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ACLU, Hawaii agree on photography dispute; lawsuit avoided

The American Civil Liberties Union says it won’t sue the state of Hawaii after officials agreed to stop citing people for taking photos from a sidewalk near the Honolulu International Airport.

The ACLU of Hawaii said Tuesday the agreement reached with the state attorney general’s office affirms the First Amendment right to take photographs in public.

The dispute stems from a state sheriff citing an amateur photographer for photographing airplanes along Lagoon Drive without a permit.

The ACLU says the attorney general’s office is ensuring state sheriffs are aware of the right to public photography. Hawaii Administrative Rules are being amended to clarify that photography in public spaces doesn’t require a permit.

Attorney General Doug Chin says his office acted promptly to correct the issue.

2 responses to “ACLU, Hawaii agree on photography dispute; lawsuit avoided”

  1. MakaniKai says:

    Just another day in the nei!!!!

  2. lee1957 says:

    Must have too many sheriffs if they are writing tickets for this. Would be interesting to read the HAR that prohibited this.

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