2016 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 31. FAMILY
572B. Civil Unions
572B-10 Unions performed in other jurisdictions.
§572B-10 Unions performed in other jurisdictions. A legal union of two persons that is not a marriage under chapter 572, which was validly formed in another jurisdiction, and which is substantially equivalent to a civil union under this chapter, shall be recognized as a valid civil union in this State and shall be treated the same as a civil union entered into in this State regardless of whether it bears the name civil union; provided that the relationship meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter, has been entered into in accordance with the laws of that jurisdiction, and can be documented. [L 2011, c 1, pt of §2; am L 2012, c 267, §10]
Note
The 2012 amendment is retroactive to January 1, 2012. L 2012, c 267, §20.
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