Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 13:01:13 -1000
From: lambda@aloha.net (Martin Rice)
Subject: FLASH--HAWAI`I SENATE PASSES RECIPROCAL BENEFICIARIES BILL

Aloha awakea kakou.

Was just alerted to the outcome of the vote in the Hawai`i Senate regarding
HB 118, the so-called "Reciprocal Beneficiaries" bill, which grants limited
rights to couples who can not otherwise legally marry.  The vote was 22 to
3, with many of the "pro" votes registered with reservations.  The caller
only identified two of the three nay votes, Sam Slom and Marshall Ige.  It
is known that some of the major players who had opposed us in the past voted
for the bill, including Robert Bunda, Randal Iwase and Norman Sakamoto.

The House has scheduled their vote for both HB 117 (Constitutional
Amendment) & 118 on the last day of the session, April 29th.  The date for
the Senate vote on HB 117 has not been announced.

A hui hou,

Martin


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                 Fred and Martin
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