Hawaii House Passes Marriage Equality Bill

[DriftingCrow]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/hawaii-house-passes-marriage-equality-bill-sends-it-to-senat
Author: Michelle Brodeur Van Dyke Source: BuzzFeed

The House cast its final vote 30 to 19 with two excused Friday evening in favor of an amended version of Hawaii's marriage equality bill after a marathon legislature session.

The bill now goes to the Senate, which already passed a marriage equality bill last week, to concur with the House amendments to the bill.

[Amy The Bookworm]

I was in Hawaii when they where the first state to try to pass marriage laws in the 90s.

All I can think is that it's about damn time, and I wish a very close friend of mine was alive to see it. Of all the states to pass marriage laws, this one feels like a very hollow victory because it came far too late for her.

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Hawaii Senate Sends Marriage Equality Bill To Governor
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tonymerevick/hawaii-senate-sends-marriage-equality-bill-to-governor
Author: Tony Merevick Source: BuzzFeed

Marriage equality will soon be the law of the land in Hawaii — arguably, the state where the national debate over the issue started.

With Abercrombie's signature, same-sex couples will be eligible for marriage licenses Dec. 2.