Protecting civil liberties in Hawai‘i

Measuring progress solely by the outcome of trials risks both ignoring the importance of greater systemic change and compromising fairness in the criminal legal system.

The massive show of force from 40 law enforcement agencies in Kenosha didn’t make anyone safer.

A minor infraction cost me my driver’s license, my job, thousands of dollars, and over a decade entangled with a system that punishes poverty.