 On February 19, 2014, Hawaii District Court Judge Susan Mollway found that the plaintiff lacked standing because he failed to show he suffered any injury as a result of the "Marriage Equality Act".In August 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the case's dismissal.A June 2010 study conducted by UCLA indicated that same-sex couples would spend between $4.2 and $9.5 million on their wedding celebrations, if allowed to marry in Hawaii.