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ACLU lawsuit targets Honolulu’s homeless sweeps

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                                A new lawsuit filed in Circuit Court on Wednesday says Honolulu’s homeless laws are vague and overly broad. Above, a small tent village surrounded a bus stop near Makiki Stream at Kalakaua Avenue and South King Street on Monday.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

A new lawsuit filed in Circuit Court on Wednesday says Honolulu’s homeless laws are vague and overly broad. Above, a small tent village surrounded a bus stop near Makiki Stream at Kalakaua Avenue and South King Street on Monday.

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                                Above, Jared Castro, left, and Faimafili Tupuola, two of the five homeless plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the city, appeared at a news conference Wednesday.
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Above, Jared Castro, left, and Faimafili Tupuola, two of the five homeless plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the city, appeared at a news conference Wednesday.

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                                The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii wants policies like the city’s sit-lie ban, park closure rules and the sidewalk nuisance and stored property ordinances ruled illegal and unconstitutional. Above, shopping carts blocked the sidewalk Monday at Pawaa In-Ha Park in Honolulu.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii wants policies like the city’s sit-lie ban, park closure rules and the sidewalk nuisance and stored property ordinances ruled illegal and unconstitutional. Above, shopping carts blocked the sidewalk Monday at Pawaa In-Ha Park in Honolulu.

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                A new lawsuit filed in Circuit Court on Wednesday says Honolulu’s homeless laws are vague and overly broad. Above, a small tent village surrounded a bus stop near Makiki Stream at Kalakaua Avenue and South King Street on Monday.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Above, Jared Castro, left, and Faimafili Tupuola, two of the five homeless plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the city, appeared at a news conference Wednesday.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii wants policies like the city’s sit-lie ban, park closure rules and the sidewalk nuisance and stored property ordinances ruled illegal and unconstitutional. Above, shopping carts blocked the sidewalk Monday at Pawaa In-Ha Park in Honolulu.