Immigration

Anti-ICE Masking Bills In Hawaiʻi Doomed After Court Ruling Bryan Cox/ICE via AP/2017

Anti-ICE Masking Bills In Hawaiʻi Doomed After Court Ruling

Advocates and lawmakers are pressing forward on other bills to limit police cooperation with immigration enforcement.

Locked Up Too Long? Legal Tactic Challenges Hawaiʻi ICE Detentions Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Locked Up Too Long? Legal Tactic Challenges Hawaiʻi ICE Detentions

Big jump in “habeas corpus” petitions in Honolulu mirrors nationwide trend, a reflection of climbing ICE activity under the Trump administration.

Fatal Work Accident Spurs Hawaiʻi Immigrant’s Widow To Fight Back

Fatal Work Accident Spurs Hawaiʻi Immigrant’s Widow To Fight Back

An undocumented Chinese warehouse worker faced safety hazards at a Honolulu job site that a lawsuit says cost him his life after 87 weeks in the hospital.

Immigrant Protection Bills Advance In State Senate Bryan Cox/ICE via AP/2017

Immigrant Protection Bills Advance In State Senate

Bills would prohibit collaboration between local police and federal immigration authorities, outlaw most masks for law enforcement officers

ICE Concerns Spur Maui’s Move To Sever Ties With Feds Hawaii News Now/2020

ICE Concerns Spur Maui’s Move To Sever Ties With Feds

Worried about immigration actions across the nation, the Maui County Council voids longtime local partnership between its police and the FBI.

Hawaiʻi Can’t Control ICE. Here’s What Lawmakers Want To Do Instead Bryan Cox/ICE via AP/2017

Hawaiʻi Can’t Control ICE. Here’s What Lawmakers Want To Do Instead

Unlike in 2025, a potpourri of bills to protect immigrants and limit local cooperation with ICE are advancing through the Legislature.

Maui Cops Could Still Aid Feds Despite Council Immigration Concerns Hawaii News Now/2020

Maui Cops Could Still Aid Feds Despite Council Immigration Concerns

Activists say there’s a way out of the agreement with the FBI if the council really wants to take it.

National Fight Over Immigration Enforcement Roils Maui County Hawaii News Now/2020

National Fight Over Immigration Enforcement Roils Maui County

County’s agreement with FBI provokes alarm among activists and, now, council members

Governor Wants New Laws To Protect Immigrants — Fast AP Photo/John Locher

Governor Wants New Laws To Protect Immigrants — Fast

Lawmakers were surprised by his comments, which came after a rally at the Capitol where hundreds protested ICE and the killings of protesters.

Hawaiʻi ICE Arrests And Detentions In 2025  Spiked From Year Before (Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025)

Hawaiʻi ICE Arrests And Detentions In 2025 Spiked From Year Before

Updated tallies are not yet complete but already eclipse those in 2024. Data show immigration arrests are increasingly likely to take place at ICE offices and at the state’s civil court houses.