Casual Fishing Trip Becomes Mega Shark Encounter: VIDEO

Maybe it's time to rethink kayak fishing.

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P.S. - this is off the coast of Oahu.

Marriage Equality Bill in Hawaii Shelved for Session: VIDEO

Hawaii's House Judiciary Committee has decided NOT to schedule a hearing for a marriage equality bill this session, the Star-Advertiser reports:

The decision today came on the day that about 150 supporters of gay marriage gathered at the state Capitol to call on legislators to take up a bill before it was too late.

State Rep. Karl Rhoads, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said that after polling his colleagues he determined there was not the political will for a gay-marriage bill this session.

Watch a KHON report on the measure from earlier this week, AFTER THE JUMP...

Hawaii Faces Tuesday Deadline on Marriage Equality Bill

Hawaii is facing a Tuesday deadline to hear the marriage equality bill.

Hawaii United for Marriage is planning a lobby day at the Capitol rotunda in a couple of hours (11:30 am) for those of you in the Aloha State:

We’re working hard to talk to as many voters as possible about the importance of contacting their legislator and urging them to support HB 1109. Join us on Monday, February 11th at the Capitol Rotunda in Honolulu with hundreds of supporters making their voices heard by speaking face to face with their legislators.

Unless a hearing is on the books by Tuesday, the marriage bill will not advance this year.

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 Justin Bieber made his SNL debut last night.

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 Madonna signs up for Instagram.

 HRC call to action on marriage equality in Hawaii: "The momentum for marriage equality in the Aloha State is on our side and the deadline for the legislature to hear the marriage bill is this Tuesday, February 12th. Join us on Monday, February 11^th at the Capitol Rotunda in Honolulu with hundreds of supporters making their voices heard by speaking face to face with their legislators."

 Steve Jobs aspired to create an iCar.

 Anti-gay group American Family Association announces a social media campaign to oust AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson from the board of the Boy Scouts of America: "He doesn’t espouse their values; he should move on.”

Have a Whale of a Day: VIDEO

Every day should be graced with a special thrill, so long as nobody gets hurt.

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Honolulu Mayor Pulls Former Councilman's Nomination to Ethics Board After Firestorm Over Anti-Gay Remarks: VIDEOS

A former Honolulu City Councilman campaigning for a spot on the Ethics Board of Appeals had his nomination withdrawn by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell over the weekend after outrage over an interview gave at a Executive Matters and Legal Affairs Committee meeting last week about his views toward gays.

Said Okino at the meeting:

"First of all I have to say that tolerance is not a virtue. Are you tolerant of murder? Are you tolerant of drug abuse? No you're not. So I have no tolerance for homosexuality and I get accused of being intolerant. Is it good? Is it bad? Intolerance is relative...It's not only that we're against stealing, against drug abuse. But the divine law says that same sex marriage and homosexuality is not pono. It's not right, it's immoral, it's deviant. There is an outbreak now of anal, penile and throat cancers among the homosexual community. Okay it's proven study after study that emotionally, psychologically, socially homosexuals are the mostly negatively impacted of all segments in the community. There is a negative impact on families and children. Our children are imperiled by that."

Reaction was immediate. Okino is now apologizing:

"In my overzealousness to respond to the allegations made against me by the testifiers (at) the committee meeting, I now realize that I may have unintentionally hurt the very people I was trying to help. To my gay brothers and sisters and their supporters, I deeply apologize if my words were hurtful rather than helpful. That was not my intent. In my eagerness to express what we believe is right and what is wrong, I had forgotten that we truly do belong to a loving God, and that He also asks us to treat people with the love, reverence and dignity that they deserve."

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