Controversial Curfews Confuse Communities

Dave Young & Tyler Nigut

The StoryMarch 12th – Several

cars and mailboxes vandalized in Kalihi Valley Homes

March 15th – Beating and stabbing of resident

March 29th – 19 year-old shot with shotgun

April 1st – Curfew instituted

Location

The FactsCurfew put in effect at Kalihi

Valley HomesRequires residents to be in

their unit from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

No overnight guestsEmergency passes for family

Late night work passes available

www.city-data.com

Curfewcur·few – noun

1. an order establishing a specific time in the evening after which certain regulations apply, esp. that no civilians or other specified group of unauthorized persons may be outdoors or that places of public assembly must be closed.

House ArrestHouse arrest – noun1. confinement of an arrested

person to his or her residence or to a public place, as a hospital, instead of in a jail: He was under house arrest until the day of his trial.

Legality?Yes! PD 603 allows it subject

to certain conditions, which are:

1) the curfew hours shall be imposed upon minors only,

2) a local ordinance imposing a curfew shall be enacted, and

3) it is warranted by local situations.

Curfews in HistoryThe word comes from

the French word “couvrefeu”

Early use: William the Conqueror in 1068.

WWII: Sharp rise in popularity

1995: 77% of cities with 200,000+ pop employ some sort of curfew

Kalihi Valley HomesIn FAVOR of

curfewsFinally a sense of

“safety”There has yet to be

any acts of violence in the weeks following the curfew implementation.

Kuhio Park TerraceSays the curfew is unconstitutionalResidents are not in favor of itCurfew would “interrupt everyday normal lives”Community is “strong enough to come together

and work with police to settle matters.”

ChallengesSensitive SubjectContacting PeopleLack of TransportationSenioritis

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