Over 70 groups and individuals released a statement demanding HPD stop the sweeps of houseless people during a global pandemic.

On July 17, 2020, the ACLU of Hawai‘i, the African American Lawyers Association of Hawaiʻi, and the Hawaii Disability Rights Center — filed an amicus brief supporting a Hawai‘i family’s efforts to hold HPD officers accountable for the 2015 killing of Sheldon Haleck.

In April 2020, the ACLU of Hawai‘i conducted a public poll to find out how Hawai‘i residents feel about our current criminal legal system.

As the 2020 Regular Legislative Session adjourned, the ACLU of Hawai‘i asks Governor Ige to sign these bills into law.

The ACLU of Hawai‘i and Lawyers for Equal Justice filed amicus brief supporting Public Defender's position to release incarcerated people during COVID-19 pandemic.

The ACLU of Hawai‘i sent a letter to the four police chiefs for the State offering guidance from a civil liberties perspective on the least restrictive means law enforcement can use with respect to COVID-19-related movement restrictions.

The ACLU of Hawai‘i the Japanese American Citizens League, Honolulu Chapter, and the Iwamoto Family Foundation — filed an amicus brief in the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court in defense of the speech and privacy rights of people and groups engaged in political advocacy.

The CDC releases guidance saying to not clear houseless encampments during spread of COVID-19, which the City was acting in clear violation of.

The ACLU of Hawai‘i joins other officials warning against the City's continued 'sweeps' of houseless people during the COVID-19 pandemic.