Hawai’i legislative committee considering resolution to oppose octopus farming Wednesday; online testimony due Tuesday afternoon
www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/meas... #AquaticAnimals #HIleg #BanOctopusFarming #AnimalLaw #Hawaii

Advocates and legislators at HI Lobby Day

Advocates and legislators at HI Lobby Day

Advocates and legislators at HI Lobby Day

Lobby Day in Hawaiʻi = a success 🎉

We’re grateful to these legislators for their bold leadership and support of Planned Parenthood and our priority bills.

And to the advocates who showed up and made their voices heard, thank you! 🩷

#HILeg

Today, the Hawaiʻi Senate held a hearing for the gender-affirming care shield bill. 180 people wrote testimony to protect individuals accessing, providing, or helping others access gender-affirming care.

We LOVE to see this powerful support for essential health care 💕 #HILeg

A recording of Professor Jaleel's talk is available on the Animal Law Section's YouTube page www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEmD... @lclarklaw.bsky.social #HIleg #AnimalLaw

Reflecting our #Kanaka origins just a little bit of #Hawaii here in #Vancouver on Highbury St in #WestPointGrey! #Aina #HIpol #HIleg

Mahalo to the advocates + lawmakers who made it happen! 🙌
#HILeg #PublicHealth #Hawaii #FoodAccess #SafeRoutes #ClimateHealth

Right now, Hawai’i lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban assault weapons in the state, but we need your help to get it across the finish line.

Hawai'i residents: Use our tool to tell your lawmakers it’s time to ban these weapons of war! Text HAWAII to 644-33. #HILeg #HIGov

As a physician, I know assault weapons don't belong in our communities. Hawai'i friends, please call your state lawmaker to pass SB 401! #HILeg #HIGov

Green-washing, billionaire-funded “sustainability” organization is lobbying the legislature to subsidize the cruel and dirty dairy industry. Just another day in paradise. #DitchDairy #HIleg

The octopus-farming ban passed out of committee, with amendments. More to come. #BanOctopusFarming #HIleg

The only written testimony that's been supportive of octopus farming is from aquaculture lobbyists & an employee of the state Department of Agriculture whose job is supporting aquaculture. The employee is also a *veterinarian* who rants against animal rights. A doctor who eats his clients. #HIleg

The House version of the bill is being heard Wednesday! Testimony is due 9:30 a.m HST tomorrow. Mahalo to @animallegaldefense.bsky.social for the notice. Online-testimony form with quick & easy registration: www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/meas... #HIleg #AnimalLaw #BanOctopusFarming

Hawaiʻi Foster Care Numbers Are Down. But Not Down Enough The state needs to hire more workers who can help families to ease poverty, give grassroots organizations more funding and create high-quality family defense providers.

NCCPR in Honolulu Civil Beat Hawaiʻi doesn’t need more #childwelfare caseworkers to investigate families, it needs more community-based workers to *help* families www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/hawa... #fostercare #childabuse #HInews, #HIleg

1. Head to capitol.hawaii.gov and either log in to your account or register to create one. Screenshot of the website.

Wondering how you can make sure your voice be heard during legislative session? In Hawaiʻi, constituents can submit testimony to their legislators advocating FOR or AGAINST a proposed bill.

Swipe to learn how to submit testimony 100% online for the bill that matter most to you. ➡️ #HILeg (1/2)

Update: House version of the plant-based-by-default bill (HB828) has been referred to the Labor Committee. I’ll write to the committee chair and ask for the bill to be heard. www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/... #GreenerByDefault #HIleg #Hawaii

Update: decision making on SB240 deferred until Monday. www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/meas... #HIleg #FactoryFarms #CAFOs #Hawaii

The anti-CAFO bill is being heard tomorrow! #hawaii #factoryfarms #HIleg

On a brighter note, two state senators have introduced a bill to ban octopus farming. www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/meas... #HIleg #hawaii

Plant-Based-by-Default policy proposed for State of Hawaiʻi: www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/meas... #HIleg #GreenerByDefault @plantbasednews.bsky.social @vegnews.bsky.social @sentientmedia.org

Bill introduced in Hawai'i legislature would exclude factory farms from right-to-farm protections www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/meas... #HIleg #AnimalLaw #CAFOs

Hawai'i Senate Bill 2035 (2025): "Providing plant-based meals to students can promote not only a healthy lifestyle for the State's youth but encourage students to make environmentally conscious personal decisions." www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/meas... @foaorg.bsky.social @sentientmedia.org #HIleg