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Oct 30, 2018

OpEd: Protect State Constitution by voting ‘No’ on ConCon

Privacy and Technology

This piece originally ran in Honolulu Civil Beat on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 under the title "Protect...

This piece originally ran in Honolulu Civil Beat on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 under the title "Protect...

Oct 24, 2018

OpEd: Stronger schools, not “zero tolerance” are the best way to address bullying

Read an op-ed authored by Legal Fellow Rae Shih on why punitive discipline won't end bullying in schools.
Read an op-ed authored by Legal Fellow Rae Shih on why punitive discipline won't end bullying in schools.
Oct 24, 2018

OpEd: Criminalizing someone for being poor is wrong, immoral, and – under our laws and constitution –illegal.

Smart Justice

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":...

By acluhawaii

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":...

By acluhawaii
Oct 11, 2018

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...

By acluhawaii

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...

By acluhawaii
Jul 9, 2018

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...
By acluhawaii
  • 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...
By acluhawaii
Jul 6, 2018

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...

By acluhawaii

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...

By acluhawaii