Family

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 The wording of SB350 does nothing to protect contraceptive access if federal authorization is withdrawn or denied ....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

... October 18, 2024 Voters receive their General Election mail ballot packet ....

... an extra 13,000 to 14,000 households will be eligible for an average of $3,200 a year in SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps ....

... designation under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 ....

... drug addicts watching porn with 5-year olds ....

... Federated States of Micronesia loses 0.73% of its population every year ....

... Rally at Capitol, Monday, July 29, 2024 10AM ....

"Wow, your kids are not even afraid of you.”

... All voters should be receiving their ballots in the mail by July 23, 2024 ....

... One course conducts an ‘[a]nalysis of imperialism, colonialism, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and queer(ed) relations and identities in Hawai‘i and the Pacific’ ....

"The family court held that the redacted record could not be disclosed because of the impression of DHS and the family court that it might create."

... "Bunag is not only a sexual predator, but a former intermediate school teacher who preyed on one of his students," said Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm. ...

... Most eligible families will get SUN Bucks automatically without the need for an application ....

“...This operation required quick action and decisions and DHS is thankful for all involved with the successful location of these 11 children and youth....”

“HPD is taking this seriously and attempting to determine whether Branco may have indeed been able to contact Kalua while in jail.”

... CWS social workers did not seek immediate medical attention for John “A.B.” Doe after Geanna Bradley was found murdered on January 18, 2024, instead, on January 19, 2024, they placed him with Brandy Blas’ sister ....