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From Civil Beat:

In the wake of state legislation seeking to protect immigrants from overzealous federal crackdowns, a Honolulu charter amendment proposal with similar goals is inching forward at the city’s charter commission.

It is intended to shape Honolulu Police Department policy with three broad aims: to protect immigrants from people impersonating law enforcement officers; to safeguard immigrants’ access to places such as courts, hospitals and schools; and to require HPD to verify the identity of agents and their legal basis for immigration enforcement operations before assisting them.

The proposal — P045 — left some of its specifics vague for now so that it can be wordsmithed for maximum effect, said Jess Moore of Honolulu, who submitted it.

“There are people who have long records of service and certainly expertise in law who can certainly take my ideas and make them better,” said Moore, who works for a California-based tech company.

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