 A bill correcting the transitional issues was signed into law on July 6, 2012.At the end of 2012, over 700 couples had established civil unions.Since Hawaii enacted same-sex marriage in November 2013, civil unions remain an option for both opposite-sex and same-sex couples to access, making Hawaii one of only four states (Colorado, Illinois and New Jersey being the other three; California and the District of Columbia which legally recognize same-sex marriages both also allow same-sex domestic partnerships providing many of the benefits of marriage) to allow for this practice.