18th Attorney General Anne Lopez of Hawaii

4/10/2025

Attorney General Anne Lopez

c/o Office of Attorney General

Department of the Attorney General 

425 Queen Street

Honolulu, HI  96813

Dear Attorney General Lopez,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have strong interest in learning history, social justice, and criminal justice reform. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, expand on criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.  Attorney General Lopez, the main reason why I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as 18th Attorney General of Hawaii to be very inspiring to me.

In your current role as 18th Attorney General of Hawaii, I truly appreciate on how you were a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities rights, prosecuting people who commit hate crimes to help protect minorities including people who are different, and investigating public places that practice different forms of discrimination. Supporting drug treatment programs to help drug users get the care they need to reduce drug abuse, expanding services to help victims of crime or victims of domestic violence get help on dealing with their trauma, and pushing for funds to improve DNA testing including forensic science to help solve cases including evidence efficiently while reduce sending an innocent person to jail is common sense for criminal justice reform. Also on criminal justice reform, I like on how you are working to support the need for social workers to help people with disabilities including people who struggle with mental health get help instead of strict sentencing and expand on wrongful conviction unit to investigate any misconduct in cases. Another thing that I like about your work as Attorney General of Hawaii  is how you prosecuted after public officials who are corrupt or accepted illegal bribes, went after industries that illegally polluted the environment or violated environmental protection laws, work on creating an independent investigation into the authorities response to the 2023 Hawaii wildfires to make sure that emergency services don’t neglect on an emergency situation,  take away weapons from people who have a domestic violence record.  Supporting educational awareness programs to help educate youth including people about the need to reduce bullying, gun violence, sexual assault, and drug abuse are great ways to help educate people.  

Attorney General Lopez, I  have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Your role as 18th Attorney General of Hawaii  helps give me motivation to continue to learn history, social justice, and criminal justice reform. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, expand on criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others. 

I strongly believe that you are working hard to make a great difference. ’m very proud on how you are working hard to support civil rights, protect the environment, expand on criminal justice reform, and many others. you truly inspire me to work hard on my disability, learn more about your work, and continue to learn different subjects.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to make a great difference and advocate for common sense ideas.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick