Subject: IWG Hawaii letters
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 14:38:28 -0400 (EDT)

The following went out on IWG letterhead listing 2 congregations, 5 religious
organizations and 37 clergy from 12 faiths and denominations. If you are in 
the general Philadelphia area and represent a congregation or religious 
organization or are clergy, let us know if you want to be added - all faiths 
are welcome. We will also be happy to help start similar organizations in 
other areas.  Visit the web page at http://www.libertynet.org/~iwg/.

As requested.  An identical letter also went to the director of the board
of tourism.


October 25, 1996


The Honorable Governor Ben Cayetano      
State Capital              
Honolulu, HI  96813    

Same-gender couples from Eastern Pennsylvania,
Southern New Jersey and Delware are eagerly awaiting
the opportunity to travel to Hawaii to have their
religiously-sanctioned marriages legally recognized. 

We hope that you will make every effort to welcome
them, and we thank you for being the first state to do
so.




					Sincerely,
		Barbara Purdom            	Christopher Purdom
			Interfaith Working Group Coordinators