ACLU of Hawaiʻi attorney Leilani Stacy has filed several winning habeas petitions. (Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026)

Locked Up Too Long? Legal Tactic Challenges Hawaiʻi ICE Detentions

Joaquin David Rico-Tapia had been held at Honolulu’s Federal Detention Center for six weeks when his attorney filed a special petition last September arguing he had been illegally detained as his deportation case went forward.

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ACLU of Hawaiʻi Takes No Position in Grassroot Institute of Hawaii v. Lopez

The civil liberties organization remains neutral on the constitutional questions in the pending case.
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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.

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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 on their land."

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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

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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.

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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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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.

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Executive Director Of ACLU Hawaiʻi Weighs In On Efforts to End Homelessness

Update On Efforts to End Homelessness

Update On Efforts to End Homelessness

ACLU Hawaiʻi Comments On How HPD Releases Only A Small Fraction Of Body Camera Videos Of Their Deadly Encounters

ACLU Hawaiʻi Comments On How HPD Releases Only A Small Fraction Of Body Camera Videos Of Their Deadly Encounters

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The Executive Director Of ACLU Hawai'i Weighs In On The ACLU's Lawsuit Against A Washington State City Over Its Anti-Homeless Laws After A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

The Executive Director Of ACLU Hawai'i Weighs In On The ACLU's Lawsuit Against A Washington State City Over Its Anti-Homeless Laws After A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

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