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General Topics => Legal and Activism => Topic started by: changemyoil66 on May 15, 2026, 08:26:16 AM
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Since the senstive places law was passed, The Bus put up no guns allowed signage on the buses, handivans, The Bus cars that supervisors use, and bus transit centers.
Andew (HIFICO director) with a gun case had entered a bus and was told by the bus driver no guns allowed. The bus driver pointed to the no guns allowed signage. There was no gun in the case, but instead camera equipment. Andrew told this to the bus driver. He was then told to leave the bus. He asked for a refund, but was told since he paid via card, he has to call the number to get a refund for his fair. The interaction was about 45 seconds.
It is not against the law to transport a firearm on The Bus or Handivan or transit centers. It's just illegal to CCW a firearm.
Since then, attorney Alan Beck reached out to the city and they are removing their no guns allowed signage as it's confusing as it implies all guns are banned.
See below FB post by Beck:
"A couple months ago my clients informed me that they had been denied entry onto a Honolulu bus because they were transporting a firearm in a locked container. The bus driver pointed to the no guns sign that was posted on that and every other bus in Honolulu County. I realized these and other no guns signs were in violation of both Honolulu's own ordinances and the California portion of the ruling we received in Wolford. In the California case which was joined with Wolford, the Ninth Circuit held that the government cannot ban the transport of firearms on public transportation. I contacted the Honolulu Corporate Counsel and discussed my concerns with them. They agreed to remove the signs. Its been a few weeks since we completed negotiations and true to its word, Honolulu has begun to remove the signs. I'm proud of the work I've done in Hawaii. After 15 years, dozens of lawsuits which I've primarily done at no fee to my clients, and many negotiations like this one which I have done out of my own pocket, I am a lot closer to the end of what I can do for Hawaii than the beginning. However, there is still a lot to be done. I feel like I'm in the process of landing a plane right now and I want to land the plane right"
Beck wasn't compensated for this, but chose to reach out on his own for FREE because his menatlity is the work he does isn't complete if the city/state doesn't obey it.