Strict permitting, AWB on assault pistols, 10-round mag limit on pistols, 14-day waiting period, suppressors banned, training required, restrictive carry post-Bruen. No constitutional carry.

Medical cannabis since 2000. Limited decriminalization (only 3 grams; among the smallest thresholds nationally). No recreational. Strong harm reduction (early SSP adopter). No automatic expungement; no psychedelic reform passed though task force convened.

State minimum wage $16.00/hr. MIT living wage for 1 adult: $19.68/hr. Ratio 0.81 — minimum-wage workers earn 81% of what's needed to live there alone.

Highest sales/excise tax burden in nation and very high overall taxes (~13% of income). Best life expectancy (80.0) and good healthcare access support some value, but NAEP scores are below average and infrastructure is poor (D range). Heavy mismatch.

IJ grades HI C (some 2019 reforms). No QI reform. Strong state constitutional privacy clause (Art. I, sec. 6). Limited no-knock use. No statewide body cam mandate but Honolulu has program. Strong sanctuary policy by AG opinion. Whistleblower protections moderate.

Universal vote-by-mail since 2020. 10 days early walk-in voting. Same-day and automatic registration. Non-strict ID. Felons vote after release. Bipartisan redistricting commission with low partisan bias. No recent restrictive laws. High access score from MIT Election Lab.

Medicaid expansion adopted 2014. Abortion legal, codified by statute. Gender-affirming care broadly accessible; Medicaid covers. Low uninsured rate (employer mandate via Prepaid Health Care Act). Commonwealth Fund top 5 ranking. Strong maternal outcomes.

No qualified immunity reform. No statewide BWC mandate but Honolulu has program. SB 244 (2020) opened officer suspension/discharge records. Law Enforcement Standards Board created 2018, decertification still developing. No no-knock ban. No necessity standard. Chokeholds restricted in HPD policy. Per-capita killings near national median.

Abortion legal and protected by statute. Comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination. Shield law. Conversion therapy banned. Gender-affirming care protected. No religious mandates. State constitution has strong separation. Public funding for abortion.

Not a right-to-work state. Temporary Disability Insurance (mandated). No statewide paid family leave (TDI covers limited). Paid sick leave under local rules. State OSHA plan (HIOSH). Prevailing wage. Moderate wage theft enforcement. Below-median fatal injury rate. Domestic worker protections.