Family

Despite being unemployed and residing in a homeless shelter, Mr. Rios applied to be a foster parent, and was deemed fit to serve as one by DHS....

Are strong families essential for a free society?

A prominent gay rights activist charged last week with sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy ... has visited the White House more than a half-dozen times in the past two years....

"...researchers are asking 11-year-olds whether they’ve had sex, how many partners they’ve had and if they’ve had anal sex...."

"...the Pono Choices survey instruments ... are part of an ongoing research project...."

We crunched the numbers using the six criteria below to determine if the state you live in is prime habitat for a downer of a Thanksgiving....

Hawaii voters opposed same sex marriage in 1998 by a vote of 69.2 percent to 28.6 percent....

Ministers face a 180-day jail term and $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding....

New Household Survey Finds that Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs in the State Persists....

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...The gift cards, valued at between $10 and $20 each, are issued to 11, 12 and 13-year-olds....

The judges added that other lawsuits challenging Hawaii's marriage equality law already in the pipeline "do not defeat mootness" in this case....

...Students, the teachers, and community liaisons were given over $52,000.00 in gift cards in violation of Hawaii State law....

Today the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review appeals from Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin on the definition of marriage....

The Hawaii Family Forum/Hawaii Catholic Conference voter guide for the General Election is now available.... 

"The Abercrombie-Ige policy agenda has piled taxes and a higher cost of living on Hawaii families...."

Rep Bob McDermott responds to 'revised' Pono Choices program....

"This is a great win...that puts the lie to the claim that it is inevitable the US Supreme Court will redefine marriage. To the contrary, we believe they will leave this issue with the states."

...the program for middle school students will include some key revisions....

The updated Pono Choices curriculum is one of seven sexual health education programs available to DOE middle schools. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, all parents must sign an opt-in form permitting their children to participate....

...the DOE's implementation of Pono Choices violated several safeguards contained in the Federal Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)....

We strongly encourage you to make direct contact with your candidates and find out if they represent your values....

...ranked first in percentage of households without children....

With increased numbers of unmarried couples, single parents, broken marriages, and couples who choose to delay or forgo childbirth....

Today the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important ruling on Utah’s marriage amendment....

...men, women and children from across the nation gathered near the Capitol to celebrate marriage as it has been historically and traditionally defined....

...We will make necessary adjustments that continue to align with the most up-to-date research and practices regarding medical accuracy and age appropriateness to ensure the use of Pono Choices for the upcoming school year....

...one-third of families did opt out at Niu Valley Middle School....

...“the advantage of marriage appears to exist primarily when the child is the biological offspring of both parents.”...

...In the June 6 filing, Egan alleges that in the 1990s he was employed by the now-defunct Internet startup Digital Entertainment Network and coerced into attending sex and drug parties....

"I see that several of the points that we made in our January 31st McDermott Report are being addressed," said McDermott....

...when the Bracy family investigated their options they couldn’t find any plan that didn’t both cover elective abortions and require a surcharge solely for that purpose....

Over 11% of Hawaii households are multigenerational, the largest percentage in the United States....

This year National Parents Organization of Hawaii introduced several bills related to addressing abuses of the Child Support Enforcement Agency....

...Cabanilla – the only representative to leave the floor to avoid voting on same sex marriage – still has no real opposition....

Kim is the first mother from Hawaii to be named the Young Mother of the Year....

...same-sex couples in a “second-tier marriage” that demeaned and humiliated such couples and their (sic) children....

...analysis from The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy shows that teen childbearing in Hawaii cost taxpayers at least $32 million in 2010....

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VICE News speaks with several of Ram’s victims for the first time, many of whom came forward with accounts of sexual abuse, while charities and child welfare agencies continued to place children into Ram’s care....

Today is “Equal Pay Day” for those who believe that The Man is keeping women down....

The chief executive of Mozilla resigned yesterday amid protests over his $1,000 donation in support of California’s Proposition 8, which defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman....

Working in secret and overflowing with liberals....

Since his call for transparency, McDermott says the secrecy has gotten worse....

If you're not ready to serve your constituents on a broad range of issues, you will lose.  Your defeat will advance the gay agenda....

...Executive Office on Early Learning Director GG Weisenfeld was joined by state legislators, preschoolers, community groups and business representatives....

The Hawai‘i Health Connector and Planned Parenthood of Hawai‘i today announced a joint effort....