Urgent call to ACLU ‘Ohana!
The following bills are currently being considered for passage by Governor Lingle. Please take a few minutes to contact the Governor today and ask her to defend civil liberties by passing H.B. 444, H.B. 415, S.B. 2533 and H.B. 2266 and vetoing S.B. 950.
If you have already contacted the governor's office, thank you! Please urge your networks to contact her also!
The Honorable Linda Lingle
Governor, State of Hawaii
Executive Chambers
State Capitol
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: (808) 586-0034
Fax: (8080) 586-0006
Email: governor.lingle@hawaii.gov
Online Contact Form: https://cs.ehawaii.gov/gov-ors/ctg-ci.html
May 19, 2010
Support
1) H.B. 444 establishes civil unions for both same-sex and different-sex couples in Hawaii.
Message: "Please PASS H.B. 444"
2) H.B. 415 directs the auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of the Department of Public Safety's contract with the Corrections Corporation of America (the private prison company that houses Hawaii's inmates on the mainland) and the federal detention center in Honolulu.
Message: "Please PASS H.B. 415"
3) S.B. 2533 directs the auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of the Department of Public Safety's contract with the Corrections Corporation of America.
Message: "Please PASS S.B. 2533"
4) H.B. 2266 requires the Department of Public Safety to address sexual assault in prison by requiring the department to provide annual data regarding acts of sexual assault and sexual misconduct and report to the Legislature on any implementation of the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act.
Message: "Please PASS H.B. 2266"
Oppose
1) S.B. 950 authorizes law enforcement officers of the Department of Public Safety and conservation and resources enforcement officers of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to use electric guns (Tasers) while performing their duties.
Message: "Please VETO S.B. 950"
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