ROH §41-27.3
Rules for using, selling, and carrying pepper spray
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This law limits when you can use pepper spray, who can sell it, and who can buy or carry it. You can only use it for self-defense, defending someone else, or protecting property. Selling to minors or on liquor-selling premises is banned, and minors cannot buy, carry, or use it.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Restrictions on possession, sale, and use of pepper sprays
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) It is unlawful for any person to use any pepper spray for any purpose, except:
(1) Self-defense;
(2) Defense of another person; or
(3) Protection of property of the person or of another person.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any pepper spray in the city without a license obtained pursuant to § 41-27.4 .
(c) It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or otherwise furnish any pepper spray to a minor in the city.
(d) It is unlawful for a minor to purchase, possess, or use any pepper spray in the city.
(e) It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale any pepper spray on premises where liquor or alcoholic beverages are consumed.
(f) It is unlawful for any person to alter the manufacturer’s name on any pepper spray to be carried or used in the city.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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