Census figures indicate there are about 4,248 same-sex couples living together in Hawaii, with about a quarter of them raising children.

The information on same-sex households was gathered from Census data by The Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

The Williams Institute calculated there were about nine same-sex couples out of every 1,000 households in the state. About 53 percent of them were female, and 47 percent were male.

The Big Island had the highest rate of same-sex couples, with more than 12 per 1,000 households. Maui had the second-most, followed by Kauai and Honolulu.

Towns with the highest rate of same-sex couples included Hawaiian Paradise Park, Wailuku, Kihei, Kailua and Hilo.

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The Williams Institute: http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/