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Committee postpones action on Resolution 74-25 after immigrant-rights and policing concerns
Summary
The Committee on Government Operations and External Affairs postponed action on Resolution 74-25 on Feb. 18, 2025, after public testimony and council members raised questions about whether intergovernmental MOUs could produce deputized immigration enforcement and erode trust between immigrant communities and local police.
The Committee on Government Operations and External Affairs postponed action on Resolution 74-25 on Feb. 18, 2025, after hours of public testimony and follow-up questioning by council members about immigration enforcement, deputization and transparency.
The measure, introduced at the request of Chair Jen Kaguada, would authorize the mayor to enter intergovernmental agreements with federal and state partners to "support their continued cooperation with the Hawaii Police Department for the safety of Hawaii County," and would authorize the Hawaii Police Department to enter two agreements with the Department of Homeland Security and one agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant Chief Sherry Byrd (Hawaii Police Department) told the committee the announced MOUs…
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