A federal court ruled Hawaii's 30-year ban on butterfly knives is unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court's new "history and tradition" standard.

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In Hawaii, butterfly knives have been illegal for the past 30 years. That ban was overturned by a Ninth Circuit Court decision in August, with the court ruling the ban unconstitutional.

See State v. Delgado (Or. 1984). Like a pocketknife, the butterfly knife comprises a handle and a folding blade, the cutting edge of which becomes covered by the handle when closed.