Hawaiian Supreme Court Attacks US Constitution

The Hawaiian Supreme Court has issued a ruling that completely and utterly ignores the U.S. Constitution, stating that “there is no state constitutional right to carry a firearm in public.”

Now, Hawaiian residents could face imprisonment for carrying a firearm in public.

Justice Todd Eddins determined that states “retain the authority to require” citizens to have permits before carrying guns in public. The ruling also specifies that Hawaii’s Constitution doesn’t afford individuals the “right to carry firearms in public places for self-defense.”

The U.S. Constitution clearly states that Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms, a right that has been consistently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS):

• D.C. vs. Heller: SCOTUS showed that the “right to bear arms” wasn’t a “collective right” but an individual one of all Americans.
• McDonald vs. Chicago: SCOTUS held that this right applies to the states.
• New York State Rifle and Pistol Assn. vs. Bruen ruled that this right covers the public possession of handguns.

Hawaii’s Supreme Court has ignored all of the above and has instead shifted their focus to HBO’s TV show “The Wire,” going so far as quoting it in their opinion stating, “The thing about the old days, they the old days.”

Adding to the bizarre quote from “The Wire,” the Court cited laws from Hawaii’s time as an independent kingdom, even though this has zero bearing upon the current laws of the land or the state’s obligations under the U.S. Constitution. In addition to this, the Court cited foreign laws as justification for their ruling. It doesn’t take a legal expert to come to the logical conclusion that a court citing foreign laws to justify a decision they are making is absurd.

In 2017, the County of Maui Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, charged Christopher L. Wilson with felonies for carrying a “Phoenix Arms .22 LR caliber pistol, loaded with ten rounds of .22 caliber ammunition” in his waistband. The gun was legally purchased in Florida in 2013 and had not been registered in Hawaii.

The owner of the Flyin Hawaii Zipline noticed Wilson walking along the property and reported his presence to the police. When Wilson was approached by officers, he informed and showed them his firearm.

Wilson’s legal representation took the case all the way to the Hawaiian Supreme Court after he was charged. His attorneys argued the law violated his Second Amendment right. The law in question was Hawaii’s Revised Statutes (HRS) § 134-25 law which says citizens must keep all firearms “confined to the possessor’s place of business, residence, or sojourn” unless it is carried unloaded in public “in an enclosed container from the place of purchase to the purchaser’s place of business, residence, or sojourn, or between these places” when the firearm is in need of repair, to be used at a target range, or for other purposes.

If this law isn’t followed, “Any person violating this section by carrying or possessing a loaded or unloaded pistol or revolver shall be guilty of a class B felony.”

According to Justice Eddins, “Article I, section 17 of the Hawaii Constitution mirrors the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution,” but that “We read those words differently than the current United States Supreme Court. We hold that in Hawaii there is no state constitutional right to carry a firearm in public.”

“In Hawaii, the Aloha Spirit inspires constitutional interpretation,” Eddins added. Based upon this statement and the ruling itself, the Hawaiian Supreme Court just declared the U.S. Constitution null and void.

“As the world turns, it makes no sense for society to pledge allegiance to the founding era’s culture, realities, laws, and understanding of the Constitution,” the Court said. According to Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA, “This is far more of a rebellion than anything that happened on January 6.”

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