Family

Abercrombie’s Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) today presented a symposium for the Hawaii State Legislature, the state’s multi-level educational systems and the private sector....

Prior to this decision, the State could remove children from their parents’ home, and parents who could not afford an attorney were often left to their own devices....

See what happens when people of faith actively participate in the electoral process....

Unlike previous decades, nearly three-quarters of Americans married in the 1990s celebrated a 10th anniversary .... 

The main philosophy of Advocates for Youth is that children have “sexual rights”....

...Blake Oshiro, out in front of the news cameras to deny that any “parade of horribles” relating to the activist LGBT agenda would ever be unleashed on the people of Hawaii....

...McDermott said he should be able to get a copy of the 10-hour curriculum from either the state Department of Education or the University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies, which developed the $800,000 pilot program....

...In the fastest "investigation" in Hawaii history, 2 weeks, the DOE announced the program will restart. The program will also be expanded to 30 more schools....

A review of Pono Choices confirmed the curriculum is ... aligned with ... state law ....

...as a seven‐year‐old student at St. Anthony's grade school in 1975 when homosexual then‐Father Joseph Ferrario began to groom and sexually molest him....

...violating federal law by failing to pay foster parents enough to adequately care for the foster children in their homes....

High HIV prevalence, lack of awareness of HIV-positive status, unprotected anal sex, and increased viral load among HIV-positive MSM not on antiretroviral treatment contribute substantially to new infections among this population....

...the liberals I encounter are all in the academic and public policy world ― far away from the poverty population they so often talk about....

The Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) will be placing Pono Choices implementation on hold as it conducts another review of the pilot curriculum....

• DATE: Monday, December 02, 2013
• TIME: 2:00 pm
• PLACE: Conference Room 329 State Capitol

It was particularly refreshing to see how fearless the Hawaii people were when testifying before the Legislature. They ignored "political correctness" and simply told the truth from their hearts. In other words, they weren't afraid....

...the law perpetuates some of the country’s worst trends that trap people in poverty....

...no state - except for West Virginia, which has a tradition of conservatism on social issues - where gay marriage is forbidden by law or constitutional amendment has a government wholly dominated by Democrats....

She cited certain loss of money for James Campbell High School, Ewa-Makai Middle School, the "new High School in Ewa Beach", the widening of Ft. Weaver Rd., and others...

...concerns raised about inadequate religious exemptions and unanswered questions now left up to the courts to decide will undoubtedly require continual fixes to the law in the future....

'Tis  the season to give thanks to the Lord for those 23 good legislators who voted "no" on SB1 and "yes" for marriage....

thoughts on the decision and what we need to do moving forward....

In 2011, the first bill he signed into law as Governor legalized civil unions....

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Abercrombie has scheduled a signing ceremony Wednesday November 13 at 10AM at the Hawaii Convention Center....

...parents, not formal education, that make the difference for young children's readiness for school and success once they get there....

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Employment Nondiscrimination – Passage

Come down to the Senate Chambers before 9:00 a.m. Tuesday with your LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE ON MARRIAGE signs....

As a Native Hawaiian Christian, allow me a response....

At the State Capitol 3pm to 5pm ....

Rep Sharon Har debunks all the lies ....

what will happen in the future when a newly-created, now state-sanctioned right of same-sex marriage conflicts with constitutional rights that have been enshrined in the 1st Amendment....

Rouse is now managing the office of Rep Karen Awana, D-Nanakuli....

...beginning at 10 a.m., the full House will take a final vote on SB 1 HD 1 for Third Reading....

...we won’t be back because the state already seems to be choked with haoles like us....

The gallery will be evenly split down the middle with an equal allocation of space for both sides....

Sakamoto said he would hear a challenge if the state Legislature passes and Abercrombie signs a law allowing gay marriage....

Government policy should respect those who believe marriage is the union of a man and a woman....

...VIDEO: several short clips from today’s rally at the capitol....

After five days and nearly 57 hours of testimony, the House Judiciary and Finance Committees passed SB1 HD1....

The full House will vote on Second Reading Wednesday November 6, 2013 at 10AM.  Third reading is expected on Friday November 8, 2013....

Tonight at 6:00 p.m. the full House has scheduled a 2nd reading on the bill....

• DATE: Tuesday, November 05, 2013
• TIME: 10:30 a.m.
• PLACE: Auditorium State Capitol

1,032 oral testifiers found 895 in opposition and 137 in support ....