The Hawaii Convention Center bars off-duty police officers from carrying firearms inside the facility, even though HPD policy requires officers to carry weapons while off duty.
- Off-duty police officers attending personal events at the Hawaii Convention Center must disarm before entering.
- Only uniformed officers or those on official duty are allowed to carry firearms in the government-owned facility.
- The policy conflicts with HPD requirements that officers carry weapons while off duty.
- The Convention Center cites Hawaii’s ‘sensitive places’ law as justification for the broad firearms prohibition.
Source: Hawaii Free Press
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