Hawaii governor signs bill to legalize gay ‘marriage’

HONOLULU — Barely a year after some 15,000 Christians successfully rallied in opposition to same-sex civil unions at the Hawaii capitol, newly elected Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed a bill into law Feb. 23 legalizing such unions, thus making Hawaii the 12th state to recognize either gay “marriage,” civil unions or their equivalent. The new law — which takes effect in…