Hawaii’s civil union bill has just passed the house and now it’s making it’s way to the Senate. This bill would give same-sex couples all of the same state rights as marriage gives opposite-sex couples. Right now, Hawaii has what’s called a Reciprocal Beneficiary Relationship, for same-sex couples. Basically, it gives same-sex couples certain rights of marriage, but it’s nothing close to what a civil union would be.

We’ll keep you posted on the progress in Hawaii.

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