Date: Tue, 28 Mar 95 11:39:03 HST
From: ramsey@math.hawaii.edu

				HAWAII, MARCH 28
		JUDGE DENIES MORMON REQUEST TO BE CO-DEFENDANT
		              WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII	

	Judge Herbert K. Shimabukuro, motions judge for Honolulu's Circuit
Court, has denied the request of the Mormon Church to be co-defendant with
the state in the BAEHR V. LEWIN case.  In Baehr v. Lewin, the state is
scheduled on September 25 to present compelling state interests for continuing
to deny marriage licenses to same-gender couples.  The Mormon Church may not
trust the State of Hawaii to fight HERMP vigorously enough in court.

	HERMP expects the Mormon Church to appeal Judge Shimabukuro's
decision.

	Governor Cayetano is meeting Wednesday, March 29, with a small delegation
concerning the recently passes SB 888 (which the governor is expected to sign).

	HERMP news via email will be interrupted until April 11, while Tom
Ramsey is attending the NSTM and NCTM conferences in Boston as well as
visiting several model mathematics education programs in Philadelphia and
New England.  Until April 11,

					Tom Ramsey
					Sec'y, HERMP