#homeless sweeps
ACLU sues Honolulu city, county for homeless sweeps; Hawaiʻi County’s mayor said its ‘park enforcement operations’ are different
Mayor Mitch Roth and Hawaiʻi County staff have reviewed what the ACLU of Hawai‘i is claiming in its lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu regarding enforcement actions agains the homeless — and he said on Tuesday that what is happening on Hawai‘i Island regarding park enforcement operations is different.
Hawaiʻi County defends homeless sweeps on public property in letter to ACLU of Hawaiʻi
Hawai’i County, in a letter to ACLU of Hawai’i, defended its May 24 “large-scale enforcement operation” to remove homeless people from a county park in Kona.
ACLU demands Hawaiʻi County homeless sweeps stop until adequate shelters, safe places
The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai‘i issued a letter on June 2 to the County of Hawai’i demanding that it stop planned sweeps of houseless people and their possessions until there is a place for them to go.
