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Mar 21, 2025

Transgender Students Have Strong Protections In Hawaiʻi. That May Not Last

A private school on Maui is restricting transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams. Some advocates are worried that more schools might follow.

Mar 18, 2025

Student Resource Officers (aka Cops) Will be Placed in DOE Schools

Students were more likely to be arrested on a campus with a school resource officer, according to Department of Education data.

Mar 3, 2025

$1 Billion Superjail Is No Solution For Reform, Housing, Public Health

Our criminal justice issues are primarily driven by an affordable housing and public health crisis.

Feb 28, 2025

Hawaii Senate Rejects Expansion Of Marijuana Decriminalization Law, While Broader Legalization Effort Appears Dead For The Year

Senators voted 12–11 against the decriminalization measure, SB 319, from Sen. Joy San Buenaventura (D) on Friday. There was no discussion or debate prior to the floor vote.

Feb 20, 2025

Legal Director, Wookie Kim, Weighs In On How Racism Is Common In Hawaiʻi Schools — And Often Goes Unaddressed

Nearly half of white high school students and more than half of Black students in the state said they’d experienced racism in schools, according to a federal survey recently pulled from the internet by Trump...

Feb 20, 2025

Inmate dies after alleged assault by cellmate in Oahu jail

An investigation is underway after an inmate at Oahu Community Correctional Center died early Wednesday morning.