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Following extensive public debate and an attempted 'citizens' filibuster' of the legislation to block its progress, [22] the full state House advanced the same-sex marriage bill to a final vote 30-18, a key hurdle for the measure that would allow same-sex couples to marry while also expanding a religious exemption amendment beyond what the ...
However in 1998, Amendment 2 was approved via a referendum, allowing the Hawaii legislature to ban same-sex marriage. [8] Hawaii ultimately legalized same-sex marriage in 2013, becoming the 15th state to do so and preceding the Obergefell v. Hodges by two years. [9] [10] Following the United States Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v.
For example, Colorado has the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA); [11] in New Jersey the law is known as the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). [12] There are many degrees of accessibility to public records between states, with some making it fairly easy to request and receive documents, and others with many exemptions and restricted categories of ...
Dec. 1—In 1998, 69 % of Hawaii residents supported a constitutional amendment that marriage should be reserved only for opposite-sex genders. Today same-sex marriages have about 70 % support ...
A 2017 Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) opinion poll found that 68% of Hawaii residents supported same-sex marriage, while 20% opposed it and 12% were unsure. [4] The same poll also found that 74% of Hawaii residents supported an anti-discrimination law covering sexual orientation and gender identity, while 13% were opposed. [52]
"The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program and AARP Hawai`i are proud to continue our work to provide Hawai`i residents with free tax assistance next year." ‘Make a meaningful difference,’ Hawaii ...
A resident alien is generally subject to federal income tax as if they were a US citizen (taxed on worldwide income and allowed deductions from income). The marriage penalty can be even worse in cases where one spouse is not a citizen or resident of the United States [citation needed]. The US person may either file as 'Married Filing Separately ...
A July 2013 study conducted by the University of Hawaii estimated an additional $217 million in visitor spending over the following three years if Hawaii legalized same-sex marriage. [64] Analysis published in 2015 by NerdWallet estimated the annual economic impact of same-sex marriage in Hawaii at approximately $26.6 million. [65]