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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

ACLU: Legal Tools to Keep the Homeless, Homeless in Honolulu

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Homelessness in the City & County of Honolulu: Know Your Rights!

From Hawaii ACLU, April, 2016

Welcome!

  • This information is provided as a public education service of the ACLU of Hawai‘i Foundation.
  • This information is general in nature and not intended to be legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney.
  • This information includes positive changes to City & County of Honolulu practices resulting from the ACLU of Hawai‘i/Alston Hunt Floyd & Inglawsuit Martin v. City & County of Honolulu.
  • The Stored Property Ordinance (“SPO”) and Sidewalk Nuisance Ordinance (“SNO”) only apply to City & County of Honolulu (“City”) property. Different rules apply to State-owned property (such as Sand Island Park), Hawai‘i Community Development Authority-owned property (such as the Kaka‘ako Community Development District), and Federally owned property (such as Fort DeRussy beach and park). As a general rule, it is illegal to camp on any of these properties without a permit.
  • For more information on the differences in your rights on these properties, visit our First Amendment Toolkit at https://acluhi.org/first-amendment-toolkit/.

v.1.4, April 2016. Information is accurate to the best of ACLUʻs knowledge as of publication, but information is subject to change at any time. Feedback, suggestions and corrections: office@acluhawaii.org

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