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Hawaii Telco Profits and Gay Marriage

by Jacob Shafer

May 19, 2011

$5.5million

Profit reported by Hawaiian Telcom in the first quarter of 2011

$23.3million

Losses reported by Hawaiian Telcom in the first quarter of 2010

4

Number of states that have legalized same-sex civil unions; this week, Delaware joined Illinois, New Jersey and Hawaii

6

Number of states that have legalized same-sex marriage

41

Number of state constitutions that ban same-sex marriage; Hawaii’s was the first, in 1998

Sources: Hawaiian Telcom Holdco Inc., National Conference of State Legislatures