Fight ICE
There is a wave of government-sponsored terror in 2025. We have all seen the horror of masked men kidnapping people in public places.
Do not stand by idly. From LA to DC, we have seen the impact of nonviolent citizen resistance. Kailua-Kona is a target, too. We need to show up to document and protest our neighbors' illegal apprehension as it happens.
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Source: Honolulu Civil Beat
Report what you see
As citizens, we must protect our family, friends, and neighbors. If you see something, record it and report it.
Please always focus on the perpetrators, not the victims, whose privacy we respect.
Click image to report an ICE Incident for West Hawai’i
Grab your phone
Record video (of perpetrators)
Take photos (of perpetrators)
Fill in the details - if needed, stay anonymous
Press SUBMIT
We will reach out to you for the pictures and videos.
Mahalo nui loa for your bravery.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has equipped three agencies within our homeland to conduct raids: ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), HSI (Homeland Security Investigations), and CBP (Customs and Border Protection). DHS leadership has given these agencies a quota of 3,000 daily arrests and instructed them to ignore federal, state, and constitutional law in terrorizing our communities.
Hawai‘i Police (HPD) should not be involved with federal agencies. Hawai‘i County has memorandums of understanding (MOU) with them. The details are confusing, so we are working to obtain the documents to provide more clarity on their relationship.
If you see any suspicious activity, please record it and report it.
Why are ICE raids happening?
On July 4, 2025, the disastrous Big Ugly Bill was signed into law, giving DHS a budget larger than all but six militaries worldwide. DHS includes ICE, which must now fill quotas of 3,000 daily arrests. To meet these quotas, ICE is apprehending people indiscriminately using illegal vigilante tactics.
Even before the new funding, ICE was conducting raids on homes, schools, workplaces, and farms in Kona. The current administration would have you believe that they are ridding our streets of violent criminals.
To be clear, we want illegal violent criminals arrested and deported as well, BUT in reality, to meet the quotas, ICE has begun arresting:
People who have committed no crimes.
People who followed the rules when coming into the United States and applying for asylum.
People who have or have legally applied for green cards.
People with current legal student visas.
People who came to the country as children and qualified for protection under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
People who have been paying taxes in the US for years and not claiming benefits, while doing our backbreaking work in farm fields, slaughterhouses, and hotels.
United States citizens.
Not scary enough? Many ICE raids are being conducted by anonymous masked men with no identification. We must oppose these Gestapo tactics.
Be prepared to resist, document incidents, and protect our community.
Spread the word that Kona Indivisible has a form to report, if needed, do it anonymously.
Our partners have excellent resources: The ACLU publishes easy-to-read guides in English, Spanish, Tagalog, and other languages: Immigrants' Rights | American Civil Liberties Union. They also have guidance on becoming a trained legal observer.
ICE Raids in Kailua-Kona
Our very own Tina Marie discusses an ICE raid in Kona, the terror of that day, the impact it has had on our community, and the questions left unanswered about ICE tactics and the fate of people taken from our community with no due process.
Know Your Rights!
We offer in-person training workshops to build our network of prepared citizen reporters in collaboration with our partners Aloha Latinos, Hawai'i J20+, the ACLU of Hawai'i, and the Hawai'i Coalition for Immigrant Rights. To be notified of the next available workshops, please email us here.
YEAH to you if you’ve already participated in one of our courses. The current materials are available here: Know Your Rights Training - Hawai‘i J20+.
Sign up for the rapid response team
Our partners are assembling a rapid response team to react in real time to news of ICE raids in West Hawai‘i. If you are interested in joining the team and becoming a trained witness, don't hesitate to contact us.