Domestic partnerships in Hawaii

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The state of Hawaii has recognized reciprocal beneficiaries since 1997, including same-sex partners, who cannot get married. They have access to a range of rights and benefits on the state level – inheritance rights, workers compensation, the rights to sue for wrongful death, health and pension benefits for state employees, hospital visitation and health-care decision making.

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Reciprocal Beneficiaries: The Hawaiian Approach

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• Same-sex marriage in the United States
• Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States
• Same-sex marriage in the United States by state
• Same-sex marriage in the United States public opinion
• Same-sex marriage status in the United States by state
• List of benefits of marriage in the United States
• Defense of Marriage Act
• Marriage Protection Act
• Defense of marriage amendment
• Federal Marriage Amendment
• Domestic partnerships in the United States
• Marriage Under Fire
• Freedom to Marry Coalition
• History of civil marriage in the U.S.

Same-sex marriage in the United States

Legalized: Massachusetts Law proposed: Maine - New Jersey - New York - Rhode Island Domestic partnerships permitted: California - Connecticut - District of Columbia - Hawaii - New Jersey - Maine - Vermont Prohibited by constitutional amendment: Alabama - Alaska - Arkansas - Colorado - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Michigan - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Virginia - Wisconsin Prohibited by statute: Arizona - Connecticut - Delaware - Florida - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Maryland - Minnesota - New Hampshire - New York - North Carolina - Pennsylvania - Puerto Rico - Washington - West Virginia - Wyoming Marriage undefined: New Mexico - Rhode Island