STAGE SERVER

Hawaii

Permanent URL for this collectionhttps://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3638

Hawaii

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Hawaii. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the Kingdom and Territorial periods through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative rules, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select county ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, plantation, maritime, and military records, and oral histories tied to Hawaii people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

Cite the Firearms Research Center and the item’s handle/DOI when using materials. Rights and licensing vary by item.

Browse

Filters

Advanced Search

Filter by

Settings

End date: 1929Category: search.filters.subject.CARRY

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 4 of 4
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item type:Item,
    Constitution and Laws of His Majesty Kamehameha III., King of the Hawaiian Islands 19 (1852)
    (1852)
    § 1: Prohibited the carry of any Bowie-knife, sword-cane, air gun, slung-shot, or other deadly weapon. Violators fined no less than ten but no more than thirty dollars.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item type:Item,
    The Penal Laws of the Hawaiian Islands 251 (1897)
    (1896)
    Ch. 54: Prohibited the carry of any Bowie-knife, sword-cane, pistol, air-gun, slung-shot, or other deadly weapon if not authorized by law. Violators fined no less than ten but no more than thirty dollars and imprisonment in hard labor camps no less than fifteen days but not exceeding two months. Note: Hawaii did not become US territory until 1898.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item type:Item,
    1927 Haw. Terr. Sess. Laws 209-17
    (1927)
    AN ACT Regulating the Sale, Transfer and Possession of Certain Firearms and Ammunitions, and Amending Sections 2136, 2137, 2138, 2139, 2140, 2141, 2142, 2143, 2146 and 2147 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1925 (the "Small Arms Act"), § 20: Required the sheriff to keep books containing all information furnished to him relative to ownership, acquisition, importation, delivery, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Copies of the book will be made for the Governor twice per year.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item type:Item,
    1913 Haw. Terr. Sess. Laws 25
    (1913)
    Act 22: Prohibited the carrying a Bowie knife, sword cane, pistol, air-gun, slungshot, or other deadly weapon. Punishable by fine of $10-250 or imprisonment for 3-12 months, unless good cause can be shown for carrying the weapon.