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Dec 30, 2024

Green Proposes Spending Another $30 Million On A New Oʻahu Jail

Ultimately it could be a $1 billion project. Meanwhile, some are advocating for greater emphasis on keeping people out of prison.
Ultimately it could be a $1 billion project. Meanwhile, some are advocating for greater emphasis on keeping people out of prison.
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Dec 30, 2024

Carrie Ann Shirota Weighs In On Act 12

Long ago and far away — that would be the 2023 legislative session — lawmakers passed a couple of things aimed at ensuring more transparency by lobbyists and lawmakers. That was the year the House...

Long ago and far away — that would be the 2023 legislative session — lawmakers passed a couple of things aimed at ensuring more transparency by lobbyists and lawmakers. That was the year the House...

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Dec 27, 2024

ACLU Hawaii Expands Probe Into HPD Drunk Driving Arrests After More Drivers Come Forward

Review our Legal Director, Wookie Kim, explain the ongoing legal proceedings with Hawai'i News Now
Review our Legal Director, Wookie Kim, explain the ongoing legal proceedings with Hawai'i News Now
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Dec 13, 2024

Members Have Voted: We Have Amended and Restated Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation

ACLU-HI received the requisite number of ballots needed to constitute a quorum for the adoption of changes.
ACLU-HI received the requisite number of ballots needed to constitute a quorum for the adoption of changes.
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Nov 26, 2024

Honolulu Settles Lawsuit Over Arrest Of 10-Year-Old Black Girl

The city and the mother of the elementary school settled after the Ninth Circuit reversed in part the trial judge's ruling that the police officers weren't entitled to qualified immunity.
The city and the mother of the elementary school settled after the Ninth Circuit reversed in part the trial judge's ruling that the police officers weren't entitled to qualified immunity.
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Nov 26, 2024

Legislative Director, Carrie Ann Shirota, Weighs In On HR 9495

This bill allows government to unilaterally designate a nonprofit as "terrorist-supporting" and revoke its tax-exempt status.
This bill allows government to unilaterally designate a nonprofit as "terrorist-supporting" and revoke its tax-exempt status.
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