First Amendment

... to identify geographic names and federal land unit names that are considered derogatory and solicit proposals on replacement names ....

... The University of Hawaii Manoa invited at least two CI staff to remain on campus ....

... Hawaii is the sixteenth state to adopt such protections, known nationally as “New Voices” laws. ...

... The Hawaii State Legislature has passed the following bills and resolution concerning the Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) and Sunshine Law ....

... In March 2021, the Maui County Council passed legislation for the administration to acquire the 6.3-acre parcel for $9.8 million ....

... Session ends and there is some really great news! ....

... a statutory exemption to Hawaii’s open records law ....

... Assisted Suicide Bill Passes Final Reading ....

... Assisted Suicide Expansion Makes it through Final Hearing ....

... Senator Kim pushed the elimination of a tenured faculty member’s position and introduced SB 3269 SD1, a bill that attempted to alter tenure and transfer managerial authority over the university from the Board of Regents to the legislature ....

... HB1697 Becomes Resolution: Let the Keiki do the Dirty Work ....

... a deliberative process exemption to the UIPA would be little more than a loophole by which state agencies could evade records requests ....

... Senator Kidani Education Committee Chair, announced bill 2125 will be deferred, sighting a "fracturing of relationships between DOE and our special education families and community" ....

... SB2634--Medicaid Funding for Women Who Give Birth ....

... Kanuha Awarded Meritorious Torch of Light Award; San Buenaventura and Others Earn Lava Tube Dishonor ....

... the only declared Hawaii Republican gubernatorial candidate to previously hold elected office has divorced her cocaine-dealer husband ....

... In 2018 Tulsi Gabbard hired a Russian agent to silence critics in Hawai'i media ....

... Senate Bill 214, and its House companion HB 781, are patterned on the Student Press Law Center’s “New Voices” model legislation ....

... Upcoming Legislative Deadlines ....

... Historically, according the Legislative Reference Bureau, only 10% of bills introduced become law ....  

... Images from ‘Gender Queer’ book checked out of Waianae High School library should help make underage boys more readily available to older homosexuals ....

... Get active at the legislature! ....

"... event planners have recently requested that the event include food, live music and tents on County property ...."

... Chinese Social Credit System ....

... It’s been about 525 days since the first lockdown began ....

... Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery ....

... Consequently, the UIPA and all its deadlines are back in full effect.  As OIP has advised agencies all along, it will be disinclined to grant any further extensions in pending UIPA and Sunshine Law appeals filed with OIP ....

... Our policy allows Active members of UHPA to object to the $5.00 per month allocation to the Political Action Fund ....

... the trial court sanctioned 'Judges for Justice' $17,000 for making the request ....

... Hawaii businesses might be reopening, but Hawaii government agencies still have a ways to go ....

...The Fumble or The Phantom Punch....

... Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: We Need your Kokua ....

... NLRA mandates that union officials cannot force private sector workers who decline formal union membership to pay union fees as a condition of keeping a job ....

... Guess who decides what is misleading information? .... 

... SHOPO saw a chance to embarass Ballard again.  The next Chief WILL be a Kealoha clone ....

... “one of the most extreme anti-transparency measures executed in the U.S.” ....

... SB839 Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill NARROWLY Passes Senate Judiciary ....

... For example, the District of Columbia "prohibits discrimination based on political affiliation by public and private employers, housing, educational institutions, public accommodations, and when applying for government services, facilities, and benefits." ....

"... Commerce IG to Review Hirono-led Request to Investigate Climate Denialism Propaganda Pushed by Trump Appointees at NOAA ...."

... a proposed measure to combat domestic terrorism could be used to undermine civil liberties .... 

... continue to stand with you for FAITH, FAMILY and religious FREEDOM ....

...Union officials ignored two resignation requests, continue to unlawfully charge employee for union politics....

...Nearly Every State Suing Facebook for Monopolistic Behavior....

...Thursday, December 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m. (HST) via Zoom....

... “Hawaii’s law is reserved for serious fraud cases involving actual whistleblowers. It is not designed to pit neighbor against neighbor, and it certainly should not be abused by those who simply have an axe to grind against religion” ....

...“Israel is a very strong partner” and the “best example of democracy and the American values that we have in the Middle East” ....

... Videos aimed to delegitimize election results, boost false fraud claims have millions of views ....

... Department to phase out use of Acellus in all schools by the end of the 2020-21 school year ....

... “Senator Hirono Demands ACB Be Weighed Against a Duck to See if She Is a Witch” ....

... her terrorism convictions in connection with the 1969 hijacking of TWA Flight 840 and the 1970 hijacking of El Al Flight 219 ....