The state Senate overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill Wednesday by a 20 to 4 vote.
HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Hawaii state Senate easily passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in a third reading Wednesday that will advance the legislation to the House.
The chamber passed Senate Bill 1 with 20 "aye" votes and 4 "no" votes after discussing lawmakers' positions. Sen. Glenn Wakai, who supports marriage equality, was absent at the time of the vote because his mother had passed away.
The Senate quickly advanced the bill Tuesday in a second reading, after the the chamber's Committee of Labor and Judiciary spent 12 hours listening to about 400 oral testimonies before passing the bill in a 5-2 vote Monday.
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