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Nov 14, 2024

ACLU Prepares To File Suit Against HPD, City Over Arrests Of Sober Drivers At DUI Checkpoints

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding the Honolulu Police Department change arrest policies at DUI checkpoints or face a lawsuit.

A letter sent to HPD Chief Joe...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding the Honolulu Police Department change arrest policies at DUI checkpoints or face a lawsuit.

A letter sent to HPD Chief Joe...

Nov 5, 2024

ACLU Calls Honolulu Police’s Arrest Of Visitor ‘Unconstitutional’

The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening legal action against the city and the Honolulu Police Department over the “unconstitutional” arrest of an impaired-driving suspect who tested negative for...

Oct 30, 2024

Contaminated Water Reports Prompt ACLU To Request Tests At Arizona Prison

About 1,000 Hawaii prisoners are serving time at the privately operated Saguaro Correctional Center, and some inmates there report the water is making them ill.

Oct 28, 2024

Vote On Proposed Changes To The Articles Of Incorporation And Bylaws Of The American Civil Liberties Union Of Hawai'i

Watch a short video explaining these changes:

https://vimeo.com/1023509107/bf756faea2?share=copy

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES...

Watch a short video explaining these changes:

https://vimeo.com/1023509107/bf756faea2?share=copy

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES...

Oct 8, 2024

ACLU-HI Signs Onto Letter Requesting Governor Green Appoint a Loea to the Commission of Water Resource Management

Aloha e Governor Green,

The undersigned organizations respectfully request the timely and appropriate appointment of a new Water Commissioner to satisfy the legal requirement that one member of the...

Aloha e Governor Green,

The undersigned organizations respectfully request the timely and appropriate appointment of a new Water Commissioner to satisfy the legal requirement that one member of the...

Oct 1, 2024

Mindful Hawaii: Ep - 25 Natural Law and Human Spirituality in Modern Times

Join Salmah Y. Rizvi, Executive Director of ACLU Hawaii, as she explores the profound connections between constitutional rights, natural law, and human spirituality in our modern world. Dive deep into an...