State of Hawaii
Report of the Commission
on Sexual Orientation
and the Law

    Chapter 3 Footnotes

  1. See Minutes of October 25, 1995, for testimony of Thomas F. Coleman, Esq.
  2. The Commission can only recommend changes within the State's jurisdiction and, as a domestic partnership status is untested as to the extension of benefits in other jurisdictions, the Commission notes this limitation
  3. See Note 122 for the explanation of the difference between the Baehr v. Lewin case and the Baehr v. Miike case.
  4. See Minutes of October 11, 1995, for testimony of Steven Michaels, Esq.
  5. See Minutes of October 11, 1995, for testimonies of Jori Watland and Penelope G. Spiller.
  6. Section 572-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes (1993).
  7. Section 572-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes (1993).
  8. See Minutes of October 11, 1995, for testimony of Reverend Jori Watland.
  9. See Minutes of October 11, 1995, pgs. 10 and 11 to 12, for testimonies of Sister Chatfield and Reverend Joris Watland.
  10. See Minutes of October 11, 1995, pg. 6, for testimony of Steven Michaels, Esq., and Minutes of October 25, 1995, pg. T-14, for testimony of Jon Van Dyke, Esq. and pgs. T-31 to T-34 for testimony of Thomas F. Coleman, Esq.
  11. Compare the testimonies of Steven Michaels, Esq., Minutes of October 11, 1995; Jon Van Dyke, Esq.; and Thomas F. Coleman, Esq., Minutes of October 25, 1995. See also Appendix F.
  12. Associated Press, "More career women choosing motherhood but not marriage," Honolulu Advertiser, November 8, 1995.

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