Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller

University of Hawaii Manoa

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Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawaii Mānoa and author of The Limits to Union: Same-Sex Marriage and the Politics of Civil Rights

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By the end of today, Hawaii will be the fifteenth state to legalize same-sex marriage, a moment rich with historical irony.

Hawaii Comes Full Circle, Legalizes Gay Marriage

By the end of today, Hawaii will be the fifteenth state to legalize same-sex marriage, a moment rich with historical irony.

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