Hosted by Representatives Bob McDermott and Gene Ward October 23, 2013; Hawaii State Capitol, Room 329, 5:30 pm.

Background:  On September 9th, Governor Neil Abercrombie issued a Proclamation calling for the State House and State Senate to reconvene for a Special Session for consideration of legislation his administration authored concerning same-gender marriage. The Special Session will commence on Monday, October 28, 2013. 

Testimony by Experts in the Field:

• VIDEO: Prof. Lynn Wardle, BYU Law School:  "Family Law + Marriage Impacts" (28 mins)
• VIDEO: Phil Lees Ontario, Canada Teacher and Marriage Advocate (23 mins)
• VIDEO: Byrone Babione ADF Senior Counsel  (34 minutes) discusses his legal experiences from O'Reilly's bed and Breakfast case in Vermont.
• VIDEO: Prof Mark Regnerus discusses "The Sociology of Family and Children"  (30 mins)
• VIDEO: William Duncan, Director of "Marriage Law Foundation"  (44 mins)

VIDEO: Entire  Same-gender marriage briefing (3 hours and 24 minutes)