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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Hawaii’s No-Carry Rule on Private Property

The case will test whether states can set a default no‑carry rule for businesses open to the public under the court’s Bruen history standard.

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in the distance, framed through columns of the U.S. Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump, left, greets justices of the Supreme Court, from left, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, before addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
The US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, on Thursday, October 2, 2025.

Overview

  • The justices granted review on Oct. 3 in Wolford v. Lopez, setting arguments for the new term and a ruling likely by next summer.
  • Hawaii’s 2023 law requires express permission before a licensed person may carry a handgun onto private property open to the public and also designates beaches, parks, and establishments serving alcohol as sensitive places.
  • Three concealed-carry permit holders and the Hawaii Firearms Coalition sued after the law took effect; a district judge blocked parts of it, but the 9th Circuit largely upheld the restrictions.
  • The U.S. Department of Justice under President Donald Trump urged the court to take the case, arguing the default rule uniquely burdens lawful carry compared with other items brought into stores.
  • Federal appeals courts are divided, with the 9th Circuit upholding Hawaii’s approach and the 2nd Circuit rejecting a similar New York rule, raising nationwide stakes for where licensed gun owners may lawfully carry.