The fate of same-sex unions in Hawaii now lies with Republican Gov. Linda Lingle after the Hawaii State House of Representatives voted to approve the everything-but-marriage unions on April 29th. The State Senate previously approved civil unions on January 22nd in a veto-proof majority of 18-7. Gov. Lingle has not indicated whether she will approve or veto the bill. She has until July 6th to decide.

If the measure becomes law, Hawaii would become one of six states — along with California, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington — to grant essentially all the rights of marriage to same-sex couples without authorizing marriage itself.

While no large-scale rallies are planned from either side of the issue, civil union supporters and opponents will be lobbying Gov. Lingle with personal messages via handwritten letters, emails, and phone calls in hopes of influencing her decision.