Date: Thu, 10 Nov 94 09:30:30 HST

			BEN CAYETANO WINS 4-WAY HAWAII'S
                          GUBERNATORIAL RACE; FAVORS
                        FULL EQUALITY AMONG ALL COUPLES

	In a tough 4-way race, Democratic candidate Ben Cayetano won
against Frank Fasi (a former mayor of Honolulu), Patricia Saiki
(former congresswoman), and Kioni Dudley (Green party):  approximately
38% to 30/30/2%.  Cayetano, the son of a Filipino immigrant, is
the first Filipino to hold state-wide office in any part of the U.S.

        Cayetano came out early for full equality for all couples,
regardless of gender.  His position is that ALL couples (straight
or same sex) should have domestic contracts under the law and that
the word ``marriage'' should be left to the private uses of churches.
To protect the federal tax deductions of currently married couples in
Hawaii, Cayetano's proposal should include language that, for the purposes
of the federal government and the other states, Hawaii's domestic
contracts are the same as marriage.

       Cayetano's running mate, Mazie Hirono, came out early and
explicitly for same-sex marriage as such.  Their joint victory is
great news for Hawaii's marriage project.

       The other candidates ran against same-sex marriage, with
Fasi being the most vocal.  Fasi ran full page ads in Honolulu's
newspapers, emphasizing this difference between him and Ben Cayetano
(as well as other differences).  The anti-gay Hawaii radicals in 
Hawaii also ran newspaper ads and TV commercials attacking candidates
who were deemed friendly to same-sex marriage.  Many of these ads
ran in the last week of the campaign.

       In related news, the official Commission on Sexual Orientation
and the Law had its first meeting.  At this first meeting, the commission
voted to take a year to develop a thorough report.  It is not known whether
this timetable for the commission meets the political needs and/or
desires of the new state government.


					Tom Ramsey
                                        Secretary
                                        HERMP Steering Committee

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