Just to clarify; Hawai'i has a ccw process, but it's essentially smoke and mirrors as no one gets a permit unless you show your life is in imminent danger. County Sheriffs sit on applications forever then deny them. So the plaintiff challenged open carry instead as the 9th has already ruled on CCW issues in the past.
There's 2 conclusions to draw from the 9th's decision – that the recognized this would be struck down by SCOTUS anyway and didn't want a SCOTUS decision on open carry, OR there are some liberal judges on the court who have been freed…