The ‘FCKBLM’ License Plate Holder Says Honolulu Is Violating His Free Speech Rights….Edward Odquina has filed a lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu for revoking a license plate officials issued and later decided was offensive.
The owner of a personalized Hawaii auto license plate that says “FCKBLM” has a message for Honolulu city officials threatening to sue him to take back the plate — FCKHNL.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court last week, Edward Odquina says the City and County of Honolulu has violated his free speech rights by seeking to revoke the plate, which Odquina lawfully obtained in early 2021.
In the 23-page complaint, Odquina’s attorney, Kevin O’Grady, asserts the city and state are essentially squelching Odquina’s speech with laws governing license plates that are unconstitutional on their face and as applied in Odquina’s situation.
