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ROH §41-11.2

Rules for carrying and showing replica guns

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗

This section bans carrying or showing a replica gun in public places unless it is covered or in a case. It also bans drawing or waving one at a police officer on duty. There are exceptions for hunting, air guns, and historical or educational events.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Prohibitions

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.

(a) No person shall carry or display a replica gun on any street, alley, public road, or on any public lands, unless such replica gun is in a suitable case or securely wrapped. (b) No person shall draw or brandish a replica gun in the presence of a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of the law enforcement officer’s duties. (c) Nothing in this article shall be deemed to prevent any person who has obtained a hunting license pursuant to HRS Chapter 183D from engaging in hunting in accordance with law. (d) In the event a replica gun is also an “air gun”, as defined in § 41-10.1 , the exceptions in § 41-10.4 shall also be exceptions to the prohibitions in this article. (e) Nothing in this article shall prevent carrying or display of a replica gun by a person involved in a living history presentation or other activity for historical interpretation or educational purposes, or by a person participating in a parade if such activity or parade participant is associated with an established historical organization, museum, military preservation organization, or other group with a mission to educate the public at various events through the use of historical artifacts, clothing, vehicles, aircraft, maritime vessels, and firearms or replicas thereof.
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.