PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES!
Pass These Bills Now.
A petition to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature - 2026 Session
ACLU of Hawaiʻi · Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights · The Legal Clinic Hawaiʻi · and 30+ community organizations

We are here today because what is happening to immigrant families is happening to all of us. Masked agents in unmarked vans. Children taken from school. Families torn apart at the hospital. Hawaiʻi has always stood for something different - and right now, our Legislature has the power to protect that.

Immigration enforcement in Hawaiʻi has escalated dramatically. Raids have taken place on Oʻahu, Maui, Kauaʻi, and Hawaiʻi Island. Families are afraid to leave their homes. Parents are scared to take their children to school. Workers are being detained on the job. People are skipping doctor's appointments and avoiding hospitals out of fear. This is not happening somewhere else - it is happening here, in our islands, to our neighbors, right now.

WHAT WE ARE DEMANDING
🏫 Keep Schools, Hospitals & Shelters Safe
HB 1870 HD2 · Protected Community Locations
No immigration enforcement at schools, hospitals, health clinics, libraries, shelters, food banks, or places of worship. These are lifelines - not enforcement zones. The federal government revoked these protections. Hawaiʻi must restore them.

🚫 End Secret Police Tactics
HB 1886 HD2 · HB 2540 HD2 · No Secret Police Act
Require all law enforcement officers to show visible ID and ban facial coverings that hide their identity. Make it a crime for state or local officers to conduct unauthorized immigration interrogations or arrests. If you are arresting someone in Hawaiʻi, you must identify yourself -  period.

✋ Keep Local Police Out of ICE's Hands
HB 1768 HD1 · No 287(g) Agreements
Prohibit any Hawaiʻi law enforcement agency from entering agreements that turn local officers into federal immigration agents. Our police are here to serve our communities - not to be deputized by ICE. Hawaiʻi has no 287(g) agreements today. Let's keep it that way.

📋 Know Your Rights Before ICE Can Question You
HB 1839 HD2 · TRUTH Act
No one in state or county custody should be questioned by immigration agents without first being informed of their rights - in a language they understand. Require written, informed consent before any ICE interview begins. This is basic due process.

🛡️ Protect Survivors of Crime and Trafficking
HB 1838 HD2 · U & T Visa Certification
Survivors of violent crime and human trafficking deserve a fair, consistent path to the federal protections the law guarantees them. Right now, whether a survivor gets help depends on which county they live in. Standardize the process statewide so no survivor falls through the cracks because of where they happen to live.

🗣️ Language Access for Every Resident
HB 2005 HD2 · Language Access Workforce Program at UH
Hawaiʻi is one of the most linguistically diverse states in America. Every resident deserves to access services, understand emergency alerts, and navigate government in their language. Fund a statewide language access training program at the University of Hawaiʻi so our state agencies can actually serve everyone.

⏰ The window to act is closing. These bills have already passed multiple committees with bipartisan support. They are sitting in the final stretch - in Senate Judiciary (JDC), Ways & Means (WAM), and a joint committee - waiting for a vote. The 2026 legislative session ends soon. Every signature on this petition will be delivered to Senate leadership demanding they bring these bills to the floor now.

✍️ SIGN THE PETITION

We, the people of Hawaiʻi, call on our State Legislature to pass the Campaign for Immigrant Justice bill package before the session ends.

To: Senate President Ronald Kouchi and Members of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature - 

We are residents, workers, students, families, neighbors, and community members of Hawaiʻi. We are showing up today because we believe in the values this state has always stood for: aloha, dignity, due process, and the protection of all people.

We call on you to pass the full Campaign for Immigrant Justice legislative package before this session ends - including bills to protect sensitive community locations, end secret police tactics, ban 287(g) deputization, ensure rights in custody, standardize U & T visa certification, and fund language access for all residents.

These bills are legally vetted, widely supported, and urgently needed. The time to act is now.

(Petition Signatures will be collected and delivered to the Hawaiʻi State Senate. Your information will only be used for this campaign. We will not sell or share your data. Questions? Contact us at hicoalitionforimmigrantrights@gmail.com · www.hicir.org)

Campaign Co-Sponsoring Organizations

ACLU of Hawaiʻi · Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights · The Legal Clinic Hawaiʻi · Aloha Latinos Association · Choclota · Drug Policy Forum of Hawaiʻi · Faith Action for Community Equity · Fujiwara & Rosenbaum, LLLC · Hawaiʻi Children's Action Network Speaks! · Hawaiʻi Filipinos for Truth, Justice and Democracy · Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute · Hawaiʻi Workers Center · Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice · Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center · Hep Free Hawaii · Imua Alliance · Indivisible Hawaiʻi Statewide Network · Japanese American Citizens League – Honolulu · Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services · Kona Indivisible · Language Services Hawaii · League of Women Voters of Hawaii · Maui Medic Healers Hui · Maui Rapid Response · Maui Roots Reborn · Mercado de La Raza · North Hawaiʻi Action Network · Our Hawaiʻi · Pacific Gateway Center · Patrie Law Associates · Stand Up America · The Interfaith Alliance Hawaiʻi · Waipahu Safe Haven Immigrant/Migrant Resource Center

2026 Campaign for Immigrant Justice