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Sep 27, 2024

Free Legal Clinic Organized By The ACLU Of Hawai'i And Partners Offers Chance To Clear Minor Criminal Records

WAIANE (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state Public Defender’s Office and the Judiciary held a free Records Expungement and Bench Warrant Recall Clinic at Waianae Public Library Saturday.

The event was meant...

WAIANE (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state Public Defender’s Office and the Judiciary held a free Records Expungement and Bench Warrant Recall Clinic at Waianae Public Library Saturday.

The event was meant...

Sep 26, 2024

Common Dreams: Hawai'i ACLU Demands End to US Complicity in 'Israeli Government's Genocide in Gaza'

"Residents of Hawaii are witness to the historical consequences of land dispossession, colonization, and cultural erasure, and have not turned a blind eye to the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people...

Sep 16, 2024

Legal Director of ACLU Hawai’i Comments On The State Correctional System's Task Of Balancing Security Concerns With The Rights of Prisoner

Hawaii Prisons Are Getting New Scanners That Can Detect Drugs Without Opening Mail

Sep 9, 2024

ACLU Weighs In On Chinatown Security Camera Project

The city completed installation of 30 new high-resolution security cameras, of the 60 to be installed in the Chinatown area.

Aug 23, 2024

ACLU Wants Federal Authorities To Probe Recent Murder, Violence At Arizona Prison

Hawaii is holding 1,000 prisoners at the Saguaro Correctional Center that had a murder, stabbing and fatal drug overdoses in recent months.

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Aug 16, 2024

Honolulu Mayor Vows Tougher Approach On Homelessness

Rick Blangiardi said he’ll take 1,000 people off the streets within a year, and that he's not worried about legal challenges.