Date: Mon, 13 May 96 10:54:06 HST
From: ramsey@math.hawaii.edu (Tom Ramsey)
Subject: HAWAII MAY 13

			HAWAII'S FUTURE TODAY WILL SEND
		     LEGISLATOR TERRANCE TOM TO TESTIFY TO
			          CONGRESS

	The following stories are unconfirmed, but probably reliable:

	a)  NBC Dateline will have a same gender marriage story Friday night
            (always take this with a grain of salt---a forest fire in
            Yellowstone Park can bump the story)

        b)  Senator Al d'Amato of New York, Republican and head of the Dole
            re-election campaign, is against the bill in Congress to
            limit same gender marriage rights.  This story is especially odd,
            since Dole has endorsed the same bill.

        c)  Hawaii's Future Today will send Terrance Tom to Congress to
            testify in favor of the new bill in Congress to limit same
            gender marriage rights;  Terrance Tom is Chair of the Judiciary
            Committee in Hawaii's House of Representatives


	The following has been rumored for weeks in Hawaii, and was confirmed
last week:  the Circuit Court hearing of Baehr v. Miike will be postponed
from August 1 to September 10.  The Deputy Attorney General Stephen Michaels
(spelling?), who once handled the case, has resigned from the attorney
general's office.  The state asked for the delay so that the new attorney
assigned to the case can come up to speed.

	h.e.r.m.p supporters have formed a new association, Friends of
h.e.r.m.p, a non-profit corporation to do the public advocacy work for
marriage which a tax-deductible organization like h.e.r.m.p cannot do.
Their address is 
           Friends of h.e.r.m.p
           PO BOX 11690
           Honolulu, HI 96828.
Donations to Friends of h.e.r.m.p are NOT tax deductible, due to the
political nature of their work.

						Best Regards,


						Tom Ramsey
						(in the middle of grading
						final exams)		

Web sites for HERMP information:
http://www.xq.com/hermp/
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/orgs/hermp/
http://www.tnight.com/hermp/
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/usa/hawaii/marriage.update/
The latter is provided by a BBS, which also provides BBS access
to HERMP messages: Tropical Night BBS (808) 235-5558
telnet:bbs.tnight.com

For the official report of the Commission on Sexual Orientation and
the Law:
http://www.hawaii.gov/lrb/solcvr.html

For legal documents related to Baehr v. Lewin (now Baehr v. Miike):
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/legal/
which has a link to marriage and Baehr v. Lewin
 
For national as well as Hawaii information:
http://nether.net/~rod/html/sub/marriage.html
http://www.well.com/user/davadam/hermp.html
http://www.eskimo.com/~demian/partners.html

      The Hawaii Equal Rights Marriage Project, HERMP, is the sole support
of the work of Dan Foley on Baehr v. Lewin (Foley is the attorney who makes
all court appearances on behalf of the plaintiff couples).  Please be generous
in support of HERMP; Hawaii is a small state, and the tiny gay and lesbian
community here is very active in advocacy work which HERMP cannot address.
Donations to HERMP are fully tax-deductible, and should be made out to
                     GLCC-HERMP
                     1521 Alexander Street, #503
                     Honolulu, HI 96822.
 
 
      The HERMP branch in Kona, on the Big Island, has produced a T-shirt
for sale.  One can send a check for $17.50 to HERMP, P.O.Box 902, Captain
Cook, HI 96704, together with a note about being sent a T-shirt (S, M, L,
XL, XXL).  It is also available in a tank top.  The design is multi-color
on white.  A large triangle points down, with the letters h.e.r.m.p above
the triangle, some male-male, female-female symbols in the border of the
triangle and some palm trees.  To place an email order for T-shirts, or
to obtain more information, please email skippero@aol.com.  An image of
the T-shirt is available via the WEB on
       http://www.qrd.org/QRD/www/usa/maine/hawaii-tee.html