Honolulu mayor hosts 'Family Day' Sunday

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu's mayor will be hosting "Family Day" at Thomas Square to celebrate the first same-sex marriages in the state.

Mayor Kirk Caldwell's event on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. is scheduled to take place hours before same-sex couples in Hawaii will be allowed to legally marry after midnight.

The event will include a bounce house for children and entertainment by the Royal Hawaiian Band and the Gay Men's Chorus of Honolulu.

The mayor's office says there will be an information tent for midnight ceremonies.

Organizers of a midnight same-sex marriage ceremony at the Sheraton Waikiki say they're dubbing the mayor's event a "rehearsal luncheon."

The Hawaii Marriage Equality Act goes into effect on Monday.

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The Gayly - November 30, 2013 @ 1:20pm