Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 16:43:19 -1000
From: lambda@aloha.net (Martin Rice)
Subject: FLASH--HAWAI`I GOV TO SIGN HB 118

Aloha auwinala kakou.

The CBS affiliate in Honolulu just broadcast a piece that has footage of
Governor Cayetano stating that he will sign the so-called Reciprocal
Beneficiairies law, despite today's call by major Hawai`i business to veto
it.  He also was quoted as saying that any difficulties with the bill can be
worked out in the next legislative session.

I will glean the other newsservices for more information and broadcast when
and if more information becomes available.

A hui hou,

Martin

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  "I personally do not intend to stay in a politics 
  dominated by smearing and mudslinging--a politics 
  which has all too often been characteristic of 
  recent years in this country."
                              --Newt Gingrich, 1983
                        ~~~~~
                   Fred and Martin
                      24 years,
                yet strangers before
                       the law
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


   
   

Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 18:08:17 -1000
From: lambda@aloha.net (Martin Rice)
Subject: HAWAI`I FOLLOW-UP:  GOV TO SIGN HB118

Aloha ahi ahi kakou.

The ABC, NBC and FOX affiliates in Honolulu have confirmed the earlier CBS
newsbroadcast that Hawai`i Governor Ben Cayetano plans to sign into law the
Reciprocal Beneficiaries bill that was passed a part of a compromise last
legislative session.

Saying, "Quite frankly, this bill is a major step forward," the governor
indicated that he was inclined to sign the bill.  He also stated for the
record that no major opposition had been presented to him not to sign the bill.

Only the NBC affiliate correctly identified the bill that would benefit all
couples who are otherwise not allowed to legally marry under Hawai`i state
law, as such.  The other three affiliates carried the story as a "Same-Sex"
issue and story.

The FOX broadcast also ran a concurrent story about the meeting between
Senators Matsunaga and Chumbley about the ramifications of HB118.  Matsunaga
stated that he told the concerned businesses that less than 1% of the
employees of other businesses and govermental agencies on the mainland opted
to take advantage of similar arrangements when offered to them.

No date was broadcast for the signing of HB118 during the news conference,
which is expected before the June 23rd deadline.  Expect follow-stories in
tomorrow's Hawai`i newspapers. 

A hui hou,

Martin

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  "I personally do not intend to stay in a politics 
  dominated by smearing and mudslinging--a politics 
  which has all too often been characteristic of 
  recent years in this country."
                              --Newt Gingrich, 1983
                        ~~~~~
                   Fred and Martin
                      24 years,
                yet strangers before
                       the law
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~