Reconnecting with mother chocolate

The latest piece in our series on local food producers is sweet, or sometimes semi-sweet. Whole Foods x The Hawaii Independent

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My Two Moms

13-year old Shylar is the daughter of Tambry and Suzanne Young, lead plaintiffs in the Young v. Lingle lawsuit for equal rights for LGBT families filed in 2010. This article began as a school assignment, and became her testimony at the October 28 hearing on marriage equality before the State Senate Judiciary Committee.

Shylar Young / Marriage equality / Read
Carvalho vetoes Kauai County pesticide bill

Citing legal concerns, Kauai's mayor has vetoed the County's proposed pesticide bill.

Will Caron / Pesticide concerns / Read
Living True Aloha

Using the core value of aloha as a weapon against others is pure cultural hypocrisy.

kuualoha hoomanawanui / Marriage equality / Read
Republican resolutions attempt to dissolve governing coalition

Several resolutions introduced by Bob McDermott failed to pass today, but showed divisions within the House of Representatives that threatened the SB1 vote count

Will Caron / Special Session 2013 / Read
Day 1 of the marriage equality bill hearings

Yes, the Senate committee passed SB1.

Hawaii Independent Staff / Special Session 2013 / Read
Breaking: Salmonson nomination withdrawn

Controversial nomination for the Director of the Office of Environmental Quality Control will no longer take place

Will Caron / Special Session 2013 / Read
Testimony of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women

Cathy Betts, Executive Director of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, delivered this testimony on SB1 on Monday.

Hawaii Independent Staff / Special Session 2013 / Read
Testimony of US Senator Brian Schatz on SB1
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Marriage equality hearing: mid-day report

We're two and a half hours into the Senate committee hearing on SB1. Here's what's being said (and tweeted).

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