Hawaii may be a tropical paradise, but it lags far behind many of its brethren in certain civil liberties. The state still does not recognize the right to stand firm in the face of danger and protect loved ones and property.

But that may be about to change.

Under “Stand Your Ground” laws, states recognize the most essential element of armed self-defense. The ludicrous mandate that a law-abiding citizen must retreat in the face of a violent threat — even in their own home — is void.

For example, Florida is one of at least 28 states that allow citizens to use force to protect themselves and their loved ones. In the home, this is known as the “Castle Doctrine,” and the language of the Sunshine State’s 2005 law is clear.

It reads: “A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm.”

Plain and simple English and a right that is sorely needed in the Aloha State.

A shocking attack on a peaceful party in Waianae, Hawaii, has at least one lawmaker reconsidering his state’s stance on self-defense. The August 31 event was terrorized by a neighbor who drove his tractor into several parked vehicles as well as the house itself before exiting and opening fire.

Hiram Silva, 59, is believed to have killed three women at the festive occasion before being confronted by one of the residents. Rishard Carnate used his own weapon to put down the threat, and Silva died at the scene.

Instead of being hailed by authorities as the hero he obviously was, Carnate was inexplicably arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The investigation resulted in his eventual release, but at least one state leader is upset that the defender spent time behind bars at all.

Darius Kila (D) and several colleagues who respect the Second Amendment right to self-defense are expected to introduce legislation after the first of the year to prevent a repeat of the travesty of justice suffered by Carnate. 

His proposal would follow a similar effort in 2024, House Bill 86, that never even received a committee hearing. It was one of at least six bills introduced by both Democrats and Republicans to bolster self-defense rights. 

Current state law declares that a citizen may only use deadly force if it is “immediately necessary for the purpose of protecting himself against the use of unlawful force by the other person.” Hawaii law further mandates that a person must retreat if the encounter can be avoided or surrender possession of whatever the attacker is attempting to take.

The previous measure introduced by Kila and like-minded lawmakers declared that law-abiding citizens “have a fundamental right to be safe in their homes. However, the recent rise in violent crimes is threatening the public’s sense of security.”

It stated that a person is not obligated to retreat in the face of deadly force “unless the actor was the initial aggressor.”

Kila knows the current law and his proposal are controversial among state residents, but he believes “Stand Your Ground” deserves fair consideration when lawmakers reconvene in 2025.

He explained, “Ultimately, it’s tough because I can point to probably several hundred people in everybody’s district that would support a measure like this. I don’t want to make it a red or blue issue, but obviously this is sometimes an issue.”

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