Task force to study Native Hawaiian sex trafficking
A new task force will try to gather as much data as possible on Native Hawaiians who might have been victims of sex trafficking. Read more
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University of Hawaii graduate assistants sue for right to unionize
Graduate assistants at the University of Hawaii have gone to court in hopes of gaining recognition as public employees with the right to unionize and bargain over pay and working conditions. Read more
Advocacy from Miss Hawaii USA, coalition pushes Juneteenth bill ahead
Samantha Neyland, the first Black Miss Hawaii USA, spent 10 months advocating for Juneteenth to be officially recognized in Hawaii. Read more
Advocates join forces to help sexual assault victims
A collaborative effort has been formed among Honolulu prosecutors, the Sex Abuse Treatment Center Hawaii, the Children’s Justice Center, Child Welfare Services and the Honolulu Police Department to help victims of sexual assault. Read more
Advocates warn of underreported child abuse in Hawaii
There has been a significant drop in reports of child abuse statewide during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center of Oahu. Read more
Hawaii Baptist Academy wins top award for high school journalism
Hawaii Baptist Academy’s student journalists continued their winning streak with a seventh consecutive “Best in State” award at the 53rd High School Journalism Awards. Read more
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Hawaii nurses now allowed to perform abortions
Hawaii nurses are now allowed to perform abortions in the first trimester of pregnancy after Gov. David Ige signed a bill into law Monday. Read more
Hawaii police reform bills progress in Legislature
As the 2021 legislative session got underway, lawmakers were facing calls to pass measures aimed at law enforcement reforms largely in response to police-involved shootings and other deadly incidents here and on the mainland. Read more
Commemorative U.S. ‘Go for Broke’ stamp to honor nisei soldiers who served in World War II
The U.S. Postal Service on June 3 will unveil a postage stamp honoring nisei soldiers from Hawaii and the mainland who served in the U.S. military during World War II. Read more
Hawaii lawmakers to consider bill that would make sex with animals illegal
A bill that would make sexual abuse of animals a Class C or Class B felony in Hawaii is scheduled to be heard today in the state House. Read more
Asian Americans in Hawaii grieve attack in Atlanta
Asian Americans — comprising Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Filipinos and more — make up the largest ethnic group in the state. Diverse as Hawaii is, it still has a history of anti-Asian incidents, such as the Japanese internment camps on Oahu during Word War II. Read more
Bills would allow 17-year-olds in Hawaii to vote in elections
The state Legislature is advancing two bills that would allow some 17-year-olds to vote by next year’s primary election. Read more
Bill to require interpreters for Micronesians at hospitals moves forward
Hawaii island hospitals serving more than 500 Micronesians may be required to provide diversity training for their staff and hire community health care workers and interpreters to translate in Chuukese, Marshallese and more. Read more
Pandemic woes oust students’ First Amendment bill
For a third year in a row, measures that would strengthen First Amendment protections for high school and college journalists are dead for the legislative session. Read more
Native Hawaiians disproportionate among human trafficking victims
Legislative resolutions would ask the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women to convene a task force to study missing and possibly slain Native Hawaiian women and girls who might have been used in the sex trafficking trade. Read more
Hawaii lawmakers push forward bills that tackle computer crimes
The state Legislature has renewed efforts to stop cyberbullying and strengthen online protection against people who post fake pornographic images of real people. Read more
Hawaii to pay more than $1.7M to settle lawsuits
Claims stemming from a deadly crash on a Likelike Highway onramp and injuries to a female inmate who wasn’t wearing a seat belt while being transported from a court hearing are among the cases that could cost Hawaii taxpayers more than $1.7 million in legal settlements this year. Read more
Bill to allow nurses to perform abortions moves forward
The House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee Thursday passed House Bill 576, which would allow nurses to perform abortions. Read more
Bills would ban no-knock warrants in Hawaii
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would ban no-knock warrants, which allow police officers — plainclothes or in uniform — to enter a premises unannounced. Read more
William Bains-Jordan, first Aiea state legislator, dies at 104
The Legislature plans to lower Capitol flags to half-staff to honor a humble man — known as Billy, BJ or Billy Bains — who dedicated his life to making Hawaii better, his family said. Read more
Bills would make catalytic converter theft a felony in Hawaii
Increasing demand for stolen precious metals contained in vehicle catalytic converters has prompted two bills that would make thefts of catalytic converters a Class C felony and require more documentation from sellers and Hawaii scrap dealers willing to buy them. Read more
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