Via the Advertiser, The ACLU will represent Keoni Kealoha Alvarez who, according to the article, is "an independent filmmaker working on a documentary about Native Hawaiian burial practices who has been subpoenaed by lawyers for" Joseph Brescia. According to court records available online Alvarez does not appear to be a named party in any actions involving Brescia, however the paper indicates that the subpoena is related to Brescia's "civil suit against individuals he claims have delayed [] construction." According to the article the subpoena encompassed "[n]early all of Alvarez's unpublished interviews and raw video footage."
The ACLU and Honolulu lawyer James Bickerton are invoking Hawaii's "media shield law" in contesting the subpoena on behalf of Keoni Kealoha Alvarez.
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Bickerton said Hawaii's media shield law restricts lawyers from using subpoenas to compel protected information from journalists.
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