Family

... of the 50 states, Hawaii saw the largest decline in marriage rate, dropping from 14.2-per-1,000 residents in 2019 to 7.4 in 2020 ....

... Session ends and there is some really great news! ....

... professional opportunities are extremely limited ....

... In Hawaii, the homeownership rate stands at 60.3%, 4th lowest in USA ....

... HB1823: the conference committee did not deem this issue important enough to have a hearing ....

... Bills Move to Conference Committees ....

... In Hawaii, a family of four can expect to spend an average of $14,042 on food in 2022, the highest amount among states ....

... Assisted Suicide Bill Passes Final Reading ....

... auditors found 20% of case files where the state, FBI, and/or child abuse and neglect clearances were missing ....

... Assisted Suicide Expansion Makes it through Final Hearing ....

... people on the lower end of the income spectrum spend comparatively more of their hard-earned dollars on general excise tax ....

... HB1697 Becomes Resolution: Let the Keiki do the Dirty Work ....

... The Hawaii State Teachers Association Human and Civil Rights (HCR) Committee is proud to present its 2022 Social Justice Summit on Sunday, April 3, on Zoom. This event is free and open to the public ....

... SB2634--Medicaid Funding for Women Who Give Birth ....

... In the House, Speaker Saiki gave SB2422 SD2 a triple referral to kill it off ....

... Hawaii took home the top spot for state with the highest median household net worth in 2019 ....

... In California and Hawaii, the reason for their relatively few single-person residences could be economics. Both have some of the most expensive housing costs in the nation ....

... HB1697 Sex Ed Bill Update and Rally ....

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations ....

... to teach our children that gender is "fluid", and that it is normal for kids to change orientation and identities ....

... goal of preventing children from entering foster care by providing family strengthening services to keep families safely together ....

... The average household size in Hawaii is 2.95 ....

... Hawaii Family Forum, legislative week in review ....

... Upcoming Legislative Deadlines ....

... Historically, according the Legislative Reference Bureau, only 10% of bills introduced become law ....  

...  So what have we done with the federal TANF money?  We’ve let it pile up unused ....

... score improves from D+ ....

... Images from ‘Gender Queer’ book checked out of Waianae High School library should help make underage boys more readily available to older homosexuals ....

... the millennial homeownership rate in Hawaii is 32.7% ....

... the Kalua’s bankruptcy submissions reveal $111K annual income -- but they are alleged to have duct-taped their adopted children's mouths shut to keep them from sneaking food ....

... criminal complaint reveals many previously unreported allegations regarding the death of Isabella Kalua ....

... Full Video of HPD News Conference .... 

... Transgender 101 for Educators Presented by the HSTA Human and Civil Rights Committee ....

... the policy specifically excludes any liability coverage for sexual or physical abuse, leaving the taxpayers on the hook for damages ....

... The suit alleges a Child Welfare Services social worker knowingly placed a 13-year-old girl, identified only as ‘TG’, into the same Kailua-Kona foster home where her older sister had previously been sexually assaulted ....

... Hawaii is the only state in the nation that has a judicial procedure in place to ensure the legal rights of our most vulnerable population are protected; a little-known 2014 Family Court Tort Protocol mandated by Judge Mark Browning ....

... Parents in Hawaii may spend the most on bringing up their children with an estimated total cost of $281,597 to support a kid’s basic needs for 18 years ....

... Hawaii’s ranking in children’s economic well-being dropped in one year from 25th to 44th, according to the 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report analyzing how families fared between the Great Recession and the start of the COVID-19 crisis ....

... APR 29 - ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE .... 

... Governor Ige Signs Abortion Expansion Bill ....

... 2021’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care ....

... Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: We Need your Kokua ....

... Bullet Dodged on Problematic Bills ....

... Looking for Funds in All the Wrong Places ....

... In 2019, Hawaii women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $847, or 85.1 percent of the $995 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts ....

... abortion, drugs, suicide ....

... SB839 Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill NARROWLY Passes Senate Judiciary ....

... your kid is a racist at age 3, but we can help (for a small fee of course) .... 

...Nineteen states and the District of Columbia are in the highest-rated category, “Working Toward Innovative Equality”....

... refusing to rent to or negotiate for the rental of the three properties on the basis of familial status ....