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Hawaii uses a different term — “reciprocal beneficiaries” — rather than domestic partners. Meanwhile, five states — Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Vermont and New Jersey — allow for civil ...
Hawaii's reciprocal beneficiary status is recognized by other jurisdictions as being notably weaker than other same-sex union laws. The state of New Jersey , for example, recognizes reciprocal beneficiary status as equivalent only to domestic partnerships , not civil unions in New Jersey.
Benefits include visitation rights in hospitals and correctional facilities equal to those given to a spouse. A domestic partner, who is also the parent or legal guardian of a child, may file a form at or send a letter to the child's school to indicate that the parent's domestic partner shall have access to the child's records.
In December 2013, Genora Dancel, one of the plaintiffs in Baehr, married her partner Kathryn Dennis in a ceremony in Honolulu. [ 68 ] In October 2017, Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa , a granddaughter of David Kawānanakoa , the founder of the House of Kawānanakoa and through his mother, Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike , the nephew of Queen ...
A new study by the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence aims to raise awareness of the prevalence of intimate-partner violence in Hawaii and the hurdles to seeking help that survivors ...
Tom Brougham, a gay rights activist, coined the term “domestic partnership” in 1979, according to the California Law Review, while urging his employer to provide healthcare coverage to his ...
In 2008, the Cleveland City Council voted to enact a domestic partner registry. [16] In 2011, the Athens City Council established a domestic partner registry. [17] In 2012, the Dayton City Commission, the Cincinnati City Council, and the Columbus City Council approved ordinances creating domestic partnership registries.
Honolulu will be one of 78 communities in 47 states to prioritize federal firearms prosecutions of domestic violence offenders, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release. The Bureau ...