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Jan 31, 2007
Quickie Link: Hawaii lawmakers consider bill allowing gay couples civil union status
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By vanrozenheim
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(Honolulu, USA) - Trying to avoid a heated battle over gay marriage, Hawaii lawmakers are considering a renewed push to grant same-sex couples similar benefits through civil unions. Democratic legislators, who hold overwhelming majorities in both houses of the state legislature, are supporting a proposed civil union bill as one of the party's top priorities for this year's legislative session. If it passes, Hawaii would become the fifth state to recognize either civil unions or gay marriage.
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