HB2670 will establish the LGBTQIA plus commission to provide programs and outreach to gay and trans individuals.
The Hawaii State Senate passed HB2670 by a vote of 25 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because establishing a feel-good bureaucracy around gay issues is a gross misuse of public funds that is unlikely to serve any useful purpose. Gay issues are heavily politicized, and the formation of this commission is likely a virtue signaling and political gesture for the benefit of lawmakers’ vanity, only to leave taxpayers footing the bill.