Salmah Y. Rizvi shares ACLU-HI's 2026 Legislative Plans

ACLU Hawaii reveals upcoming 2026 legislative plan

HONOLULU (KHON2) — ACLU of Hawaii announced its 2026 legislative priorities in a press conference on Jan. 12.

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ACLU of Hawaiʻi Joins the “Nationwide Shutdown” in Solidarity to End Government-sponsored Violence Against Peaceful Protest

Offices will be closed on Friday, January 30, 2026
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My Life Was Derailed By a Traffic Ticket

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.

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10 Things to Know about Combating Violence in America

As communities grapple with violent crime, calls for more police have increased. Here's why policing isn't the solution to violence, and some viable alternatives.

Protesters hold a banner calling for investment in communities, not the police

Kimberlé Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth About Race in America

A pioneering scholar of Critical Race Theory joins us to discuss the true meaning of the practice, and how it became a political flashpoint in schools and beyond.

Kimberlé Crenshaw gives presentation at podium with "Intersectionality" and "celebrate differences" sign behind her.

Know Your Rights

SECURITY CULTURE/KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

ACLU graphic "Know your rights"

10 Questions for the next Maui Police Chief

A letter from the ACLU of Hawaiʻi to the Maui Police Commission with ten questions that may help in selecting their new police chief. Document with links attached

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Biden’s Domestic Terrorism Strategy Entrenches Bias and Harmful Law Enforcement Power

Biden’s strategy fails to address the wrongs, let alone reverse them.

President Joe Biden speaks behind podium to American service members in England

Ten Questions for the Next Chief of Police

A letter from the ACLU of Hawaiʻi to the Honolulu Police Commission with ten questions that may help in selecting our new police chief. Document with links attached

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Britney Spears’ Reproductive Freedom is a Disability Rights Issue

Spears’ experience is part of a long history of people with disabilities — most often people of color — being robbed of the right to control their reproductive destinies.

Britney Spears is shown arriving to the MTV Video Music Awards on June 28, 2016

Jailed For a Faulty Battery and Left to Catch COVID-19

Abolishing restrictive monitoring is the next frontier of criminal, economic, and racial justice.

Male prisoner attached to an Electronic Monitoring (EM) ankle monitor