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HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi

1CCV-24-0000269 | Hawaii state trial court

Filed Date: Feb. 27, 2024

This case involves a challenge to midwife licensure restrictions in Hawai’i. In 2019, Hawai’i enacted the midwifery restriction law (HRS § 457J), which imposed licensure requirements on midwives in the state. Individuals practicing midwifery without a license, or working alongside unlicensed midwives, faced criminal penalties. The law had an exemption that allowed the practice of midwifery without a license through July 2023.  On February 27, 2024, nine individuals–midwives, midwifery students,…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
United States v. State of Hawaii

1:25-cv-00179 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: April 30, 2025

On April 30, 2025, the United States filed this lawsuit against Hawai'i, its Governor, and its Attorney General in the United States District Court for the District of Hawai'i. The DOJ brought this action after it learned that the state of Hawai'i had plans to bring a lawsuit against fossil fuel companies to hold them liable for their contribution to climate change and its effects. The DOJ argued that such a lawsuit was pre-empted by the Clean Air Act and the federal government's control over f…

Case Is Ongoing

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Reeves v. Nago

1:20-cv-00433 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: Oct. 8, 2020

Closed Date: Sept. 6, 2022

This case is about the constitutionality of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (“UOCAVA”), codified at 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 to 20311, Hawaii’s Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act (“UMOVA”), codified at Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”) §§ 15D-1 to -18, and Hawaii Administrative Rules (“HAR”) § 3-177-600. Taken together, these provisions allow U.S. Citizens who are former Hawaii residents to vote absentee in Hawaii’s federal elections if they reside in a foreign country, th…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Affirmed

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. American Samoa Government, Department of Human and Social Services

1:23-cv-00209 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: May 11, 2023

This case concerns discrimination against a transgender employee of the government of American Samoa. A transgender woman who worked for the Department of Human and Social Services of the American Samoa Government filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on January 17, 2017, alleging a hostile work environment on the basis of her gender identity, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After the EEOC investigated and attempted to resolve the cl…

Case Is Ongoing

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Emrit v. Montevista Mental Hospital

1:18-cv-00443 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: Nov. 9, 2018

Closed Date: May 31, 2019

Plaintiff, an individual, filed a pro se complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii in November 9, 2018 against Montevista Mental Hospital.  Plaintiff alleged that the defendant hospital violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by preventing him from voting in the 2016 presidential election after he was admitted to the facility when it was too late to seek an absentee ballot, and sought to hold the hospital liable for the negligent actions of its employees and for…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Affirmed

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Amsterdam v. Na’i Aupuni Foundation

1:15-cv-00447 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: Oct. 27, 2015

Closed Date: Aug. 1, 2016

This case relates to election administration. Prior to the suit, an individual ran to be a delegate candidate for a private constitutional convention for Native Hawaiians that was run by the Na’i Aupuni Foundation. The Na’i Aupuni Foundation denied his candidacy because the candidate had filed his registration late.  The plaintiff filed suit on October 27, 2015 in the U.S. District Court in Hawaii, presided over by District Judge John Michael Seabright and subsequently assigned to District Judg…
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Kapa'a v. Trump

1:25-cv-00209 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: May 22, 2025

This case challenged Proclamation 10918, signed by President Trump on April 17, 2025, which purported to open the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing. The monument was established by President Bush in 2009 and was expanded by President Obama in 2014, both acting under the Antiquities Act of 1906. The 2009 Proclamation banned commercial fishing within the boundaries of the monument. On May 22, 2025, two environmental organizations and an unincorporated associa…

Case Is Ongoing

FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
United States v. Kailua Village Condominium Association

1:24-cv-00353 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: Aug. 19, 2024

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) On August 19, 2024, the United States brought this lawsuit against the Kailua Village Condominium Association in the United States District Court for the District of Hawai'i. The US alleged that Defendants discriminated against an individual with paraplegia by denying this request for an accessible parking space, a temporary ramp, and the installation of an accessible toilet at his own expense.

Injunction Granted

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Amsterdam v. Yoshina

1:06-cv-00519 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2006

Closed Date: Nov. 8, 2006

This is a case about an allegation of unfairness after a candidate for the US Senate was listed as a partisan candidate with the non-partisan party ballot, when he argued he should have been listed on the non-partisan primary ballot instead. On September 25, 2006, a US Senate candidate filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. The plaintiff sued the Chief Elections Officer for the State of Hawaii under the Civil Rights Act. Represented by himself (pro se), the pl…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Hawaii Disability Rights Center v. Kishimoto

1:18-cv-00465 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: Nov. 28, 2018

This is a case about a protection and advocacy (P&A) agency’s lawsuit seeking applied behavioral analysis (ABA) for students with disabilities in Hawai’i. The lawsuit alleged that the Hawaii Department of Education and the Department of Human Services failed to ensure that students who needed ABA during the school day were not receiving this service due to the state agencies' policies and practices. On November 28, 2018, the Hawai’i Disability Rights Center (HRDC) filed this action as the plain…