HCC §15-12
Rules for guns and weapons in parks
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says that in recreational areas, you must follow all federal, state, and county laws about guns and similar weapons. You cannot use them in a way that endangers people or property. Loaded guns are not allowed in developed, populated, or busy areas, except for police officers.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Weapons restricted
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
In recreational areas the use and possession of all firearms or other implements designed to discharge missiles, which are capable of destroying animal life, shall conform with all applicable Federal, State and County laws. Such firearms or other implements shall not be used in a manner so as to endanger persons or property. The possession of loaded firearms or other implements, except by law enforcement officers, in developed, populated, or concentrated use areas is prohibited.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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