SPECIAL SESSION BEGINS Well, this is it. At 10am on the morning of Monday, Oct. 28, the Hawaii State Legislature went into Special Session to deal with, among other things, the issue of same-sex marriage. Ironically, after all the decades of controversy and missed opportunities, the issue today seems not to be if Governor Neil Abercrombie’s proposed legislation will pass, but … [Read more...] about Hawaii Legislative Special Session On Same Sex Marriage Begins while More Precious Molasses Gets Spilled Into Kahului Harbor
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ACLU Hawaii Sues County of Maui Over Sign Carrying Prohibition
On Jan. 21, a group of Maui community members gathered in Wailuku for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade. The marchers came together to honor the civil rights leader and display the solidarity of peoples of diverse backgrounds regarding fundamental issues of peace, justice and equality. The simple march from High Street to Wailuku Coffee Company on Market Street involved sign … [Read more...] about ACLU Hawaii Sues County of Maui Over Sign Carrying Prohibition
What US Representative Tulsi Gabbard Thinks About Republican Budgets And Targeted Drone Killings
Right now, far more serious and learned journalists than I are asking whether Hawaii’s congressional delegation is split. Sadly, the answer is no. Real political splits are bloody and hilarious, but what’s going in Washington between our state’s four congressional representatives hardly rises to that level. The reason local political journalists are buzzing around is that on … [Read more...] about What US Representative Tulsi Gabbard Thinks About Republican Budgets And Targeted Drone Killings
Looking at Civil Unions Six Months After They Became Legal in Hawaii
The promise made back on Feb. 23, 2011 was nothing less than the fulfillment of a fundamental civil right. “This signing today of this measure says to all of the world that they are welcome,” said Governor Neil Abercrombie, finally making it legal for the State of Hawaii to legalize same-sex civil unions. “That everyone is a brother or sister here in paradise.” It’s easy to … [Read more...] about Looking at Civil Unions Six Months After They Became Legal in Hawaii