Cointelpro New Left Honolulu Part 01 Final

This page is the cover sheet of a declassified FBI document related to COINTELPRO. It displays large, bold text indicating the document's origin from the "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS" and its subject as "(COINTELPRO) NEW LEFT". Below this, it specifies the "HONOLULU DIVISION" and an identification number "100-449698-18". At the bottom, a circular seal with the words "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT" is visible, featuring an American flag motif and a star. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, wiretap logs, surveillance charts, redactions, or visual evidence of surveillance methods present on this page. A COVER SHEET FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS SUBJECT: (COINTELPRO) NEW LEFT HONOLULU DIVISION 100-449698-18 FREEDOM NOTICE THE BEST COPIES OBTAINABLE ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPRODUCTION OF THE FILE. PAGES INCLUDED THAT ARE BLURRED, LIGHT OR OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO READ ARE THE RESULT OF THE CONDITION AND OR COLOR OF THE ORIGINALS PROVIDED. THESE ARE THE BEST COPIES AVAILABLE. - --- OCR Start --- OPTICAL PORNO UNITED STATESERNMENT Memorandum .TO : FROM : SUBJECT: Director, FBI SAC, Hoplulu (100-6546) (P) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW LEFT Co....... IL LIF DATE: 6/1/68 ReBulet to Albany 5/10/68/00-449608-1 The New Left in Honolulu Division is centered in the membership of the Committee to End the war in Vietnam (CEWV) and the Students for a Democratic Society (6DS) at the University of Hawaii. Both organizations confine their activities to Honolulu. The Ne CEWV was founded in Honolulu by [REDACTED] of the organization. andremain as CEWV holds small weekly meetings but succeeds in attracting a substantial number of people to their anti-war rallies and demonstrations. SDS was organized at the University of Hawaii (UH) in the fall of 1967. February membership totalled 47 but this organization also is able to attract a substantial group of students to their anti-war and anti-draft rallies. SDS rallies, have featured ostensible burning of draft cards, but there have been no other apparent illegal maneuvers until May 13 when, as a result of a sit-down in the street to halt a National Guard convoy, ten demonstrators were arrested. SDS is presently in the midst of a demonstration at UH protesting the denial of tenure to [REDACTED] The demonstration started on May 20 and on May 21 more than 150 demonstrators were arrested at the UK and charged with loitering, loiterin 1/100-449698-18 Local news media have been most efficient in CEWV and SDS publicizing the activities of the New Left. have made no effort to shun publicity but on the other hand have encouraged it. As a result, their demonstrations have received good play in radio, TV and newspapers. Photographers are present at SDS rallies and have photographed alleged draft 2- Bureau (RAM) 1-902D 1 Honolulu USB:eig (B)) JUL 3 1968 - 201-X REC-34 22 JUN 5 1968 INT-BEC --- OCR End --- ΗΝ 100-6546 card burnings and TV stations have identified the participants and interviewed them. Local papers in late May 1967 publicized a highly inflammatory photographed alleged draft 2- Bureau (RAM) 1-902D 1 Honolulu USB:eig (B)) JUL 3 1968 - 201-X REC-34 22 JUN 5 1968 INT-BEC --- OCR End --- ΗΝ 100-6546 card burnings and TV stations have identified the participants and interviewed them. Local papers in late May 1967 publicized a highly inflammatory statement of the old Students Partisan Alliance. to this organization and as was a result of this publicity the within CEWV occurred when Executive Committee of the January 1968. Further disruption was removed from the in For the present there appears to be no need to request Bureau authority to supply information or leads to any of the local cooperative news media as coverage of New Left in Hawaii is extensive. However, this office is considering the possibility of suggesting some manner of alerting-families- of SDS members on the mainland of their activities. It is believed that this can be accomplished when present-cases for loitering are disposed of in court and reported in Honolulu newspapers. The Agent and informants assigned to these investiga- tions have been instructed to be alert for any evidence of immorality that might offer an opportunity for disruption. The two cases discovered to date, however, appear to offer little present potential. Young SDS members [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] were living together. They made no secret of the fact and both appeared in UH Student Directory as living at the same apartment so apparently their parents, who reside this division, were aware of the arrangement. SDS members [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] also live together. However, the arrangement offers little potential for disruption as Miss [REDACTED] applied for a passport and gave [REDACTED] address as her home. A pretext call to the home of [REDACTED] parents resulted in the reply that she was no longer there but could be reached at a telephone registered to [REDACTED] The importance of this program will not be overlooked and as soon as the court cases on the SDS demonstrators are completed consideration will be given to requesting Bureau authority to take action by which some of the parents of these individuals may become aware of the activities of their offspring without the Bureau becoming involved. The Honolulu Office will also remain alert and search for other methods of carrying out practical counterintelligence action against the New Left. - 2 - OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION OSA PM 101-11.4 UNITED STATES GO This page contains a notice printed in bold, all-caps font, indicating that the best possible copies are included in the reproduction of the file. The text explains that any blurred, light, or otherwise difficult-to-read pages are a result of the original condition and color. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, wiretap logs, surveillance schedules, operational charts, or redactions visible on this page. The visual content solely consists of the printed notice. The document is a memorandum from SAC, Honolulu to the Director, FBI dated June 1, 1968, concerning Counterintelligence Program internal security and the disruption of the New Left. It includes handwritten annotations with routing information and file numbers, as well as some official stamps. Several lines in the body of the text are heavily redacted in black ink, obscuring specific names and details. There are also handwritten notes and markings, including a signature and what appear to be file control notations at the bottom of the page. The visual content emphasizes the secrecy and ongoing nature of the FBI's investigation through the use of redactions and coding. aware of the activities of their offspring without the Bureau becoming involved. The Honolulu Office will also remain alert and search for other methods of carrying out practical counterintelligence action against the New Left. - 2 - OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION OSA PM 101-11.4 UNITED STATES GO MENT Memorandum TO : : DIRECTOR, FBI FROM : SAC, HONOLULU (100-6546) (P) SUBJECT: COUNTER INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM - INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW LEFT DATE: 6/13/68 Re Bureau letter to Albany dated 5/23/68 and Honolulu letter to the Bureau dated 6/1/68. The New Left in the Honolulu Division is centered in the membership of the Committee to End the War in Vietnam (CEWV) and the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at the University of Hawaii (UH). Both organizations confine their activities to Honolulu. (1) There have been no allegations of police brutality from either the CEWV or the SDS. CEWV demon- strations and marches are well patrolled by the Honolulu Police Department. The only arrests made by the Honolulu Police Department among the CEWV were in October 1966, at the UH when the group was picketing during the speech of President JOHNSON. Three individuals were arrested for disorderly conduct, Two were convicted and one for- feited bail. P 100-44-7698-18-2 The SDS has had two recent encounters with the Honolulu Police Department. On 5/13/68, a group sat down in the roadway attempting to block a Hawaii National Guard convoy soon after the Guard was federalized. They were almost immediately picked up and moved to the side- walk. The group was not arrested then, but subsequent ten warrants were issued and arrests made. REC. 50 97 The SDS and the Associated Students of the UE initiated a sit-in at Bachman Hall on 5/20/68. The doors to the building were locked at 5:00 p.m. The students remained inside but peacefully departed near midnight. The sit-in was resumed on 5/21/68 and shortly before 7:00 p.m., University officials requested police action to clear the building. More than 150 were arrested but Bureau (RAM) - Honolulu LSB:1fj (3) C54 JUL 9 1968 8 JUN 17 1968 INT/SEC Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 20-001-0100 ΗΝ 100-6546 the only force used by the police was that needed to carry two or three demonstrators from the building when they refused to walk. There were no charges of brutality. (2) Referenced Honolulu letter 17 1968 INT/SEC Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 20-001-0100 ΗΝ 100-6546 the only force used by the police was that needed to carry two or three demonstrators from the building when they refused to walk. There were no charges of brutality. (2) Referenced Honolulu letter pointed out that two cases of immorality have apparently been discovered within the SDS. Young SDS members [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] were living together. They made no secret of the fact and both appeared in the UH Student Directory as living at the same apartment so apparently their parents, who reside in Honolulu, were aware of the arrangement. A similar situation existed with SDS members [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] Miss parents, residents of Honolulu, were also apparently aware of the arrangement. (3) On 4/26/68, the SDS and the Educators for Peace held a rally at the UH and thereafter, approximately 100 students marched to the Administration Building where they had a sit-in until they were able to talk with Dr. THOMAS HAMILTON, President. They presented a list of demands, including the abolishment of the Selective Service Office from the campus, the demand that all records in the faculty hearing be made public, that courses in Black Culture and History be presented at the University, that recruitment by military and defense industries be stopped on the campus, that FBI Agents and police be permitted on the campus only when authorised by the administration, and that the students be given an effective voice in the selec- tion of a new University president. The group departed the Administration Building when President HAMILTON advised that he had no authority to make the records public but he would ask the Regents to release the records in the matter. He also advised that he had no authority to bar police from public meetings held in public institutions but he would direct a letter to the police and the FBI setting forth the students demands. On 5/20/68, as previously pointed out, the SDS and the Associated Students of the UH initiated a sit-in at Bachman Hall. More than 150 were arrested on 5/21/68. The protest was renewed on 5/22/68 and continued through until 5/30/68. The entire sit-in was peaceful and there was no property damage. The demonstrators had a great deal -2- ΗΝ 100-6546 of faculty support. Fifteen faculty members and five graduate assistants were among those arrested. This The document is a typewritten report, likely from the FBI's COINTELPRO operations, given the context. There are significant portions of the text that have been redacted, appearing as blacked-out bars covering names and specific details. The top of the page contains a handwritten or stamped identifier, "HN 100-6546." There are also scattered flecks and smudges, possibly from dust or aging of the document, and some faint ink marks or scribbles at the very top. A circled section of text and a horizontal line underneath further annotate the document, though the content of these marks is not explicitly clear beyond indicating emphasis or separation. Finally, a handwritten " - 2 -" at the bottom indicates it is the second page of a longer document. This declassified FBI memorandum, dated June 13, 1968, concerns counterintelligence programs targeting the "New Left" in Honolulu. The document has various handwritten annotations and stamps, including a handwritten sequence "100-44-7698-18-2" and "REC. 50" with "97" circled, likely indicating case file numbers or review marks. An official stamp "JUL 9 1968" is visible, along with a depiction of a soldier and the phrase "Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan." There are no photographs or redactions present on this page. were arrested on 5/21/68. The protest was renewed on 5/22/68 and continued through until 5/30/68. The entire sit-in was peaceful and there was no property damage. The demonstrators had a great deal -2- ΗΝ 100-6546 of faculty support. Fifteen faculty members and five graduate assistants were among those arrested. This office will continue to explore every possibility for embarrassment to the New Left organizations of this division. -3- ΗΝ 100-6546 Apparently spending little time on his studies and devoting his energies to SDS, his grade average fell and he will not be allowed to continue in graduate school. The Department of State has also cancelled East-West Center grant effective 6/15/68. During the prolonged SDS and Associated Students of UH rally 5/20-30/68 called to protest denial of tenure to the University Board of Regents met and affirmed the University President's decision not to grant tenure. Honolulu will remain alert for any practical counterintelligence action against the New Left. -2- TO : DIRECTOR, FBI FROM : SAC, HONOLULU (100-6546) (P) SUBJECT: COUNTER INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM IT INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW LEFT DATE: 6/28/68 BAWHA Re Bulet to Albany dated 5/10/68 and Honolulu letter dated 6/1/68. (1) Potential Counterintelligence Action Referenced Honolulu letter pointed out that as soon as court cases in Honolulu on the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) demonstrators are completed, consideration will be given to request Bureau authority for action by which some of the parents of these individuals, particularly those residing outside of Honolulu, may become aware of the activities of their offspring. The cases of the SDS demonstrators who sat in at Fort DeRussy on 5/13/68 have been heard in Magistrate Court in Honolulu, but a decision has not as yet been reached. It is expected that cases involving more than 150 demonstrators arrested at Bachman Hall, University of Hawaii (UH), will be heard on 6/29/68. (2) Pending Counterintelligence Action None. (3) Tangible Results None. (4) Miscellaneous 100-4496-98-18-3 100-449698-166 Although this office can claim no tangible results for counterintelligence action, there have been some definite benefits received as a result of action taken by authorities concerning SDS members. 2 - Bureau (RAM) 1 - Honolulu LSB:1fj (3) 6JULT11968 [ILLEGIBLE] JUL 2-1968 Bay U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan INT. SEC. OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAT 1967 EDITION OSA FORK 4.181-114 UNITED STATES GO MENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 7/1/68 FROM : This page is a typewritten document with several black redactions obscuring portions of the text. There are also some small, scattered black dots and smudges in the upper right corner. A page number indicator "-2-" is present at the bottom center of the page, and a header "HN 100-6546" is visible at the top left. The overall impression is that of a heavily censored internal report. SDS members. 2 - Bureau (RAM) 1 - Honolulu LSB:1fj (3) 6JULT11968 [ILLEGIBLE] JUL 2-1968 Bay U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan INT. SEC. OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAT 1967 EDITION OSA FORK 4.181-114 UNITED STATES GO MENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 7/1/68 FROM : SAC, HONOLULU (100-6546)-P SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW LEFT Re Bureau letter to Albany, 5/28/68. Enclosed for the Bureau are 15 copies of an LHM captioned "NEW LEFT ACTIVITY, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII". HN T is Honolulu through Investigation was conducted by SA LHM is classified confidential to protect identity of HN T There has been no violence in SDS demonstrations to date. As LHM points out, on two instances Honolulu Police moved with dispatch to take action against SDS members; one when they sat down in front of a military convoy, and in the other instance when they conducted a sit-in at the university's administration building after business hours. one of the most militant activists, will apparently not be at the University of Hawaii during the coming year. I don't believe that as long as we have an SDS Chapter we can state that there is no potential for violence, but apparently with the absence of [REDACTED] and the prompt action of the PD in the past, the potential has been greatly reduced, [REDACTED] Coverage of the SDS is maintained basically through and [REDACTED] of the organization. In addition, and [REDACTED] are the campus of the University of Hawaii. Several members of the SDS are members of the CEWV and as a result, these informants are often able to furnish us advance plans for SDS rallies and demonstrations. AGENCY: ACSI, ONL, OSI, STATE. DATE FORWARD: 7-9-68 HOW FORWARD: /s RAO, SEC.SERV KIS TO ALS, ONI, O. PAO rede. LEDIGO 6-10.77 [REDACTED] REC-23 2-Bureau (Encls 15) (RAM) [REDACTED] 1-Honolulu LSB:sbt [ILLEGIBLE] (3) 90790) [REDACTED] 111968 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly 1 JUL INT/SEC. [REDACTED] 8 1968 169 C.S. M on the Payroll Savings Plan Child ΗΝ 100-6546 In addition, [REDACTED] is able to furnish us information through members of that detachment who are taking courses at the University. During the present summer session the SDS is only meeting every other week and to date has only one rally planned in the future on 7/6/68. This office, of course, will continue to be alert and make every attempt The page contains typewritten text and several visual elements. At the top left, there's a reference number "HN 100-6546". A few circular shapes and dotted clusters are scattered across the page, likely artifacts of the copying or printing process rather than intentional markings. The main body of the text discusses faculty support and arrests. In the bottom center, " - 3 - " indicates this is page 3 of a document. There are no photographs, handwritten notes, official stamps, or forms with filled-in fields visible on this page. members of that detachment who are taking courses at the University. During the present summer session the SDS is only meeting every other week and to date has only one rally planned in the future on 7/6/68. This office, of course, will continue to be alert and make every attempt to expand our informant coverage within SDS during the forthcoming school year. Particular attention will be given to any individuals who are discharged from the armed services and enrolled at the University. -2- 모 In Reply, Please Refer to File No. UNIAD STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Honolulu, Hawaii July 1, 1968 NEW LEFT ACTIVITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII The following abbreviations will be utilized: Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); University of Hawaii (UH); Associated Students of the University of Hawaii (ASUH); Committee to End the War in Vietnam (CEWV), a characterization of which is appended hereto. Unless otherwise noted, the following information was received from [REDACTED] New Left activity and disturbances in colleges and/or universities of Hawaii are limited to the Honolulu campus of the U. These activities center around the SDS. SDS The SDS, as it is known today, came into being at a founding convention held at Port Huron, Michigan, in June, 1962. The SDS is an association of young people on the left and has a current program of protesting the draft, pro- moting a campaign for youth to develop a conscientious objector status, denouncing the United States intervention in the war in Vietnam CLASSI[REDACTED] ON 6.2.77 ENCLOSURE [REDACTED] 100-449698-18-4 44 169 Re: New Left Activity at the University of Hawaii and to "radically transform" the university community, and provide for its complete control by students, Gus Hall, General Secretary, Communist Party, United States of America, when interviewed by a representa- tive of United Press International in San Francisco, California, on May 14, 1965, described the SDS as a part of the "respons- ible left" which the Party has "going for us." At the June 1965, SDS National Convention, an anti-communist proviso vas removed froa the SDS Constitution. In the October 7, 1966, issue of "New Left Notes," the official publication of SDS, and SDS spokesman stated that there are some communists in SDS and they are welcome. The national headquarters of this organization as of April 18, 1967, was located in Room 206, 1608 Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois. The SDS 7, 1966, issue of "New Left Notes," the official publication of SDS, and SDS spokesman stated that there are some communists in SDS and they are welcome. The national headquarters of this organization as of April 18, 1967, was located in Room 206, 1608 Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois. The SDS at the UH was founded in the fall of 1967 by a graduate student. and until June 15, 1968, an East-West Center grantee. The organization was not granted official recognition from the UH until October 31, 1967. was President of the group for the first semester of the school year 1967-1968. On November 1, 1967, the SDS membership totaled 50 but the organization is able to attract several hundred students at its rallies and demonstrations. On February 11, 1968, Honolulu Te, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised the following individuals were elected as officers for the second semester: - 2 - Re: New Left Activity at the University of Hawaii On March 3, 1968, Honolulu T- reported that the February 20, 1968, membership list of the SDS totaled 47. The same source on May 27, 1968, reported that [REDACTED] had replaced [REDACTED] as Vice President on May 21, 1968, The following are the most active leaders of the SDS at the UH: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 3 Re: New Left Activity at the University of Hawaii [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] CAMPUS DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITIES For several months SDS rallies and demonstra- tions vere orderly and without incidents. The group also maintained a Draft Counseling Service with offices at the Church of the Crossroads immediately off the UH campus. [REDACTED] Re: New Left Activity at the University of Hawaii On November 14-15, 1967, the SDS picketed Marine recruiters at Hemenway Hall but there was no violence and no attempt was made to stop persons approaching the recruiters. At that time the SDS distributed a leaflet entitled "Get the Military Off Our Campus - End U.S. Complicity with Vietnam War." On December 7, 1967, believing Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recruiters were due on the campus, the SDS went to the UH Placement Office to protest and later distributed a leaflet "An SDS State- ment, Why We Oppose CIA Recruitment on UH Campus." On the same date, the SDS held a rally and a few students proceeded to the office of the President where they held a brief sit-in. When The document is a declassified FBI COINTELPRO file. It contains typed text and several redactions, indicated by blacked-out areas. The visual elements are limited to these redactions and the standard text layout of a report. There are no photographs, handwritten notes, official stamps, or filled-in forms visible on this particular page, beyond the text that has been transcribed. The document appears to be primarily a narrative report, with redactions obscuring specific details within that narrative. This document is a memorandum from the FBI. There are no photographs of individuals or facilities. There are handwritten annotations and marginalia visible, including a signature at the top right, a stamp indicating "REC. 12" and handwritten numbers and identifiers. There are also official stamps with dates and routing labels. One partially visible form appears at the bottom left. There are some handwritten notes in the margins, including a date stamp. the UH Placement Office to protest and later distributed a leaflet "An SDS State- ment, Why We Oppose CIA Recruitment on UH Campus." On the same date, the SDS held a rally and a few students proceeded to the office of the President where they held a brief sit-in. When the President did not appear, the group proceeded to the office of the Vice President of Student Personnel and requested a statement to the effect that the UH would have nothing to do with the CIA. They were refused and left. On January 4, 1968, the SDS sponsered a rally and issued a policy statement supporting Assistant Professor [REDACTED] the CETV, had been notified by the University that he would not be granted tenure after an inflammatory statement was issued by the Student Partisan Alliance in May 1967. [REDACTED] was Faculty Advisor of the group. The statement called for consideration of infiltration of the Armed Forces and consideration of assassinating military officers. During a rally at the UK on April 9, 1968, [REDACTED] an SDS member, called on students to resist all efforts to send the Hawaii National Guard to the mainland, and SDS member [REDACTED] called for an immediate march on Iolani Palace where the Governor's Office was located. Thereafter, more than 200 students responded and presented the Governor with a petition opposing the sending of the Hawaii National Guard to the mainland. -5- Re: New Left Activity at the University of Hawaii The SDS held an anti-draft rally at the UH on April 11, 1968. Up to this time, the SDS rallies had been orderly. During the meeting, twelve students allegedly burned draft cards. The SDS and a faculty organization opposing the War in Vietnam, "Educators for Peace," sponsored a rally at the UH on April 26, 1968. Two students allegedly burned draft cards and a third burned what he claimed to be his induction orders. At the conclusion of the burnings, it was announced that the group would sit in at the office of the President of the University and present him with a list of demands. Smith, President, read a list of demands, including the withdrawal of credit for the ROTC program, the removal of the Selective Service Office from the campus, making public of all records in the faculty hearing, the University cease functioning as recruiter for the military and defense related industries, and that The document is a typed memorandum from SAC, Honolulu to the Director, FBI, dated July 1, 1968, concerning counterintelligence program activities related to the "New Left" at the University of Hawaii. It includes several handwritten annotations, such as a signature-like mark in the upper right corner, and notations on the left side of the page including "KIS TO ALS, ONI, O.S.I., RAO, SEC.SERV." and a date of "6-10-77". There are also several redactions across the page, obscuring names and specific details within the text. A small, stylized drawing of a soldier is depicted in the lower left corner of the page, next to a receipt-like stamp with fields like "REC-23" and a date of "JUL 3 1968". The overall appearance is that of a standard government document with added field notes and administrative markings. Smith, President, read a list of demands, including the withdrawal of credit for the ROTC program, the removal of the Selective Service Office from the campus, making public of all records in the faculty hearing, the University cease functioning as recruiter for the military and defense related industries, and that the students be given a voice in the selection of a new University president. Some 100 students there- after marched to the President's office and presented their demands to President Hamilton, who replied that he would request the regents to make public the papers in the case. There was another alleged draft card burning at the SDS rally at the UH on May 10, 1968. The SDS had no confrontation with the Honolulu Police Department until May 13, 1968, when members attempted to block a Hawaii National Guard convoy. How- ever, this happened off the UH campus. Ten persons were later arrested for the incident. The most important confrontation between the SDS and UH authorities started on May 20, 1968, when the SDS in cooperation with the ASUH initiated a sit-in at Bachman Hall, the University Administration Building. The students occupied the hallways in both floors of the building until it was closed at 5:00 p.m. They refused -6- [REDACTED] Re: New Left Activity at the University of Hawaii to leave and thereafter roamed through the building until midnight when they left. Before departing, they cleaned the building. The SDS and ASUK resumed their sit-in the following morning and remained in the building when it was closed at 5:00 p.m. After being repeatedly asked to leave by the faculty, more than 150 of the demonstrators were removed by the Honolulu Police Depart- ment and arrested under the charge of loitering. Twenty- two of those individuals were members of the faculty. The sit-in was announced in support of [REDACTED] and in hopes that the Board of Regents would grant [REDACTED] tenure. The demonstration was resumed on the morning of May 22, 1968, outside of Bachman Hall, which remained closed until May 24, 1968, when demonstrators were advised the regents would not consider meeting with them until the siege was lifted. Thereafter, the demonstrators allowed people to move in and out of Bachman Hall