HRS §88-1.2
Civil unions count as marriages for this chapter
This section says that, for this retirement law, civil union partners are treated the same as married spouses. The only exception is if treating them as married would break the tax rules for the retirement system. It is a narrow rule about definitions.
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The statute, as written — Civil unions
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms "married", "marriage", "marital", "husband", "wife", or similar spousal terms shall include civil union partners and civil unions under chapter 572B, unless recognition of a civil union as a marriage conflicts with the requirements for the system to be a tax-qualified plan under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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