Lawsuit: Hawaii DOT Discriminated in Driver’s License Exams
Just three months ago, Civil Beat wrote about complaints to the Hawaii Department of Transportation regarding translations of driver’s license exams.
Our story, Does Hawaii’s Drivers Test Still Disenfranchise Immigrants?,聽chronicled the efforts of faith-based groups and others to get the exams translated into聽Marshallese, Chuukese and Ilocano. After all, the DOT was working to provide translations into eight other languages including Japanese and Tagalog.听
The DOT didn’t heed the complaints, however, and on Friday (Sept. 6) (FACE) and two Hawaii residents filed a federal court class-action lawsuit against the DOT alleging discrimination.
A press conference is set for 2 p.m. at the Capitol. Should the DOT issue a response to the lawsuit, we will report what they have to say.
笔丑辞迟辞:听Marshallese and Chuukese after delivering a petition to the Maui DOT, April 30, 2013. (FACE)
鈥擟had Blair
