Hawaii accepts same sex unions

SUBHEAD: The final vote came after years of thousands-strong rallies, election battles and passionate public testimony on an issue.By Mark Niesse on 16 February 2011 for Huffington Post -(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/16/hawaii-samesex-civil-unio_n_824291.html)Image above: Rainbow flags celebrate civil rights breakthrough. From original article.Hawaii lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday