Recap:
Going by memory so bare with me.
Gun stores present:
Young Guns
Danger Close Tactical
Peter Abraham (FFL)
Kit n Gun
Instructors present:
Urban Island Tactical (Andrew Roberts)
Kit n Gun
Darren Madrid
Butch Halemano
Peter Abraham
Young Guns instructors, I forgot their name (husband and wife, not Martha and her husband)
1 more Filipino guy who went last is a CCW instructor, I forgot his name
1 anti gun person there, the lady who's daughter committed suicide. Now she said her daughter was shot in the back of the head, wrapped in a sheet and put in the bathtub. Her husband who owned the gun got away on a loop hole. She brought a pic of her daughter. Police ruled was a suicide.
3 pro chiefs rules and HI law requirements for CCW/handgun were present. Kit n Gun, Darren Madrid, and the Filipino guy I mentioned in the CCW instructor section. They all felt the rules/new requirements are good.
Many people against this bill spoke about the law and not about areas the chief rules are able to change. The law portion needs to go thru the legislative process instead and not this hearing.
Kevin Cole the new NRA-ILA Hawaii rep was outside. He began in November 2023. He lives in HI and will be handling lawsuit/legislative stuff. Prior it was a guy named Daniel who was the West Cost NRA-ILA rep who would submit testimony and attend hearings in person (precovid) and via zoom (during covid and post covid).
A good bunch of reserve HPD on site and plain clothes. Todays turnout had like 40 people. Very small compared to last years chiefs rules hearing. The chief didn't mingle outside this time.
Somethign new was when you enter past the metal detectors, they put your info via your ID into a computer.
From what the verbal testimonies were, I don't expect any changes to be made.