ACLU

The Honolulu Federal Detention Center could be back on the table to replace the deteriorating and overpopulated Oʻahu Community Correctional Center. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports that Gov. Josh Green has asked the Trump administration to consider allowing the state to acquire the underutilized federal prison.

A new class-action lawsuit alleges that the Honolulu Police Department has had a “longstanding pattern” of arresting people for driving under the influence without probable cause and due process. The plaintiffs want HPD’s practices to be deemed unconstitutional. The lawsuit does not seek monetary damages.

The organization highlighted her work to protect the civil rights of Muslims working in highly militarized institutions. In her law career, Rizvi has focused on systemic injustice, the rights of incarcerated people, religious freedom, free speech of LGBTQ students, voting, and racial justice.

Last year the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the city for enforcing bans on sitting or lying in some public spaces, obstructing sidewalks, or camping at parks and beaches — policies that primarily target unsheltered individuals.

The Conversation talked to ACLU Hawaiʻi Legal Director Wookie Kim and Campbell High alum Ashley Badis, the lead plaintiff in the case, about the settlement.

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth responded to a letter protesting the county's action in clearing a community of people experiencing homelessness last month.

We’re celebrating 50 years of Title IX as we remember the legacy of Patsy Takemoto Mink. What does gender equity look like today? We are specifically looking at athletics in lower and higher education in Hawaiʻi with guests Lois Manin, University of Hawaiʻi Associate Athletics Director, and Wookie Kim, ACLU of Hawaiʻi Legal Director.

ACLU Hawaiʻi says $4.8 million Honolulu spent on sweeps in 2020 would have been more effectively spent on housing. HPR's Noe Tanigawa reports the study highlights what it calls proven strategies for helping people get off the street.

We get an update from the ACLU about a lawsuit against Maui County, we talk to artists whose mediums are wood and mist, and we kick off Makahiki season with festivities on Oʻahu and Molokaʻi.

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Maui County, claiming due process rights and constitutional protections were violated during a sweep of a homeless camp in Kahului. Maui officials say concerns regarding health, safety, access, and wildlife in the Kanahā Beach area led to the action.