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Hawaii
Political repression plays out state by state — shaped by local institutions, prosecutors, and movements for defense. These are the documented political prisoners and cases the census holds for Hawaii.
189Documented
1In custody
168Released
Eras of repression in Hawaii
Where Hawaii’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1940s 158
1950s 11
1920s 6
1970s 4
1980s 3
2020s 2
Recent dashboard entries from Hawaii
The newest published events and reporting located in Hawaii, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Prosecution
Habeas petitions challenge prolonged ICE detentions in Hawaii as arrests spike statewide
Protest
Thousands gather in Honolulu for the No Kings day of protest
Protest
No Kings rally draws 2,500 along the Hilo Bayfront
Protest
A No Dictators rally draws 500 along Kaumualii Highway in Lihue
Protest
No Kings demonstrators line Kaahumanu Avenue in Kahului
Documented cases
189 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
Earle L. Reynolds
Released
Earle L. Reynolds was an anthropologist who had studied radiation effects at Hiroshima before sailing his yach...
Shinri Sarashina
Released
Shinri Sarashina was a Honolulu Buddhist priest and Japanese language school teacher at Honpa Hongwanji Betsui...
Naoichi Seto
Released
Naoichi Seto was an Issei Honolulu resident, priest of Tenri Oahu Church and barber shop owner. JCCH records h...
Orion Sherwood
Released
Orion Sherwood was the youngest crew member of the Golden Rule, the pacifist ketch jailed in Honolulu in 1958...
Osuke Shigemoto
Released
Osuke Shigemoto was an Issei building contractor living in Honolulu. JCCH documents December 1941 arrest and S...
Shigeo Shigenaga
Released
Shigeo Shigenaga was an Issei Honolulu restaurant owner and operator of the Venice Cafe. JCCH records his birt...
Ishimatsu Shintani
Released
Ishimatsu Shintani was a Hiroshima-born ranch hand and beekeeper on Niihau. Following the December 1941 Niihau...
Edward Snowden
In Exile
Edward Joseph Snowden is a former National Security Agency contractor who disclosed classified records to jour...
Daizo Sumida
Released
Daizo Sumida was a Honolulu Issei businessman, president of Pacific Bank and T. Sumida & Co. JCCH records Dece...
Haruko Takahashi
Released
Haruko Takahashi was a Hawaii-born Shinto priestess who founded the Konko Mission of Wahiawa. Arrested Decembe...
Shozo Takahashi
Released
Shozo Takahashi was a Hawaii-born teacher educated in Japan who returned to Hawaii in 1938. He taught at Hawai...
Kazuto Taketa
Released
Kazuto Taketa was an Issei insurance agent from Waimea, Kauai. JCCH records his birth year as 1898. His indivi...
Haru Tanaka
Released
Haru Tanaka was an Issei resident of Wahiawa, Oahu, and principal of Wahiawa Showa Japanese Language School, b...
Hideo Tanaka
Released
Hideo Tanaka was an Issei resident of Honolulu and an employee of Hawaii Hochi Newspaper. JCCH records his bir...
Jitsuryu Tanaka
Released
Jitsuryu Tanaka was an Issei resident of Lahaina, Maui, and a Buddhist priest of the Shingon Mission. JCCH rec...
Kanji Tanaka
Released
Kanji Tanaka was an Issei resident of Honolulu and a compositor for Nippu Jiji Newspaper, born in 1886 accordi...
Katsuichi Tanaka
Released
Katsuichi Tanaka was an Issei storekeeper from Kahuku, Oahu. JCCH records his birth year as 1884. His individu...
Kazuaki Tanaka
Released
Kazuaki Tanaka was an Issei storekeeper from Waialua, Oahu, and a participant in the development of the House...
Ryoichi Tanaka
Released
Ryoichi Tanaka was an Issei Honolulu hardware-store owner and Japanese community business leader. JCCH records...
Tamaichi Tanaka
Released
Tamaichi Tanaka was an Issei storekeeper listed as a Honolulu resident and the proprietor of Tanaka Store in K...
Tetsuo Tanaka
Released
Tetsuo Tanaka was an Issei Buddhist priest and Japanese language school principal at Kawailoa Soto Mission in...
Yoshitami Jack Tasaka
Released
Yoshitami Jack Tasaka was a Honolulu teacher at Hawaii Chuo Gakuin Japanese Language School, among its teacher...
Koshi Tatsuhara
Released
Koshi Tatsuhara, also recorded as Koshi Tatehara, was an Issei Japanese language school principal living in Ma...
Jinshichi Tokairin
Released
Jinshichi Tokairin was an Issei Honolulu businessman, owner of Tohoku Hotel and Nuuanu Onsen Teahouse, and an...
Institutions in Hawaii
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Hawaii that appear in the census’s case files.
Honolulu JailHonolulu, Hawaii
8 cases
Schofield Barracks
2 cases
US military custody
1 case
Oahu PenitentiaryHonolulu, Hawaii
1 case