Family

"...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 ....

... The Supreme Court ruled 6-3, June 26, 2025, that parents have the right to opt their children out of storybooks that push one-sided ideology on gender and sexuality ....

... One of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed to eliminate certain transgender medical procedures for youth under the age of 19 ....

... SB1150 failed in the Legislature, but the LGBTQ Commission still wants to grab your children.  Will Green help them do it? ....

... the USDA whacked our state with an $11 million fine for its huge error rate two years in a row ....

... Hawaii Democrats remind us why they are more repulsive than Donald J Trump ....

...Hawaii serves just 5% of its four-year-olds and 2% of three-year-olds in state-funded preschool programs, dead last among Pacific states....

... Hawaiʻi ranks 24th in overall children’s well-being in the Data Book, as well as 33rd in the economic well-being ....

... Hawaii has the third-lowest percentage of single-mother households at 3%.  Single-father households make up 1.4% of the 493,898 households in Hawaii ....

... States With the Best Budgeting Education in High Schools ....

... Marcus Oshiro and Eva Andrade go over the session ....

... Attorney General Office of Child Support Hearings has successfully transitioned to conducting administrative hearings almost exclusively by video conference ....

... The bill increases penalties for individuals who violate temporary restraining orders (TROs) and orders for protection (OFPs) ....

... status of sports betting ....

... Hawaii has the highest annual costs associated with raising a small child, at $36,472 ....

“...Hawai’i is one of only five states that does not currently guarantee the right to legal counsel for children during the duration of their child welfare case....”

... commitment to promoting healthy family relationships by underscoring the vital role fathers play in the lives of their children ....

... the state LGBTQ+ Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women review the Hawaii Revised Statutes ....

... Constitutional Amendment to Protect Access to Contraceptives Misses Deadline ....

... greater flexibility and convenience in managing their child support cases ....

... Bills Still in Play: Sports Betting & Right to Contraceptives ....

... The latest foster parent arrested for child torture is a university instructor, social worker, DoE behavioral health specialist, and UH Manoa PhD student ....

... The wording of SB350 does nothing to protect contraceptive access if federal authorization is withdrawn or denied ....

... allegedly CWS and PACT informed four times but did nothing before death of Sarai Perez-Rivera ....

... SB1150 Would Have Legalized Kidnap of Children for Sex-Change ....

... Vaccine Exemptions: 1,000 testimonies were submitted in opposition to HB1118 ....

... This bill allows children to be legally stolen from the Mainland, and from American Samoa, Guam and other US territories where juvenile sex-change is not legal ....

... sex change for children still moving in the Senate ....

... Set for a February 11, 2025, hearing before Senate HHS/CPN committees, SB1150 grants a de-facto immunity and asylum in Hawaii for any kidnapper who claims to be helping a child receive so-called ‘gender-affirming’ treatments ....

“...female genital mutilation....”

... a working list of the bills we are tracking ....

... Kids Off Social Media Act Sets Social Media Age Minimum To 13, Prohibits Use Of Algorithms To Feed Addictive Content To Teens Under 17 ....

... A young girl, whose remains were discovered in a Waikiki apartment in 2014, has been identified as Mary Sue Fink, born April 29, 1959 ....

... The winner of the competition will represent Hawaiʻi at the National LifeSmarts Competition in Chicago ....

... People inside and outside of CWS describe an uncoordinated system that works in silos and lacks proper resources and accountability. ...

... a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2024 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), a dramatic improvement from the city’s score of 60 just four years ago ....

... If punishing the Democratic Party means rewarding Donald Trump, that’s a bargain the voters may prove willing to strike ....

... The analysis found that New Mexico, Hawaii and New York are the least affordable states for full-time center-based infant care ....

... The commission is one of few in the country ....

... Hawaii, with a population of 1.46 million and 15 procedures, had the lowest rate at one procedure per 291,054 residents ....