Family

... 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 ....

...In Hawaii the preterm birth rate in 2019 was 10.6%, earning the state a "D+" grade. Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant mortality....

... Cordeiro’s prior convictions under state law included an incident wherein he physically assaulted and threw gasoline on a prior intimate partner; an incident in which he burned a female victim with the hot metal tip of a butane torch; and two separate incidents wherein he violently struck women while they held his infant child ....

... FAITH IN POLITICS: Rise of the Blank Votes ....

...There are a number of custodial interference, child endangerment, and trafficking investigations ongoing....

...Hawaiʻi’s DVAC saw a 46 percent increase in contacts between March and October 2020, indicating a rise in the need for domestic violence services....

...some parents or guardians are hesitant for their trans child to start hormones before they’re eighteen...Now I’m 19 years old and about three years on testosterone....

...Scholastic Teachables materials are of high-quality and are ready-to-use for all age ranges from Pre-K to grade 8....

... advice from successful homeschoolers ....

... Measures address harassment in the workplace and domestic violence ....

...adjournment Sine Die....

...Friday July 10, 2020 Adjournment Sine Die....

...the defendant has been and is currently involved with managing and/or coaching youth sports teams, and was the agent and President of Kainalu Little League, Inc. ...

...Those seeking to apply, renew, or obtain a duplicate credential can now choose “X” or “Not Specified” in the gender category instead of the binary “M” (Male) or “F” (Female)....

...The legislature reconvened on June 22, 2020 and will end on July 10, 2020. Here's a snapshot of some of the things that happened this week....

...attorney Scott Greenfield suggested proposals like these would raise “a great many curious issues” and “would appear to be outrageously unlawful sex discrimination with some serious likelihood of backfiring.”....

...Should the parties be accepted to the Appellate Pro Bono Program, plaintiff may renew his motion for retention of oral argument....

...it may be harder to social distance or self-isolate in multigenerational households....

... Probe finds Army lacked consistent process for evicting unlicensed day care providers at time of infant death last year ....

...the assisted suicide expansion bill (SB 2582) and the mandated reproductive "health" bill (SB 2539)....

...Legislative Crossing: Bills Start Over Again in the Opposite Chamber....

...some of the bills we have been tracking are dead....

... establishes the goal of providing all children who are 3 to 4 years old ... with enrollment in a preschool program by the year 2030 ....

...1st Decking: One Week Away--Good and Bad Bills on the Move....

...Assisted Suicide: 3 modified safeguards now only 2....