With officers escorting them, they strolled along Waikiki’s main oceanfront drag, Kalakaua Avenue. Some tourists did double takes, but many seemed unfazed by the armed men bearing a large U.S. flag.

The so-called Bruen decision upended gun laws nationwide, but especially in Hawaii, which long had some of the country's toughest restrictions — and some of the lowest rates of gun violence.

Hawaii loosened its weapons laws in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.

The so-called Bruen decision upended gun laws nationwide, but especially in Hawaii, which long had some of the country's toughest restrictions — and some of the lowest rates of gun violence.

Roberts told one he got his halberd blade on Amazon for $56. With officers escorting them, they strolled along Waikiki’s main oceanfront drag, Kalakaua Avenue.

The so-called Bruen decision upended gun laws nationwide, but especially in Hawaii, which long had some of the country's toughest restrictions — and some of the lowest rates of gun violence.

The so-called Bruen decision upended gun laws nationwide, but especially in Hawaii, which long had some of the country's toughest restrictions — and some of the lowest rates of gun violence.