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Hawaii Supreme Court: At-Risk Parents Now Have Right To Attorney
Indigent parents at risk of having the state terminate their parental rights now have access to legal counsel due to a recent Hawaii Supreme Court decision. In an unanimous opinion, the Court ruled...
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Equality Hawaii Foundation: 1,417 Same-Sex Couples Married In Hawaii In Last...
Of the 9,640 marriages registered in the State of Hawaii since the state legalized same-sex marriage on Dec. 2, 2013, 1,417 of those have been same-sex couples, according to a May 15 news release from...
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TONIGHT: New Maui PD Chief Tivoli Faaumu Appearing Live On Akaku
If you’re curious about what newly minted Maui PD Chief Tivoli Faaumu thinks about law enforcement, then you might want to tune into Akaku Channel 55 tonight at 5pm (you can also see it on Akaku.org...
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UPDATED: U.S. Supreme Court rules that Constitution protects same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is legal everywhere in the U.S., now and forever. That’s according to the U.S. Supreme Court, which handed down its historic 5-4 ruling this morning in the case Obergefell v. Hodges....
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UPDATED: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard votes for controversial bill allowing racial...
[NOTE: This post has been updated to include a statement from Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and my response to it.] There’s this Nov. 20 Huffington Post story that’s getting shared around social media. It...
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The Hawaii Women’s Legislative Caucus is promoting 37 bills this session
The Hawaii Women’s Legislative Caucus released a package of a few dozen bills on Thursday, Jan. 28. There are 37 bills in their package as of press time–nine of which carried over from the previous...
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UPDATED: Trump Wins, America Loses: How the 2016 Election looks from Maui
Though more people ended up voting for Democrat Hillary Clinton, it is Republican Donald Trump who will be the next President of the United States. For those of us who believe in civil rights, the...
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Outraged over Trump and the Republicans in Washington? Do something about it!
So yeah, we’re still more than a week away from Baby Donald Trump actually taking the oath of office as President of the United States, and he and his Republican toadies in Congress are already...
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Women’s March on Washington Maui Style at University of Hawaii Maui College
Maui’s own Women’s March on Washington will take place at the University of Hawaii Maui College campus this Saturday, Jan. 21. Here’s your chance to speak out with the women of Maui County to show...
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Nice to see Hawaii taking up the fight against white supremacist statues
It’s heartwarming to see activists way out here in Hawaii take up the civil rights struggle being fought right now in the continental U.S. over statues that honor the so-called “heroes” of the...
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Hawaii Coalition for Civil Rights sends open letter to President Donald Trump...
Since President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Hawaii in a few days, a diverse group of organizations known as the Hawaii Coalition for Civil Rights decided that this is a prime moment for a...
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