Family

... SB3125 touted--but House Dems didn’t mention HB1875, sex change surgery for children.  Its on the Governor’s desk now ....

... Both HB1961 and HB1875 have effectively bypassed conference committee and are now on the Governor's desk ....

"... This is harder than it seems ...."

...House has voted to accept the Senate versions of both HB1875 juvenile sex change, and HB1961 protest outside Planned Parenthood thus they are now both enrolled directly to the Governor....

“One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe things like that: no ordinary man could be such a fool.” – George Orwell

... HB1875: Juvenile sex change passes Senate JDC ....

... Over the past decade, Hawai‘i has experienced one of the largest declines in marriage rates in the country ....

... This Week at the Capitol: Resolutions, Resolutions, Resolutions ....

... The bill now moves to the Senate Judiciary Committee ....

... Kennedy had stated “sex-rejecting procedures” — such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries — are unsafe and ineffective ways to treat children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria that “fail to meet professional recognized standards of health care.” ....

... HB1875 passes Senate HHS, JUD next ....

... The bills we have been tracking have passed THIRD Reading and have now crossed over to the opposite chamber ....

...Hawaii leads the nation, where about 1 in 13 households include three generations living together....

... to ensure that individuals required by law to report suspected abuse or neglect, have the knowledge and tools necessary to carry out this critical responsibility ....

... testifiers raised concerns about parental rights, medical accountability, and the breadth of the legal shield being created ....

... EOEL’s Public Pre-K Program provides free, high-quality prekindergarten to eligible children who are 3 or 4 years old and in the two years prior to entering kindergarten ....

... travel rewards earned through official state travel, such as frequent flyer miles and similar promotional benefits, may be retained by state officers and employees ....

... requires access to bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity, sets new investigation rules, mandates employee reporting, and increases the potential for lawsuits ....

... HB 1875 weakens medical accountability and limits safeguards intended to protect patients, families, and especially minors ....

...Hawaii DoE compels students to use certain pronouns when the students address their self-described “transgender” peers....