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...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....

...Hawaii 39.7% of free-lunch eligible students participate in free breakfast program – 2nd lowest in USA....

... This week Congress will vote on H.R. 5, the Equality Act, sweeping legislation that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the definition of sex throughout federal law .... 

...On Thursday, May 3, 2019, the 30th legislative session closed.... 

...Sine Die May 2--What happens next at the Governor's Office?....

...Most of the suicide bills we have been tracking are in conference committee....

...Upcoming Legislative Deadlines....

...Sex-Change 'Conversion Therapy' Ban Passes Full Senate....

...Trump Admin Awards $5.1 Million to Group of Pro-life Medical Clinics, Cuts Funding to Planned Parenthood....

...Suicide Prevention and Palliative Care bills still moving....

... We believe these bills are unconstitutional ....

...Since its creation in 2009, the TPP Program has provided nearly $1 billion....

... SB415 -- Abortion Expansion Bill Changes Focus ....

... Four years ago, I wrote about my decision to live as a woman in The New York Times ....

...CROSSOVER: Bills alive move to the opposite chamber....

...Millions of dollars from the DoE budget are on the line if HB664 or SB674  “Relating to Gender Identity” becomes law.... 

...decriminalization of marijuana is not the same as marijuana legalization....

...Hawaii ranks among top half of all states for babies, according to a first-of-its kind report. The State of Babies Yearbook: 2019....

...four bills amend Hawaii's Age of Consent Law to allow minors to 'consent' to sex-change procedures without parental notification....

...House Bill 18, which passed the House Judiciary Committee last week, aims to repeal statutory limitations on the time that a childhood sexual-abuse survivor can seek justice against an adult perpetrator through civil action....

...Several bills to educate the community on suicide prevention are making their way through the legislative process....

...Planned Parenthood Has Plans for Hawaii....

...Campbell Estate heiress Abigail Kawananakoa released a video interview on Feb. 7, 2019 that was filmed on Jan. 15, 2019 at her home in Hawaii....

...Thousands of HSTA Members Could be Targeted by New Anti-Bullying Policy....

...The proposed Equality Act would add “gender identity” to the Civil Rights Act of 1964....

...Pre-K: Who Will Control Cash Flow, Positions?....

...Bills include tobacco restrictions, bullying prevention, safe places for youth....

...Attention Politicians: This is why you cannot get ahead by changing positions on gay marriage....

...Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review....

"...Eighty percent of those forcibly initiated into prostitution via sex trafficking also prostituted without a trafficker at a later point...."

...2019’s Best & Worst States to Raise a Family....

...The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates on December 6, 2018....

...Provo, Ogden, and Salt Lake City have the youngest homeowners....

...Transgender Day of Rememberance commemorates Boston gay prostitute Rita Hester who was followed home by two guys from a gay bar, then found dead.  The unsolved killing is now hyped as a 'hate crime'....

...Hawaii has a graduated-rate income tax but doubles its brackets to avoid a marriage penalty....

...Honolulu gay agenda 48% complete....

...if you are voting absentee, you will be receiving your ballot any day now....

...a new section titled Chapter 89 Civil Rights Policy and Complaint Procedures for Student(s) Complaints against Adult(s)....

...Things you need to know about the Hawaii General Election....

Laurie Field, Hawaii State Director for PPVNH said, “Ige and Green have publicly supported increased access to reproductive health care, comprehensive sex education, LGBTQ and immigrant rights."

...The case involves a dispute between L.C. and M.G., a formerly married same-sex couple, regarding whether L.C. is a legal parent of a child conceived using anonymous donor sperm and born to M.G. during the marriage....

...Pearl City also has the 2nd lowest divorce rate and the 3rd-lowest percentage of families in poverty....  

...Hawaii Ranks 5th....

...2018’s Best & Worst States to Have a Baby....