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» Couples applying for civil unions need to fill out an online application to have a ceremony. After the ceremony is registered online by a licensed officiant and health officials review it, couples will have Internet access to a temporary certificate of civil union good for 90 days that can be used as a legal document. A story on Page A1 Wednesday erroneously reported a permanent civil union certificate would be issued within 30 days.

» Comedian Bill Maher’s New Year’s Eve performance will take place at the Waikiki Shell; get details at Ticketmaster.com. On the cover of most copies of TGIF today, the location is wrongly given as Blaisdell Center.