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Hawaii lawmakers move same-sex marriage bill to final House vote
HONOLULU — The Hawaii House on Wednesday night moved forward a bill to legalize gay marriage to the chamber’s final vote after a nearly 11-hour hearing that featured political maneuvering and chanting crowds outside the gallery.
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Hawaii lawmakers debate same-sex marriage bill on House floor
HONOLULU — A bill to legalize gay marriage in Hawaii faced a crucial test in the House on Wednesday as crowds for and against same-sex marriage chanted outside the chamber, drowning out lawmakers as they tried to speak.
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Hawaii joint House committee advances same-sex marriage bill
HONOLULU — Two Hawaii House committees are moving forward a bill to legalize gay marriage to the full chamber.
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Testimony in Hawaii same-sex marriage hearing ends after nearly five days
HONOLULU — Lawmakers on two House committees Tuesday neared the end of five days of public testimony on a gay marriage bill that has already cleared the state Senate.
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Hawaii police union leader: ‘You would have to kill me’ to enforce gay marriage
HONOLULU — The president of Hawaii’s police union testified Monday before a joint hearing in the state legislature on a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, and said he would never enforce such a law.
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Advances in gay rights piling up, but battles still remain
NEW YORK — In Maine, a congressman running for governor came out as gay. In Hawaii, lawmakers prepared for a vote to legalize same-sex marriage. And in the U.S. Senate, seven Republicans joined the Democrats in a landmark vote to ban workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
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House committee hearing on Hawaii gay marriage bill to resume
HONOLULU — A Hawaii House committee hearing on gay marriage took a break early Friday after a 14-hour session, and will resume later in the morning to hear testimony from more than 4,000 people who have yet to speak.
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Hawaii state House lawmakers hear from public on same-sex marriage
HONOLULU — More than half of Hawaii’s House lawmakers are spending Halloween listening to the public’s sentiments as they consider legalizing gay marriage.
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All eyes on the Hawaii state House as gay marriage bill passes smoothly in Senate
HONOLULU — The fate of gay marriage in Hawaii is in the hands of the state House after smoothly passing in the Senate. It’s already been a bumpier ride for the legislation in the House.
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Hawaii Senate passes same-sex marriage, sends bill to House
HONOLULU — The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday legalizing same-sex marriage, sending the measure to more uncertain prospects in the House.