The Governor of Hawaii, Linda Lingle (R), vetoed a bill that would have permitted same-sex civil unions, noting that “House Bill 444 is essentially marriage by another name.” At this point, the issue could be put to a referendum (Lingle actually suggested this), or the Legislature (presumably) could muster the votes to override the veto.
Many were surprised that Prop 8 (a ban of same-sex “marriage”) passed in California. To date, gay “marriage” has lost in every single state — 31 in all — in which it has been put to a popular vote. It’ll be interesting to see how this one plays out with the voters in Hawaii.