Hawaii will become the twenty-six state to include sexual orientation in a hate crime law. The state Senate voted 22-3 in favor of the legislation. The addition of sexual orientation to the state hate crimes law is so important to the community and to law enforcement that people here fought for it for eleven years in the state of Hawaii. A resident of Hawaii who serves on HRS's board of governors. They also know that legislative efforts, both state and federal, must continue on earnest until every American is protected by hate crimes law. Earlier this year, Rhode island house of representatives voted 46-41 in favor of a non-discrimination bill that would add them term " gender identity or expression" to the state's non-discrimination laws. Its also would define 'gender identity or expression' as a person's actual or perceived gender, as well as a person&apos
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