House Bill 546 prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression in employment and as a matter of public policy.
'Today is a great day for all residents of Hawaii,' Alan Spector, Equality Hawaii co-chair, said after the state's legislature passed the bill. 'Providing employment protections to transgender people in Hawaii is a victory for civil rights. The people of this state should be judged on the quality of work they do and not on who they are — that’s what this legislation guarantees.'
