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Governor Signs Marriage Equality into Law

Wayne Yoshioka

R101 (SESS4 of 5) Wednesday, November 13, 2013.  

Governor Neil Abercrombie presided over an invitation-only bill signing ceremony at the Convention Center today.    The state’s chief executive signed the Marriage Equality bill into law following a two-and-a-half week special session.  HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports.   

Wayne Yoshioka
Wayne Yoshioka is an award-winning journalist who has worked in television, print and radio in Hawaiʻi. He also has been on both sides of politics as a state departmental appointee and political/government reporter. He covered Hurricane Iwa (1982) as a TV reporter; was the State Department of Defense/Civil Defense spokesperson for Hurricane Iniki (1992); and, commanded a public affairs detachment in Afghanistan (2006). He has a master's degree in Communication from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and is a decorated combat veteran (Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and 22 other commendation/service medals). He resides in Honolulu.
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