HI HR53

Expresses commitment to constitutional rights including Fifth Amendment due process protections, Sixth Amendment trial rights, and Eighth Amendment prohibitions on cruel and unusual punishment.

Opposes sections 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as permitting indefinite military detention of United States citizens without public trial or due process.

Requests state and county public agencies decline federal detention requests under the NDAA that could infringe on constitutional freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, privacy, and right to counsel.

Requests law enforcement in Hawaii ensure detainees receive access to trial, counsel, and due process protections under the U.S. and Hawaii constitutions.

Requests Hawaii's Congressional delegation monitor NDAA implementation and actively work for repeal of the NDAA's detention provisions.