OpEd: Criminalizing someone for being poor is wrong, immoral, and – under our laws and constitution –illegal.
This piece originally ran in the Honolulu Star Advertiser on Sunday, October 15 under the title "Homeless have the same rights as the rest of us":...
This piece originally ran in the Honolulu Star Advertiser on Sunday, October 15 under the title "Homeless have the same rights as the rest of us":...
COMMENT ON THE SIGNING OF BILLS CRIMINALIZING HOMELESSNESS IN HONOLULU
We cannot criminalize our way out of an affordable housing crisis. But that is now the City’s plan. The City Council passed, and Mayor Caldwell has today signed, Bills 51 and 52. These expand on failed...
We cannot criminalize our way out of an affordable housing crisis. But that is now the City’s plan. The City Council passed, and Mayor Caldwell has today signed, Bills 51 and 52. These expand on failed...
ACLU Hawai‘i: Mahalo Governor Ige for allowing Police Standards bill to become law
- UPDATE 7/10/18: We did it! The ACLU of Hawai'i thanks Governor Ige for allowing HB 2071, which will create a law enforcement standards board, to become law. By...
- UPDATE 7/10/18: We did it! The ACLU of Hawai'i thanks Governor Ige for allowing HB 2071, which will create a law enforcement standards board, to become law. By...
ACLU of Hawai‘i thanks elections officials: proclamation lets Hawai‘i Island voters register and vote in person on election day
The State Chief Elections Officer and the Hawai'i County Clerk have responded to a demand letter from the ACLU of Hawai'i. That letter expressed concerns about the constitutionality of the Office of...
The State Chief Elections Officer and the Hawai'i County Clerk have responded to a demand letter from the ACLU of Hawai'i. That letter expressed concerns about the constitutionality of the Office of...