Bar owners ask court to let them open
A federal judge may rule Friday on whether bars on Oahu can reopen after they have been closed all but a few weeks since COVID-19 hit Hawaii in March.
Judge Leslie Kobayashi is scheduled to rule after arguments at a hearing Wednesday requesting an injunction against emergency executive orders that shut down bars. According to claims by the plaintiffs, the closings violated their civil rights.
Among the complaints are discrimination, because some establishments are still allowed to serve alcohol; and lack of due process, because those not allowed have not been clearly told why, or given a chance to comply to COVID-19 rules.
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