Family

... SB839 Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill NARROWLY Passes Senate Judiciary ....

... your kid is a racist at age 3, but we can help (for a small fee of course) .... 

...Nineteen states and the District of Columbia are in the highest-rated category, “Working Toward Innovative Equality”....

... refusing to rent to or negotiate for the rental of the three properties on the basis of familial status ....

...In Hawaii the preterm birth rate in 2019 was 10.6%, earning the state a "D+" grade. Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant mortality....

... Cordeiro’s prior convictions under state law included an incident wherein he physically assaulted and threw gasoline on a prior intimate partner; an incident in which he burned a female victim with the hot metal tip of a butane torch; and two separate incidents wherein he violently struck women while they held his infant child ....

... FAITH IN POLITICS: Rise of the Blank Votes ....

...There are a number of custodial interference, child endangerment, and trafficking investigations ongoing....

...Hawaiʻi’s DVAC saw a 46 percent increase in contacts between March and October 2020, indicating a rise in the need for domestic violence services....

...some parents or guardians are hesitant for their trans child to start hormones before they’re eighteen...Now I’m 19 years old and about three years on testosterone....

...Scholastic Teachables materials are of high-quality and are ready-to-use for all age ranges from Pre-K to grade 8....

... advice from successful homeschoolers ....

... Measures address harassment in the workplace and domestic violence ....

...adjournment Sine Die....

...Friday July 10, 2020 Adjournment Sine Die....

...the defendant has been and is currently involved with managing and/or coaching youth sports teams, and was the agent and President of Kainalu Little League, Inc. ...

...Those seeking to apply, renew, or obtain a duplicate credential can now choose “X” or “Not Specified” in the gender category instead of the binary “M” (Male) or “F” (Female)....

...The legislature reconvened on June 22, 2020 and will end on July 10, 2020. Here's a snapshot of some of the things that happened this week....

...attorney Scott Greenfield suggested proposals like these would raise “a great many curious issues” and “would appear to be outrageously unlawful sex discrimination with some serious likelihood of backfiring.”....

...Should the parties be accepted to the Appellate Pro Bono Program, plaintiff may renew his motion for retention of oral argument....

...it may be harder to social distance or self-isolate in multigenerational households....

... Probe finds Army lacked consistent process for evicting unlicensed day care providers at time of infant death last year ....

...the assisted suicide expansion bill (SB 2582) and the mandated reproductive "health" bill (SB 2539)....

...Legislative Crossing: Bills Start Over Again in the Opposite Chamber....

...some of the bills we have been tracking are dead....

... establishes the goal of providing all children who are 3 to 4 years old ... with enrollment in a preschool program by the year 2030 ....

...1st Decking: One Week Away--Good and Bad Bills on the Move....

...Assisted Suicide: 3 modified safeguards now only 2....

...Assisted Suicide Expansion Bills - Safeguards: Going, Going, Gone....

...Safe Haven for Newborns Passes First Committee....

...January 23rd - Bill Introduction Cutoff Last day for a bill to be filed with the House or Senate Clerk....

...Hawaii Family Advocates intends to monitor the Hawaii Legislature and testify and otherwise weigh in on bills....

...Hawaii women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $797, or 82.6 percent of the $965 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts....

...Saturday, February 8, 2020, at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus Center Ballroom....

...Agency leaders share the history and potential of research-driven policy change....

...Hawaii Attorney General Announces Results of Operation Keiki Shield....

...the annual Defend The Family sex-trafficking awareness conference....

...the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld an injunction barring enforcement of rules that let employers opt out of covering birth control on religious and moral grounds....

... 2019 Shared Parenting Report Card ....

...Hawai‘i’s 2017 homeless point-in-time count reported 319 unaccompanied youth, with 82.0% of these youth living unsheltered....

...meanwhile at public schools girls don't have locker rooms for trannies to push their way in to....

...69 Communities in Hawaii Ranked for Middleclassness....

...Hawaii Child Care Costs More than College Tuition....

... the McDermotts were named Parents of the Year 2019 in the Civic Leadership category in a ceremony at The Washington Times newspaper in Washington, DC ....

...The state of mental healthcare for Hawai‘i’s medicaid-eligible youth....

...Today my kids learned a lesson about thinking logically the hard way....

...the project lost its funding at the City Council and is set to close in August....

...conditions have shown little to no improvements in more recent years, with the state’s rank for this domain slipping from 30 in 2018 to 34 in 2019....

...the Governor has indicated his discomfort with the bill....