A party to a civil union shall be included in any definition or use of the terms "spouse", "family", "immediate family", "dependent", "next of kin", and other terms that denote the spousal relationship, as those terms are used throughout the laws of the State.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 572B-11
References and inclusions
L 2011, c 1, pt of §2
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