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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
(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.