Trigger warning: sexual assault. A controversial DIY rape-kit is rapidly raising concerns across the country. The Brooklyn-based startup, “Me Too Kit,” designed a way for sexual assault victims to be able to “collect evidence in a setting and at the timing of their choice.” According to Marie Solis of Vice News, the kit includes “swabs, a container for a saliva sample, and … [Read more...] about Hawai‘i Attorney General Warns Against ‘Me Too Kit’
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10 Bills You Need To Know If You Care About Hawaii
With the executive branch of the federal government now firmly in the hands of a greasy, deranged former game show host bloated with both astonishing narcissism and embarrassing ignorance, and Congress run by craven right-wingers who will let President Baby Donald Trump do what he wants as long as it means they can slash the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, the Department of … [Read more...] about 10 Bills You Need To Know If You Care About Hawaii
Hawaii makes ‘progress’ in dealing with massive number of untested rape kits
It’s taken years, but the State of Hawaii finally knows exactly how many untested rape kits exist in neighbor island police evidence lockers, the Hawaii Attorney General’s office announced on Sept. 29 (Honolulu PD data isn’t available yet). Rape kits are great ways to collect DNA evidence in rape cases, but without testing, they’re useless. According to the Sept. 29 news … [Read more...] about Hawaii makes ‘progress’ in dealing with massive number of untested rape kits