We should try to eliminate the number of people incarcerated. In addition to repealing the crimes of gambling and marijuana, we should do a thorough review to eliminate the criminalization of acts of consenting adults. This would add drug policy reform and decriminalizing prostitution to the list. But we need not stop there. There are many ways we can improve our current criminal justice system from policing and incarceration to the bail system and plea bargaining. We should get rid of qualified immunity so police are responsible for their actions and close the loopholes in Hawaii’s transparency laws to allow for all police records to be handed over.
