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In a surprise move and with only hours left in the legislative year, late yesterday the Hawaii House approved its civil unions bill by a vote of 31-20. The Hawaii Senate approved the bill back in January, but it later stalled in the House after massive protests were organized by Christian groups and by the Hawaiian Catholic diocese, who created …

After a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile this morning, tsunami warnings have been issued for much of the Pacific basin, including for Alaska, California, and Hawaii – where waves of 15 feet and higher are expected. The tsunami is predicted to reach Hawaii around 4pm eastern time. Below is a live stream of Chilean television. UPDATE: Live stream …

After nonstop harassment by Catholic and evangelical groups protesting at the state capitol building, last week the Hawaii House indefinitely postponed a vote on civil unions after approving such an item twice in previous years. The ACLU and Lambda Legal are suing the state. Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai`i Foundation (ACLU) today announced they are …

Although the Hawaii House approved a civil unions bill last year, yesterday they voted to postpone a new vote indefinitely thank to enormous pressure from Christian groups. Last week the Hawaii Senate approved the bill by a veto-proof majority. The state House, conflicted by emotion and election-year politics, voted yesterday to indefinitely postpone action on a civil-unions bill. The voice …

By a veto-proof majority vote of 18-7, the Hawaii Senate passed a civil unions bill today. The vote was 18 to 7. The Senate rejected an amendment to change the effective date of the bill, which is Jan. 1, 2010. The bill would allow same-sex and heterosexual couples to enter into civil unions and receive the same rights, benefits and …

In response to Sunday’s anti-gay rally over a pending civil unions bill, Thomas at Pride Alliance Hawaii sends us this clip of the day with a plea for signatures on a petition to be sent to the governor and legislators.

God will bring judgment on an unrepentant nation if the perversion of civil unions is legalized in Hawaii. The bill is likely to fail again, so we’re safe! For now.

Last February we saw some of the ugliest anti-gay demonstrations ever when red-shirted Christianists jammed the Hawaii state house day after day, successfully stalling a proposed civil unions bill in the state Senate. This week the bill will get another consideration. When Hawaii legislators reconvene on Wednesday, all eyes will be focused not on teacher furloughs that resulted in the …

Speaking at a press conference held at his Honolulu hospital minutes ago, Rush Limbaugh announced that an angiogram had “found absolutely nothing wrong” with his heart. Speculation about worse news had been mounting after Limbaugh’s team remained silent on his condition for more than a day. At the press conference, Limbaugh added, “I don’t think there’s one thing wrong with …

Rush Limbaugh was rushed to a Honolulu hospital tonight after complaining of chest pains. A Honolulu television station is reporting that conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been taken to a hospital with chest pains. KITV reported Wednesday that paramedics responded to a call at 2:41 p.m. from the Kahala Hotel and Resort where Limbaugh is vacationing. The …

Congress will lose one of its most ardent progressives this month when ten-term Rep. Neil Abercrombie resigns to run for governor of Hawaii. His unexpected announcement has raised the ire of fellow Democrats. Leaving his office of nearly 20 years gives him more time to campaign but immediately opens the door for criticism. U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye was first to …

World Net Daily’s latest issue with Barack Obama’s eligibility to be president? His MySpace page has his age totally wrong! If President Obama were indeed born in Hawaii, was it while the islands were a territory of the United States? A new wrinkle in the dispute over his birth – and whether he is eligible to be president under the …

According to World Net Daily, Hawaii state Sen. Will Espero has filed a bill to force his state’s Department of Health to release Barack Obama’s “long-form” birth certificate. Espero told WND his bill is aimed at “giving citizens access to birth records” under a standard of government transparency which would permit journalists to request in writing the public disclosure of …

University of Hawaii football coach Greg McMackin has given a month’s suspension without pay and a 7% salary cut as punishment for using the word “faggot” several times during a press conference. Greg McMackin, who attempted to apologize multiple times during the same press conference — he said he hoped the press wouldn’t report on what he said because he …

University of Hawaii football coach Greg McMackin apologized yesterday for using the word “faggot” several times while mocking a dance performed by Notre Dame players. McMackin used the slur during a speech to reporters yesterday at the Western Athletic Conference Football Preview, where each of the nine WAC coaches was allotted 30 minutes to talk about his football team. In …

After weeks of the most contentious public displays seen since Hawaii became a state, the Senate has killed the civil unions bill. An effort to force a vote on same-sex civil unions has failed in the Hawaii Senate, essentially killing the measure. Only six senators supported the legislative maneuver, short of the nine votes required for a full Senate vote. …

Anti-gay Massachusetts group MassResistance is celebrating their work towards blocking civil unions in Hawaii. MassResistance played a pivotal role in helping stop a major “civil unions” bill in the Hawaii Legislature, according to sources on both sides of the issue. At 9:00 a.m. on February 24, the Judiciary and Operations Committee of the Hawaii Legislature convened a public hearing on …

Here is the experience of lesbian blogger Keori outside the civil unions debate in the Hawaiian legislature. You know, it gets really tiresome to be called diseased and a pedophile and a rapist and an abomination and a threat to America three dozen times in one day. It infuriates me to hear that yes, heterosexuals have special rights (at least …

Thousands of red-shirted anti-gay Christian activists jammed Hawaii’s capitol building in Honolulu yesterday to protest a proposed bill legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples. In a turnout that surprised even event organizers, more than 2,000 people representing dozens of local churches, temples, synagogues and mosques descended on the state Capitol yesterday to protest a bill that would establish civil unions …

The Hawaii House of Representatives approved civil unions for same-sex couples yesterday. The state House yesterday passed a bill to legalize civil unions among same-sex partners, a vote several lawmakers believe will help end discrimination against gays and lesbians in Hawai’i. The bill, which now moves to the state Senate, would grant partners in civil unions the same benefits, protections …