Report: Mandatory mediation saved hundreds of tenants from eviction
While the Act 57 program ended in August 2022, Hawaiʻi Appleseed will be advocating for a permanent rental relief program that includes mediation to stabilize affordable housing.
Advocates braced for evictions when Hawaiʻi’s moratorium ended; the wave never came
Evictions have a lengthy legal process, and tenants always have an option to go to mediation. Instead, people think that there is no choice but to move out.
OCCC is fighting outbreak of more than 100 infections
LEJ’s report, based on extensive review of court filings, court minutes, pleadings filed in individual cases, HPD statistics and media reports, concluded that government officials and the media misinformed the public.
Oʻahu prepares for possibility of eviction moratorium expiring
Governor Ige is waiting to decide whether or not to extend the moratorium and is still reviewing the mediation bill before deciding whether to sign it.
A catastrophe is growing at Oʻahu’s jail
Longstanding problems with overcrowding have now helped make OCCC the most dangerous place in Hawaiʻi.
What we must talk about when we talk about housing
Like child labor laws, the minimum wage and workplace safety regulations, housing is a basic right.
No one is speaking up for Hawaiʻi’s renters
There is no organization dedicated to advocating for the rights of tenants, and a new study finds they lose nearly every eviction case.
When eviction cases go to court, landlords overwhelmingly win
According to a new report from non-profit group Lawyers for Equal Justice, 95 percent of eviction cases in Hawaiʻi resulted in the tenant being evicted.
Suit puts 88 more homeless students in school
Studies have shown that homeless students can be set back by as much as eight months each time they change schools, said Victor Geminiani, executive director of Lawyers for Equal Justice.
Buses required for homeless students
The state has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed last year that alleged homeless children around the state are being denied equal access to public education.
Children left behind
Homeless families sue the DOE for failing to educate their children in accordance a with federal law.
Community Matters podcast interview with William Durham
Lawyers for Equal Justice & the ACLU of Hawaiʻi have filed a lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of homeless K-12 students to ensure their continued access to education, as protected by federal law.
Suit alleges Hawaiʻi fails homeless kids
The state has failed so badly at helping homeless children get to and from public schools that federal courts should intervene in the situation, according to a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU and two other parties.