Is section 134-9 of the Hawaii Civil Code of Civil Procedure a constitutional violation of the right to carry a handgun openly for self-defense?

Because the right to carry a handgun openly for self-defense lies within the "core" of the Second Amendment, Hawaii faces a steep burden in its attempt to justify the constitutionality of section 134-9. Under our court's framework, if Hawaii's law "amounts to a destruction" of the core right, it must be held "unconstitutional under any level of scrutiny." Silvester v. Harris , 843 F.3d 816, 821 (9th Cir. 2016). And if it severely burdens (but does not destroy) the core right, it still "warrants strict scrutiny." Id.