Hawaii

HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers are coming back to the Capitol for a special session to consider legalizing same-sex marriage.

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says laws in Nevada and Hawaii prohibiting same-sex marriage are unconstitutional.

HONOLULU — The island state that helped make same-sex marriage a national discussion more than two decades ago could be the next state to legalize it after more than two decades.

HONOLULU — Hawaii could begin issuing licenses and performing ceremonies for gay couples on Nov. 18 if a bill passes during a special session that begins next week.

HONOLULU — Hawaii’s attorney general has issued a legal opinion saying state lawmakers can pass a gay marriage bill without amending the Hawaii Constitution.

HONOLULU — Religious leaders in Hawaii have been meeting with state lawmakers about a religious exemption in pending gay marriage legislation, balancing their opposition to the bill with trying to protect their interests as much as possible should it pass.

HONOLULU — Just weeks away from a a special session of the Hawaii legislature called by Gov. Neil Abercrombie to move forward on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, the Mormon church is once again calling upon its membership to get involved.

HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Monday called for a special legislative session to move forward on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage.

HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie said Friday he intends to make a decision soon on whether to call lawmakers into special session to consider legalizing gay marriage.

HONOLULU — Democrats in the Hawaii House plan to meet with Gov. Neil Abercrombie and the state attorney general on Friday to discuss a draft of gay marriage legislation as Abercrombie considers whether to call a special session on the issue.

HONOLULU — Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Wednesday presented state lawmakers with a draft of legislation that would legalize gay marriage in Hawaii.

Honolulu’s Catholic Bishop Larry Silva has issued an “urgent” appeal against same-sex marriage in Hawaii, arguing that discrimination against gay couples is “just.”

HONOLULU — More than two dozen Hawaii faith leaders of various religions signed a resolution Monday calling the state to pass a law legalizing gay marriage.

HONOLULU — The state’s four-member congressional delegation issued statements Friday urging Hawaii lawmakers to pass immediately a state measure for marriage equality.

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Democratic Party is considering whether to rebuke two state lawmakers for introducing a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, in defiance of the party’s platform.

HONOLULU — A new economic analysis from the University of Hawaii says legalizing gay marriage in the state would boost tourism by $217 million over the next three years.

HONOLULU — Hawaii House and Senate lawmakers say they don’t have enough support to call a special session to consider whether to legalize gay marriage.

HONOLULU — A judge has ruled that a Hawaii bed and breakfast violated the state’s public accommodations law when it denied a room to two women because they’re gay.

PRINCETON, NJ — The percentage of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) ranges from 1.7 percent in North Dakota to 5.1 percent in Hawaii, and 10 percent in the District of Columbia, according to a new study by Gallup.

HONOLULU — The state House Judiciary Committee has decided not to schedule a hearing for a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Hawaii, likely leaving the measure tabled tabled for this legislative session.