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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An event aimed at encouraging civic engagement and advocacy for immigrant rights will take place at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol Thursday.

It began quietly, as many movements do. A small group of Native Hawaiian youth, friends since the age of four, moved through childhood as best friends: playing, learning, and imagining futures rooted in education, leadership, and connection to ʻāina. They did not grow up talking about the justice system.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - ACLU Hawaii placed four public notices in the Hawaii Classifieds section of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser to notify both current and former Honolulu police officers who have avoided service in a class action lawsuit over wrongful DUI arrests.

Hawaii state lawmakers are exploring a proposal to tie traffic ticket prices to a driver's income. Senate Bill 2146 suggests creating a task force to examine a system similar to one in Finland, where traffic fines are adjusted based on income.

A 42-year-old Captain Cook man who was locked up more than five months by the federal government without charges or bond was freed late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii said Tuesday.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaii Island coffee farm worker is back home after five months in federal custody.

State lawmakers are advancing a package of bills to increase immigration enforcement protections.

For more than 100 years, the mission of the American Civil Liberties Union has remained the same: protect and uphold the civil liberties enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii has filed a petition in U.S. District Court seeking the release of a 42-year-old Captain Cook man who has been incarcerated without charges or bail at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu.