Measure Would Ban Same-Sex Marriages

Trying to undo Hawaiian court rulings, the state House in Honolulu approved a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages. The House, with a 44-7 vote, sent the expedited measure to the state Senate, where similar legislation is expected to have comparable support. If approved, the proposed amendment would go before state voters in November 1998. Hawaii's Supreme Court has ruled that denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples violates the state Constitution.