‘Due Process Road Show’ presentations slated for Hilo and Kona
The Hawai‘i Campaign for Immigrant Justice coalition will host two free public events Nov. 12 on the Big Island to present and explain Hawaii’s new immigrant justice laws.
Events are scheduled as follows:
- Hilo/East Hawai‘i: 12:30-1:30 p.m., St. Joseph’s Parish Rectory Room, 43 Kapiʻolani St.
- Kailua-Kona/West Hawai‛i: 4:30-6:30 p.m., West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway.
They are part of a four-county “Due Process Roadshow” running through January, bringing together people responsible for implementing the laws and communities most affected by new laws authorized by the 2026 Hawai‘i Legislature and signed into law by Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green.
Hawai’i Coalition for Immigrant Rights is co-hosting the events with Hawai‘i County Councilmember Jennifer Kagiwada, The Legal Clinic, ACLU of Hawai‘i, A.L.O.H.A. Latinos Association, Kona Indivisible and North Hawai‘i Indivisible.
“Six Laws, Real Aloha” captures what the Campaign for Immigrant Justice achieved during the 2026 legislative session. The campaign helped secure a legislative package that strengthens immigrant rights and due process protections statewide.
The public presentations will highlight the following new laws:
- Act 141, limiting local police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
- Act 142, establishing statewide standards for U and T visa certifications for crime survivors.
- Act 143, reducing the maximum sentence for nonviolent misdemeanors from 365 to 364 days.
- Act 161, requiring notice of rights for people in state and county custody before any civil immigration interview.
- Act 162, requiring protected community locations to adopt policies for responding to federal immigration enforcement.
- Act 179, establishing a language access education and workforce development program at University of Hawai‘i.
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