Family

... The annual flag raising reflects the City and County of Honolulu’s continued commitment ....

... the bill would weaken states’ ability to protect children online while insulating Big Tech from accountability ....

... Hawaii legal trends increasingly prioritize adult desires over children’s rights ....

... TikTok wants Hawaii’s state lawsuit accusing TikTok of deliberately addicting children dismissed, or at least moved to federal court ....

... HB1961 & HB1875 Awaiting Governor Action ....

... 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....

...the bill raises significant concerns about parental rights, informed consent, and the long-term health and well-being of children....

... California’s Paid Family Leave Act did not help narrow the pay gap, and was instead associated with reduced employment and earnings for first-time mothers ....  

... included in the "Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law in July 2025. It provides a $1,000 contribution from the U.S. Treasury Department to a tax-free account for babies born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028 ....

... resulting in the safe location and recovery of eight children between the ages of 13 and 17. Two children recovered in the operation had been reported as runaways over one year ago ....

... another product of Hawaii CWS foster care system ....

... discriminate on the basis of sex by permitting students to participate in sports based on their ‘gender identity,’ not biological sex ....

... Her previous roles include Child Protective Services investigator ....

... Hawaiʻi SNAP now shares monthly referrals with WIC to help identify families who may qualify, but are not yet enrolled ....

... the Act promotes a disturbing view about the notion of parenthood, commodifies human life, and erodes the sanctity of natural conception ....

... allowing same-gender couples to establish legal parentage over someone else's biological children without lengthy or costly court proceedings ....

... parents of young children who both work need to earn at least $119,226 together to pay for child care ....

... The proposed rule bans hospitals from performing sex change interventions on minors as a condition for Medicare and Medicaid participation ....

... The claims are similar to ones raised by more than a dozen other states ....

... Hirono led 130 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court ....

"...address state and local policies that disqualify otherwise qualified caregivers based on their religious beliefs or moral convictions...."

... The juvenile’s father has a lengthy criminal history in both California and Hawaii that include multiple counts of domestic violence, abuse, drugs, battery, and burglary ....

... since 2023 both trans and queer identification have dropped sharply within Generation Z ....

... Ready Keiki initiative marks major step toward statewide preschool for all ....

... federal TANF money that we haven’t spent: $452 million ....

... One key change that will go into effect November 1, 2025, relates to work-requirements for Able-Bodied Adults ....

... The court decision sharply reverses stringent secrecy rules ....

... Hawaii joins a 16-state lawsuit filed Friday in an effort to keep transsexualizing your children ....

... rates among boys in general were lower overall ....

... Jane Poe, the Plaintiff in the case, is a nine-year-old transgender student (boy) who has lived openly as (been manipulated into pretending to be) a girl since age five ....

... The Trump administration directed 46 states and territories to remove gender ideology from their sex ed materials or else face possible termination of federal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) funding ....