First Amendment

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Abercrombie has scheduled a signing ceremony Wednesday November 13 at 10AM at the Hawaii Convention Center....

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Employment Nondiscrimination – Passage

Come down to the Senate Chambers before 9:00 a.m. Tuesday with your LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE ON MARRIAGE signs....

At the State Capitol 3pm to 5pm ....

Rep Sharon Har debunks all the lies ....

what will happen in the future when a newly-created, now state-sanctioned right of same-sex marriage conflicts with constitutional rights that have been enshrined in the 1st Amendment....

...beginning at 10 a.m., the full House will take a final vote on SB 1 HD 1 for Third Reading....

...we won’t be back because the state already seems to be choked with haoles like us....

The gallery will be evenly split down the middle with an equal allocation of space for both sides....

Sakamoto said he would hear a challenge if the state Legislature passes and Abercrombie signs a law allowing gay marriage....

Government policy should respect those who believe marriage is the union of a man and a woman....

...VIDEO: several short clips from today’s rally at the capitol....

After five days and nearly 57 hours of testimony, the House Judiciary and Finance Committees passed SB1 HD1....

The full House will vote on Second Reading Wednesday November 6, 2013 at 10AM.  Third reading is expected on Friday November 8, 2013....

Tonight at 6:00 p.m. the full House has scheduled a 2nd reading on the bill....

• DATE: Tuesday, November 05, 2013
• TIME: 10:30 a.m.
• PLACE: Auditorium State Capitol

1,032 oral testifiers found 895 in opposition and 137 in support ....

I say never give up the fight as there are always other options we can take in order to uphold values that we so cherish....

...a European homosexual publication, Pink News UK, is reporting on changes in procedure designed to shut down the thousands of Hawaii citizens seeking to testify....

The hearing will resume on Monday, November 4, at 11:00 a.m. in the Capitol Auditorium....

At 9AM the committee will resume hearing testimony in numerical order through the end of the list (number 5,181). After that, testifiers who missed their first chance to testify will have another opportunity to do so....

...every registered testifier will have an opportunity to speak by the hearing's end, even if they were not present at the time their number was initially called....

Thank goodness for the cogent and thoughtful questions being asked, both pro and con, by members of the House Judiciary and Finance Committees....

There must always be people present to continue the "People's Filibuster", otherwise they will close the hearing.... 

The hearing has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at the State Capitol's Auditorium....

Representative Bob McDermott filed a lawsuit today seeking a Declaratory Judgment regarding the 1998 ballot issue pertaining to same-sex marriage....

Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Kim, Kouchi, Slom....

...people on both sides of the gay marriage debate say the current draft of Senate Bill 1, which would legalize same-sex ceremonies, infringes on religious liberty....

...under SB1 a child born to a woman will be legally taken from her if the biological father is married to another male....

...six different bills addressing religious freedom, parental rights, parentage assumptions tied to marriage, and whether the people will get a chance to vote on marriage via a constitutional amendment....

Rep. McDermott demanded the Minority Party give back their Vice Chair positions, calling them "polluted"....

At noon, Senator Hee announced that if anyone was not present in the next 15 minutes to sign up to testify, they would not be heard....

We estimate that 10 thousand people were at the capitol yesterday to oppose Senate action.  In addition, rallies were held on Maui, the Big Island, Hilo and Kona....

...same-sex marriage is still not a ‘done deal’ in the state house....

Hosted by Representatives Bob McDermott and Gene Ward October 23, 2013....

White guilt plus political correctness equals restricting free speech and religious liberty in the name of civil rights....

We write in support of same-sex marriage and in support of religious liberty....

Come to the capitol Monday October 28, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. to stand....

Video from Hawaii Family Advocates and National Organization for Marriage ... 

Placing any reporting requirements on efforts to communicate with the general public and thereby “stimulate grassroots activity” would seriously undermine the basic premise of our system of government. 

Backstory: The gay-atheists have obtained this from their ‘Ethics’ Commission to harass churches after the special session....

California prohibits any school material or instruction that reflects adversely on homosexuality, bisexuality or transgenderism, while prohibiting parents from removing children from classes....

the major concern should not be giving this or that same-sex couple the ability to be married, but rather the long-term and profound societal implications such a concession would have....

...marriage-related church functions, until now regarded as non-profit, will be considered a ‘for-profit’ activity....

Come to the capitol tonight for an information hearing at 5:30 p.m. in Room 329....