Salmah Rizvi, Executive Director and CEO, left, and Sergio Alcubilla, Director of Community Engagement at the ACLU of Hawaiʻi, are photographed Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, during an ed board meeting at Civil Beat in Honolulu. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)

The Sunshine Interview: The Executive Director of ACLU Hawaiʻi

The group is engaged in a series of critical issues impacting the islands.

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Hawaiʻi Federal Court Rules that FDA’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion are Unlawful

HONOLULU, HI – In an October 30 ruling, U.S. District Judge Jill Otake held that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) imposition of medically unnecessary restrictions on the medication abortion pill, Mifepristone, violated federal law.
ACLU of HI staff

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Disability discrimination at Honolulu International Airport leads to complaint against US Customs and Border Protection, Federal Bureau of Prisons

The ACLU of Hawai‘i has filed a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties on behalf of a deaf tourist from Japan who was illegally denied access to effective communication during hours of interrogation and detention.

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Eight to Watch - April 2017

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Legislative program mid-session report now online

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COMPLAINT TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OVER CITY OF HONOLULU'S CRIMINALIZATION OF HOMELESSNESS (2015)

A 2015 complaint from the ACLU of Hawai‘i to the Department of Justice regarding the criminalization of houselessness.

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Body cameras = law enforcement transparency. Let us continue to keep them accountable. Act now!

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Op-ed: Looking past the repeal of DACA, the fight for the soul of our country starts at home

We stand with all immigrants and their families in Hawai‘i and across America.

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ACLU-Hawaii opinion piece: Travel ban – it’s poor policy and offensive

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ACLU-Hawaii opinion piece: Travel ban - it's poor policy and offensive

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ACLU of Hawai‘i joins nationwide FOIA

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