearm in the following sensitive places: (1) Hospitals, medical facilities, medical offices, and/or medical clinics, except where permission is granted to such person by the administrator of the facility; (2) Schools, colleges, universities, and/or places where persons are assembled for educational purposes, except where permission is granted to such person by the institution; (3) Daycare centers, playgrounds, and parks, except where permission is granted to such person by the administrator of the facility; (4) Churches or religious assemblies, except where permission is granted by the administrator of the church, facility, or congregation; (5) Voter service centers or places of deposit, and any appurtenances thereto, as defined by section 11-1, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes; SUPP. 13 (1-2023) 14-48 GENERAL WELFARE § 14-118 (6) Government buildings and the accompanying parking lots attached to such buildings, except when the licensed firearm is kept in the vehicle unloaded with an affixed trigger lock or in a locked case; (7) Private property open to the public where it is conspicuously posted that public carry of firearms is not allowed; (8) Public transit facilities and any mode of transportation utilized for public transit; (9) Bars, restaurants, and establishments that serve alcohol for consumption on its premises; and (10) Places where people are assembled for an event, social gathering, rally, demonstration, or public exhibition where it is conspicuously posted by the organizers that public carry of firearms is not allowed. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to: (1) A private security officer when acting in the official capacity of the officer’s scope of employment; (2) A law enforcement officer; or (3) Any person authorized to carry a firearm under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, as amended. (2022, ord 22-130, sec 2.)14-118