LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: We had a great week – SB 270 the bill to ban conversion therapy passed the House’s CPC committee (10-0) and HB 2739 the medical aid in dying bill passed the Senate’s CPH committee (6-0) now we are already looking at next week: Testimony needed in strong support in the Senate Labor Committee for: HB 1489 – RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS Prohibits a state agency or program or activity receiving state financial assistance from excluding from participation, denying

We need testimony in STRONG SUPPORT for House Bill 2739 – RELATING TO HEALTH HB 2739 establishes a regulatory process under which an adult resident of the State with a medically confirmed terminal disease and less than six months to live may choose to obtain a prescription for medication to end the patient’s life. Imposes criminal sanctions for tampering with a patient’s request for a prescription or coercing a patient to request a prescription. Read the bill here. HB 2739

BAN Conversion Therapy for LGBTQIA Keiki Testimony in Support of SB 270 is needed We have GREAT news for SB 270 a bill that will ban conversion therapy for LGBTQIA youth it is being heard in the Hawaii State House! SB 270 passed out of the Senate last week with a vote of 24 – 1! We need testimony in STRONG SUPPORT for Senate Bill 270 – RELATING TO MINORS SB 270 prohibits persons licensed to provide professional counseling from

URGENT: Testimony needed in STRONG SUPPORT for HB 2739 which establishes a regulatory process under which an adult resident of the State with a medically confirmed terminal disease and less than six months to live may choose to obtain a prescription for medication to end the patient’s life. Imposes criminal sanctions for tampering with a patient’s request for a prescription or coercing a patient to request a prescription. HB 2739 (Medical aid in dying aka Death with Dignity) will be

We need testimony in STRONG SUPPORT for Senate Bill 2008 – RELATING TO HOMELESS YOUTH SB 2008 appropriates funds to the department of human services to provide outreach to and shelter and services for homeless youth. It is being heard by the Senate’s Committee on Human Services and Senate’s Committee on Housing on Friday, January 26, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. in room 016. Your testimony doesn’t need to be long just a couple of sentences about why you think that