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We are excited to feature ACLU National President Deborah Archer for a discussion on racial justice, civil rights, and the inequality of our contemporary justice systems, moderated by William S. Richardson School of Law Constitutional Law Professor Nicholas McLean. ACLU-HI is reshaping a future where Hawai‘i's communities can live abundantly under systems designed to support and protect the people, rather than punish them. For attorneys requesting CLE credit, please visit bit.ly/clecredithi

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

As the 2026 legislative session approaches, the ACLU of Hawai‘i's Policy Team has selected informed legislative priorities that advocate for those who have had their rights infringed upon by the state and federal government while fighting against democratic backslide into authoritarianism.

After the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that allocates substantial resources into immigration enforcement along with the dramatic increase in immigration arrests in Hawaiʻi, the ACLU of Hawai‘i (“ACLU-HI”) submitted public records requests to all county police departments regarding any current agreements with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), including its Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) agencies, in their immigration enforcement efforts in the state.