The more I see people say "Hawaii is special -- we do things different than the mainland," the more i get it.
Hawaii never participated in the Revolutionary War, adoption of the Declaration of Independence, ratification of the US Constitution and all amendments, the Civil War (at least not in an organized way), started homesteads across 3000 miles of wilderness, ushered in the age of automobiles, the industrial revolution, and so on.
The role firearms have played in our history is a vital one. Culture is developed over time, and Hawaii wasn't part of US history in its formative years. It's understandable how someone growing up in Tennessee or Wyoming would have a different attitude towards guns than someone raised here.
CA, NY and Chicago are a different problem. Their dense populations create an environment where government control is a higher priority than individual liberty.
Since the number one purpose of the 2A is to defend against a tyrannical government (foreign or domestic). It's hard to keep that flame lit when government controlled schools are teaching generations to trust in government.
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Ironically, real kanaka maoli love guns. Thimk about it.
Indigenous Hawaiians were overthrown by white men.
Sometimes I see groups of presumably "Native Hawaiians" at the shooting range teaching themselves how to shoot.
The person who knows more about this is our forum member, "Q"
Here is a brief article about the overthrow from a very reputable source.
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On July 6, 1887, King David Kalakaua signed a new constitution for the kingdom of Hawai'i. Kalakaua signed the law at gunpoint, which led to the document being nicknamed the “Bayonet Constitution.”
The guns surrounding Kalakaua on that fateful day belonged to members of a militia nicknamed the Honolulu Rifles, made up largely of white settlers. Kalakaua’s successor as monarch, his sister Liliuokalani, later speculated Kalakaua would have been killed had he not signed the new constitution.
The Honolulu Rifles were affiliated with a group called the Hawaiian League, which drafted the new constitution to transfer power from the monarchy to the more settler-friendly legislature. The document also granted suffrage to foreigners (generally Americans and Europeans) by linking the right to vote with property ownership.
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