Decision Day Epilogue: DLCC Statement on the Hawaii civil union bill veto
Posted on Jul 08, 2010 at 10:00 am
Michael Sargeant, Executive Director of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, issues a statement in response to Governor Lingle's veto of the civil union bill in Hawaii.
Wolfson: Lingle Veto “Profoundly Disingenuous”
Posted on Jul 07, 2010 at 07:16 pm
Freedom to Marry executive director Evan Wolfson called the civil unions veto from Hawaii governor Linda Lingle “profoundly disingenuous” as exemplified by her recommendation that the public should vote on the issue, which it already did in 1998.
Pro-civil union groups plan lawsuit in Hawaii
Posted on Jul 07, 2010 at 10:22 am
The ACLU and other pro-civil unions groups expect to file suit in Hawaii court within the next month or so, after Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed civil union legislation Tuesday.
Governor Lingle vetoes civil union bill in Hawaii
Posted on Jul 06, 2010 at 08:16 pm
Statement from Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, the leading campaign to win marriage equality nationwide, on Governor Lingle's decision to veto the civil union bill in Hawaii.
Governor to decide fate of civil unions bill tuesday
Posted on Jul 06, 2010 at 08:41 am
The civil unions bill is to give same sex and heterosexual couples all the benefits of marriage under Hawaii law.
Gov. Linda Lingle (R) was in Monday's July Fourth celebration parade in Kailua, but she wouldn't tell reporters what she plans to do about civil unions...only that it has been a very difficult decision.
Sending a loud, clear message in Hawaii
Posted on Jul 02, 2010 at 02:15 pm
Members of a coalition of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender groups delivered to Gov. Linda Lingle's office yesterday an Equality Hawaii 2009 poll favorable to the civil unions movement, as well as an estimated 7,500 letters, postcards and petition signatures.
Why the roundtable quieted its civil unions storm
Posted on Jun 25, 2010 at 07:43 am
Chad Blair tells the story of a longtime customer threatening to boycott Foodland Super Market because of its membership in Hawaii Roundtable which recently sent a letter to Gov. Lingle asking her to veto the new same-sex civil union bill she's now considering.
On Wednesday, Hawaii Roundtable sent Lingle another letter, this time backing away from any appearance of opposition to civil unions.
Civil unions v. marriage
Posted on Jun 22, 2010 at 09:26 am
Hawaii's HB 444 would give same-sex couples the ability to protect themselves and their families, but it's not marriage
Hawaii governor consults with rabbis on civil unions
Posted on Jun 15, 2010 at 07:00 am
Republican Gov. Linda Lingle of Hawaii has until June 21 to announce whether she will veto the only pending civil unions legislation in the nation.
Lingle, in the final months of her second and last term, faces a momentous decision that carries political and legal implications.
Hawaii civil unions would have little economic impact, study finds
Posted on May 26, 2010 at 08:00 am
Tourism and other businesses might benefit by about $7 million a year, but legalizing civil unions would otherwise have a minimal economic impact in the state, according to two University of Hawaii researchers.