By Nathan Hatcher, Associate Editor
A “longtime battlefield in the gay rights movement,” Hawaii lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday to allow same sex couples to have civil unions, giving them the same rights as in marriage without an actual marriage.
The bill will be signed within 10 business days by Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie.
The civil unions would be fully realized starting Jan. 1 of next year.
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