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Some 20,000 residents attended “No Dictators” protests in the islands over the weekend. Chief among their concerns were the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies and its handling of the war in Iran.

Demonstrators participating in the “No Dictators” protest were allowed back onto the grounds of the State Capitol around noon after a bomb threat temporarily closed the area.

It began quietly, as many movements do. A small group of Native Hawaiian youth, friends since the age of four, moved through childhood as best friends: playing, learning, and imagining futures rooted in education, leadership, and connection to ʻāina. They did not grow up talking about the justice system.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - ACLU Hawaii placed four public notices in the Hawaii Classifieds section of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser to notify both current and former Honolulu police officers who have avoided service in a class action lawsuit over wrongful DUI arrests.

Hawaii state lawmakers are exploring a proposal to tie traffic ticket prices to a driver's income. Senate Bill 2146 suggests creating a task force to examine a system similar to one in Finland, where traffic fines are adjusted based on income.

A 42-year-old Captain Cook man who was locked up more than five months by the federal government without charges or bond was freed late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii said Tuesday.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaii Island coffee farm worker is back home after five months in federal custody.

State lawmakers are advancing a package of bills to increase immigration enforcement protections.

For more than 100 years, the mission of the American Civil Liberties Union has remained the same: protect and uphold the civil liberties enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.