Family

...House bills will now move through Senate committees and Senate bills will move through House committees....

How did your Representative and Senator vote?

"...In the light Lawrence v. Texas and Reliable Consultants v. Abbott, the State can no longer simply say that morality is a sufficient reason...."

Mahalo for taking the time to engage your public officials....

"We want to encourage parents to always be the ones that are responsible for what their kids are learning in the public school system," Hawaii Family Forum's Eva Andrade said....

The Hawaii State Legislature opened on January 21, 2015 and today, February 20, 2015, is DECKING.  What that means is that all bills that have been assigned to multiple committees, must have moved to their final committees....

...bills that might have negative impacts on families or communities....

...HB631 will be granted a hearing tomorrow, Wednesday, February 18th....

...to be heard by the Committees this week....

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2015 at the Kamiano Center on Fort Street Mall, at 6:30 P.M....

Testimony will be heard on HB624 Tuesday morning at 8:30 am in room 326....

Among 15-year-old students in the United States, 20.7 percent live in single-parent families....

...we pursue a comprehensive bullying prevention bill and legislation to make it easier for trans folks to get proper (sic) birth certificates in the spring legislative session....

The CARE Act will help families by involving family caregivers more intentionally in the hospital discharge process....

...the appointment of James “Duke” Aiona as interim executive director will strengthen the organization’s ability to speak for families across the state....

Despite being unemployed and residing in a homeless shelter, Mr. Rios applied to be a foster parent, and was deemed fit to serve as one by DHS....

Are strong families essential for a free society?

A prominent gay rights activist charged last week with sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy ... has visited the White House more than a half-dozen times in the past two years....

"...researchers are asking 11-year-olds whether they’ve had sex, how many partners they’ve had and if they’ve had anal sex...."

"...the Pono Choices survey instruments ... are part of an ongoing research project...."

We crunched the numbers using the six criteria below to determine if the state you live in is prime habitat for a downer of a Thanksgiving....

Hawaii voters opposed same sex marriage in 1998 by a vote of 69.2 percent to 28.6 percent....

Ministers face a 180-day jail term and $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding....

New Household Survey Finds that Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs in the State Persists....

HFA endorses these candidates for this election only....

...The gift cards, valued at between $10 and $20 each, are issued to 11, 12 and 13-year-olds....

The judges added that other lawsuits challenging Hawaii's marriage equality law already in the pipeline "do not defeat mootness" in this case....

...Students, the teachers, and community liaisons were given over $52,000.00 in gift cards in violation of Hawaii State law....

Today the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review appeals from Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin on the definition of marriage....

The Hawaii Family Forum/Hawaii Catholic Conference voter guide for the General Election is now available.... 

"The Abercrombie-Ige policy agenda has piled taxes and a higher cost of living on Hawaii families...."

Rep Bob McDermott responds to 'revised' Pono Choices program....

"This is a great win...that puts the lie to the claim that it is inevitable the US Supreme Court will redefine marriage. To the contrary, we believe they will leave this issue with the states."

...the program for middle school students will include some key revisions....

The updated Pono Choices curriculum is one of seven sexual health education programs available to DOE middle schools. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, all parents must sign an opt-in form permitting their children to participate....

...the DOE's implementation of Pono Choices violated several safeguards contained in the Federal Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)....

We strongly encourage you to make direct contact with your candidates and find out if they represent your values....

...ranked first in percentage of households without children....

With increased numbers of unmarried couples, single parents, broken marriages, and couples who choose to delay or forgo childbirth....

Today the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important ruling on Utah’s marriage amendment....

...men, women and children from across the nation gathered near the Capitol to celebrate marriage as it has been historically and traditionally defined....

...We will make necessary adjustments that continue to align with the most up-to-date research and practices regarding medical accuracy and age appropriateness to ensure the use of Pono Choices for the upcoming school year....

...one-third of families did opt out at Niu Valley Middle School....

...“the advantage of marriage appears to exist primarily when the child is the biological offspring of both parents.”...

...In the June 6 filing, Egan alleges that in the 1990s he was employed by the now-defunct Internet startup Digital Entertainment Network and coerced into attending sex and drug parties....

"I see that several of the points that we made in our January 31st McDermott Report are being addressed," said McDermott....

...when the Bracy family investigated their options they couldn’t find any plan that didn’t both cover elective abortions and require a surcharge solely for that purpose....