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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Community Advocates and U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda Show Support for Survivors and Demand Accountability and Compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act

HONOLULU, HI – U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda joined community advocates from the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaiʻi (“ACLU of HI”) and Indivisible Hawaiʻi Statewide Network in delivering a message of support to the survivors of the Epstein crimes.
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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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