ROH §41-11.1
Definitions for firearm, law enforcement officer, and replica gun
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section defines three terms used in this article: firearm, law enforcement officer, and replica gun. It explains what each term means for the rules that follow.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Definitions
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Firearm. Has the same meaning as defined in HRS § 134-1.
Law Enforcement Officer. Any public servant, whether employed by the State, the city, or the United States, vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses or to enforce the criminal laws, whether that duty extends to all offenses or is limited to a specific class of offenses.
Replica Gun. Any toy or other object which bears such a resemblance to an actual firearm that a reasonable person would have difficulty visually distinguishing it from an actual firearm, and which lacks any feature or aspect which would serve as a signal to allow a person to readily distinguish the replica gun from an actual firearm by sight. The term shall not include an actual firearm.
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