HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0516.067 2024-2026From: Maki Morinoue
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 8:06 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Please support Res. 320-25
Aloha Chair and Members of the Hawai'i County Council,
As the world watches the American Military, National Guard, and Local Police forces collaborate with
ICE, this concern continues to be an issue for Hawai'i. Without our leaders standing guard to protect our
people, we lose trust and unity in the system each leader has sworn to serve. With enough evidence of
unlawful tactics and attacks on non -incriminating citizens and even legal citizens, your commitment to
keeping our people safe brings a level of urgency and character compared to those States and
counties that have bowed a knee to the Federal Government. The recent ICE arrest of immigrants
impacted by the Lahaina fire was unlawful in multiple ways.
I am writing to express that Mayor Alameda reviews the existing and potential agreements with public
and private partners to ensure constitutional rights of residents are protected, and requests the Hawai' i
Police Department to limit its involvementwith the United States Department of Homeland Security,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to cases involving criminal activity.
Further and clearly requestingto rescind all MOUs with ICE/HSI, reject any 287(g) agreements with the
federal government, and ensure Hawai'i Police Department officers are always properly identified and in
uniform, except in legitimate undercover criminal operations, not immigration raids.
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