Lopez. The case involved a challenge to Hawaii’s absolute ban on possessing butterfly knives, a type of small knife with a bifurcated handle that folds upward to cover the blade when sheathed.

De Asis specialized in bali-songs, aka butterfly knives, so much so that he initially incorporated the company as Bali-Song, Inc. The word “Bali-Song” sat perfectly in a butterfly logo, just as ...

The butterfly knife, also known as the "balisong," has a disputed origin. Some sources say it originated in France; others, the Philippines. It is anywhere from a few hundred to over a thousand ...

I had a badass homemade Halloween costume (complete with split-toed slippers, thanks Mom), toy throwing stars and even a fully functional (albeit fully plastic) butterfly knife. Man, that thing was ...

HONOLULU (KITV) — Monday morning the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, ruled against Hawaii’s ban on owning butterfly knives. A lawsuit had been opened, it went to the Ninth Circuit and the ...

A panel of federal judges ruled a Hawaii law banning butterfly knives violates the Second Amendment under the Supreme Court's new history-and-tradition standard. "Hawaii has not demonstrated that ...

Airport security at two Hawaii airports detected multiple prohibited items on travelers during routine screenings in the past two weeks, according to the Transportation Security Administration.