[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/hawaii-governor-signs-marriage-equality-bill-into-law\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/hawaii-governor-signs-marriage-equality-bill-into-law\/","headline":"Hawaii Governor Signs Marriage Equality Bill into Law","name":"Hawaii Governor Signs Marriage Equality Bill into Law","description":"Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Wednesday signed a bill into law that extends marriage rights to same-sex couples in his state, making it No. 15...","datePublished":"2013-11-13","dateModified":"2021-06-30","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hawaii-gay-marriage.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hawaii-gay-marriage.jpg","height":500,"width":500},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/hawaii-governor-signs-marriage-equality-bill-into-law\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":145,"keywords":[" marriage equality","Hawaii"],"articleBody":"Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Wednesday signed a bill into law that extends marriage rights to same-sex couples in his state, making it No. 15 in the lineup of U.S. states that legally recognize same-sex marriage. Illinois has passed the bill in the Senate and the House, but Gov. Quinn hasn’t signed the bill into law yet (he is expected to do so on Nov. 20).\u201cWhat happened in this Legislature is people\u2026 listened to what their role was in terms of upholding the constitution,\u201d Gov. Abercrombie said during the signing ceremony that took place at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. \u201cIt\u2019s not a question of if it’s a special interest. It\u2019s a question of if it promotes the public interest.\u201dHawaii\u2019s same-sex marriage law will take effect on Dec. 2.Read more on Washington Blade.Photo:\u00a0Hawaii United for Marriage\u00a0\u00a0"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Hawaii Governor Signs Marriage Equality Bill into Law","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/hawaii-governor-signs-marriage-equality-bill-into-law\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]