HAWAIIAN AYE.

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    • Subject Terms:
      HAWAII; UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Explores the constitutional ramification of the ruling of Hawaii's Supreme Court recognizing same-sex marriage in Baehr v. Lewin case. Historical instances in which societies have recognized some forms of same-sex marriage; Marriage defined by the U.S. federal government under the Defense of Marriage Act; Notion that the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the U.S. Constitution would mandate same-sex marriage across the nation as soon as it became legal in Hawaii; Assertion that more and more states will deal with the issue of recognizing or not recognizing Hawaii's imminent same-sex marriages; Speculations that the U.S. Supreme Court may uphold Hawaii's ruling based on previous cases involving question of marriage.