ROH §41-31.8
Enforcement
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section explains what counts as proof that someone knew they were in a sensitive place, on business or charity property, or carrying a gun without their license. It is about evidence in court, not new rules. If you are in these places or carrying a gun, the law assumes you knew the situation.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Enforcement
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) The presence of a person at any sensitive place is prima facie evidence that the person knows it is a sensitive place.
(b) The presence of a person on the premises of any business establishment or charitable establishment is prima facie evidence that the person knows it is the premises of a business establishment or charitable establishment.
(c) The failure of a person to have a valid license in the person’s immediate possession while carrying on their person a pistol or revolver outside the person’s residence is prima facie evidence that the person knows the person is carrying the pistol or revolver in public without possession of the person’s license.
(d) The failure of a person to display the person’s license upon the demand of a law enforcement officer while carrying on their person a pistol or revolver outside the person’s residence is prima facie evidence that the person has knowingly, intentionally, and recklessly failed to display the license.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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