Who is the ACLU of Hawai'i?

"ACLU" stands for the American Civil Liberties Union. Our mission is to uphold and defend the civil liberties granted in the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution and the extension of those rights granted in the Hawai'i State Constitution. The ACLU of Hawai'i is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization, which shares a common national agenda with ACLU affiliates and chapters across the country. The national ACLU which binds these affiliates is headquartered in New York City and has a nationwide membership of more than 500,000 people. The ACLU of Hawai'i sets its own local agenda in response to local community issues. The Bill of Rights is the document that makes America unique. It guarantees our individual freedoms. However, these freedoms should never be taken for granted, and we must always be vigilant that these freedoms are not taken away or eroded. Minorities and people with unpopular opinions are often the first to have their rights violated, since they have ...  more