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Legal Citation: 950 P.2d 1234 (1996)

Plaintiffs
Ninia Baehr, Genora Dancel, Tammy Rodrigues, Antoinette Pregil, Pat Lagon, and Joseph Melillo

Defendant
Lawrence H. Miike, Director of Hawaii Department of Health

Plaintiffs' Claim
That the use of a Hawaii statute to forbid marriages by partners of the same sex violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Hawaii Constitution.

Chief Lawyer for Plaintiffs
Daniel R. Foley

Chief Defense Lawyer
Rick J. Eichor, Deputy Attorney General of Hawaii

Judge
Kevin S. C. Chang, Judge of the First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii

Place
Honolulu, Hawaii

Date of Decision
3 December 1996

Decision
That the application of Hawaii Revised Statute 572-1 to deny a marriage contract to same-sex partners violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Hawaii...