Family

...assisted-suicide groups are preparing to spend big money in Hawai'i to establish doctor-assisted death next legislative session....

Students in Hawaii will be subject to sex-ed classes with an emphasis on pregnancy prevention rather than abstinence, whether they or their parents like it or not....

...six available options for teaching sex education to middle school students....

August is Child Support Awareness Month ....

...foster care payment was just $529 per month, as the state had refused to increase it for nearly 25 years....

Hawaii is among the states with the lowest rates in the country of foster children who were re-abused within six months of being reunited with their families....

Children from households with income at or below the following levels are eligible for free or reduced-price meals....

“The high cost of living in Hawaii amplifies the hardship that many of our low-income and poor families face...."

Family caregivers in Hawaii provided 144 million hours of care – worth an estimated $2.1 billion....

No more than 48 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court redefined marriage for all 50 states, calls to revoke the tax-exempt status for churches began....

Approximately 85 percent of HIV cases in Hawaii occur in men....

...96.8% of Hawaii Gays stay outside 'Marriage'....

...it is instructive to note the ways in which marriage and “same-sex marriage” remain distinctly unequal in those states that already have extended recognition to same-sex couples....

...we must work to protect the freedom of speech, association and religion of those who continue to abide by the truth of marriage as union of man and woman....

Staff at the Human Rights Campaign last fall described the working environment at the nation’s largest LGBT rights group as “judgmental,” “exclusionary,” “sexist,” and “homogenous” ...

...the Board itself failed to properly disclose that the “opt-out” policy was once again being considered....

The median income for families (dad present) with kids younger than 18 adjusted for cost of living is two times higher in the District of Columbia than in Hawaii....

Kevin Jennings, founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)....

"...only if the student’s parent or legal guardian provides prior consent.…"

WalletHub compared each of the 150 most populated U.S. cities across 30 key metrics. Our data set ranges from crime rates to school system rankings to housing costs....

Laurie Temple Field, a former associate of the ACLU and now a representative for Hawaii Planned Parenthood, lost no time....

The idea that one’s sex is a feeling, not a fact, has permeated our culture and is leaving casualties in its wake....

...I am awarding the title of “Biggest Loser” at the 2015 Legislature to families....

...we’re all entitled to our own truth, which we can shape and color and carry around like a fashion accessory. Capital T Truth is, like, so 20th century....

A recent case to be heard by the Supreme Court may seem harmless on its face, but has much deeper ramifications for people of faith, and especially families....

My father experimented with my make-up and clothes....

The complete video from the presentation at the State Capitol Auditorium....

Senate 21-1-3-0 / House 37-0-14-0

Joe McIlhaney, MD is the Founder and Chairman of The Medical Institute for Sexual Health....

I lived as a woman for eight years....

Hawaii's Ohana Policy Group is developing strategies and tactics to combat in-school lifestyle indoctrination....

The appointment of Medeiros fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Christine E. Kuriyama to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit....

In 1991, my father died of AIDS. None of my father’s partners/ex-partners are still alive....

...Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium on Thursday, April 16th @ 7 PM....

Today is 2nd Decking, which means that all bills must be in their FINAL FORM so that the chamber they are in can vote on them....

...one week before 2nd legislative decking....

...Memories Pizza isn’t an isolated incident.... Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich was forced to step down... In January, Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran was fired ....

Below are bills that were heard between Friday, March 20, 2015 and Thursday, March 26, 2015....

If confirmed by the State Senate, Domingo will serve a term of six years....

Fukumoto Chang is right in that the interests of families may be better served at this point of the game with a vote of “with reservations” to keep a seat at the discussion table....

... Gender is an opinion ....

...Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Thursday, April 2, 2015. All comments will be kept confidential....

...scheduled for hearings this week....

...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...."

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