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...Company President Sexually Harassed Male Employees for More Than a Decade, Federal Agency Says....

...Star-Adv: Democrat Rule Cripples and Divides Hawaii....

...Hawaii has shortfall of 30,000 licensed child care slots, study finds....

...EOEL – which oversees the development of Hawaii’s only state-funded preschool program – now offers 26 prekindergarten classrooms serving 520 keiki statewide....

... WalletHub compared state dynamics across 15 key metrics to identify the Best & Worst States for Working Moms ....

... May 3 Adjournment Sine Die ....

...Everyone Needs a Close Community, but Those Are Fewer and Fewer....

...HB2169 Maui County Suicide Prevention Bill heads for floor votes....

... a sibling says Peter Boy wasn’t home-schooled, he just didn’t go to school ....

...Conference Committee Members Assigned....

...Every single one of Mock’s customers from age 15-18 is a homosexual child molester.  Who will demand that ‘Janet’ Mock name them?  ‘Her’ identity begins with shielding homosexual child molesters from the police in late 1990s Honolulu....

...It would have been nice to see this kind of concern on "medication" intended to kill.... 

...Bills that would have (1) established a task force to reduce suicides in Hawaii by 25% (HB2278 HD1), (2) designate September as Suicide Prevention Month (HB1703) and (3) create an application for smartphones designed to provide resources to Hawaii's youth (HB1704) all perished....

...The housing-market collapse and following financial crisis reminded Americans of our obsession with debt and the dangers of quick access to finances for under-informed consumers....

...Hawaii Legislators are moving HB 1489 to give males pretending to be female the right to use schools' non-existent female athletic facilities....

...Assisted Suicide passes Senate Committee, Gay Therapy Ban passes House Committee....

...HB2739 has been assigned to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection & Health and Senate Judiciary....

...The study is being released on International Women’s Day....

...House Health & Human Services and House Judiciary Committee have scheduled a joint hearing on HB2739--assisted suicide--Tuesday, February 27, 2018 @ 10:30 a.m. in Hawaii State Capitol auditorium.... 

...once a child molester turns your son gay, it will be illegal to obtain counseling which might lead to the molester/s being identified....

...A tentative settlement between Kamehameha Schools and the survivors of Dr. Browne’s abuse has been reached....

...Marijuana Edibles Passes First Committee in the Senate....

...In little Peter's case, he was not of compulsory age, and therefore not homeschooled.  The other case referred to in the bill, the girl who died in 2017 on the Big Island, was already under CPS before her mother took her out to be homeschooled.... 

...Many bills are moving through the legislative process....

...44% of homeless youth are from the Mainland...48% first became homeless with their homeless parents....

...Last week, three bills were introduced by the Hawaii Legislature that would significantly restrict homeschool freedom: Senate Bills 2274 and 2323, and House Bill 2244....

...the cost only adds more stress, with the average couple shelling out over $35,000 for their big day....

...Suicide Prevention Month Bill Clears First Committee....

...On January 15, 1998, Hawaii Family Forum was incorporated....

...this study defines economic self-sufficiency as the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies....

...Applications received during this period will be considered for preschool participation during July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019....

...The case heard at Castle, CC vs. DD, is a parentage case involving a former same sex married couple. The issue is whether Appellant has a legal parent/child relationship with the child born to Appellee during the marriage....

...Working caregivers who pay for services to support their kupuna may now be eligible for financial help of up to $70 per day....

...Cost of Care Report Shows No State Has Affordable Care Massachusetts, Utah, Oregon, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and Hawaii Top Nation's Unaffordability List for Infants and Toddlers....

...care for only one child in Hawai‘i consumes approximately 13 percent of the typical Hawai‘i family’s income....

Three doctors, specializing in pediatrics, biology, and psychiatry, are criticizing what they say is the reliance on feelings over facts ....

Americans adopt approximately 140,000 children per year....

...federal law does not allow states that receive federal funding to force pro-life healthcare professionals to act against their conscience or religious beliefs....

... analysts compared the 150 most populated U.S. cities based on 41 key metrics ....

...“Much of the confusion over privacy facilities was driven by a short-lived effort by federal officials to redefine ‘sex’ to mean ‘gender identity’ under Title IX via a ‘Dear Colleague Letter’ to school officials in 2016”....

...The recent images from Charlottesville, VA-marches by torchlight, Nazi salutes, armed militia, angry mobs engaged in violent confrontation-are scary for adults to encounter, let alone children....

...the HPD and PAT (Office of Prosecuting Attorney) lifecycle for domestic violence incidents can result in reclassifications and decisions that affect the case....

...economic security of women and men aged 65 and older in Hawaii, including their marital status, poverty, and various sources and amounts of income....

...families continue to offer a strong foundation for Hawaiʻi’s children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book....

...Honor and Respect: We Will Remember....

...17% of US newlyweds were married to someone of a different race or ethnicity in 2015 -- in Honolulu is was 42%....

...entrenched interests within the DHS culture of secrecy are afraid of this book and its contents....

...Upcoming Legislative Dates....

...Governor of Hawaii, David Ige, has officially proclaimed May 13th as Children of Fallen Patriots Day....