1980-2016 History of Hawaii ConAm Questions

1. 1980-2016 Constitutional Amendment Ballot Questions and Results
Year Bill No. Subject Question on Ballot Passed Result Tally
1980 SB578
(1979)
Ratify Amendments to
50% total vote cast
Senate Bill No. 578 of the Tenth Legislature, Regular Session of 1979, proposes
that Article XVII, Section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be
amended to require that, for ratification of amendments at a general
election, each amendment must receive a majority of all the votes tallied on
the question equal to a least fify percent of the total vote cast at the
election.
Shall the amendment proposed by said Senate Bill No. 578-79 be adopted?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
178,030
85,530
53,911
149
56.0%
26.9%
16.9%
0.0%
1980 SB1703
(1980)
Ratify Amends Question/
Text/Voter Ed
Senate Bill No. 1703-80 of the Tenth Legislature, Regular Session of 1980,
proposes that Article XVII, Section 2, of the Consitituion of the State of
Hawaii be amended to require:
• that each proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii
be submitted to the voters in the form of a question embracing a single
subject,
• that each question have spaces to mark "yes" or "no",
• that the full text of all proposed amendments be available for public
inspection prior to the election and at each polling place on election day,
• that a program of voter education concerning each proposed amendment be
conducted and,
• that, for ratification of amendments at a general election, each
amendment must receive a majority of all the votes tallied on the question
equal to at least fifty percent of the total vote cast at the election.
Shall the amendment proposed by said Senate Bill No. 1703-80 be adopted?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
187,093
72,682
57,723
122
58.9%
22.8%
18.1%
0.0%
1980 SB1973
(1980)
Senate Consider Judical
Vacancy
Senate Bill No. 1973-80 of the Tenth Legislature, Regular Session of 1980,
proposes that Article III, Section 10, of the Consitution of the State of Hawaii
be amended to permit the Senate to convene itself into a special session at
the written request of two-thirds of the members of the Senate for the
purpose of considering any nomination to fill a judicial vacancy as provided
by Section 3 of Article VI.
Shall the amendment proposed by said Senate Bill No. 1973-80 be adopted?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
153,868
97,929
65,756
67
48.4%
30.8%
20.7%
0.0%
1982 HB150
(1981)
Preliminary Hearing
sufficient to Permit
Prosecution
House Bill No. 150 of the Eleventh Legislature, Regular Session of 1981,
proposes that Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii
be amended to allow a person to be held to answer for a capital or otherwise
infamous crime upon a finding of probable cause after a preliminary hearing
is held as provided by law. This proposed procedure would be an alternative
to the present procedure requiring a presentment or indictment of a grand
jury.
Shall the amendment proposed by said House Bill No. 150 be adopted?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
191,798
95,216
38,146
114
58.9%
29.2%
11.7%
0.0%
1982 HB238
(1981)
Payment of Legislative
Salaries
House Bill No. 238 of the Eleventh Legislature, Regular Session of 1981,
proposes that Article III, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii
be amended to provide that the salaries received by the members of the
legislature shall be payable in such installments and at such times as provided
by law.
Shall the amendment proposed by said House Bill No. 238 be adopted?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
152,154
126,110
46,904
106
46.7%
38.7%
14.4%
0.0%
1984 HB1213
(1983)
Elimination of Revenue
Refund
House Bill No. 1213 of the Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session of 1983,
proposes that Article VILL, Section 6 of the Consitution of the State of Hawaii
be amended to eliminate the requirement that excess revenue be refunded to
taxpayers if the general fund balance at the close of each two successive
fiscal years exceeds five percent of general fund revenues for each of the two
fiscal years.
Shall the amendment proposed by said House Bill No. 1213 be adopted?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
138,068
162,042
48,202
159
39.6%
46.5%
13.8%
0.0%
1984 HB1947
(1984)
Amend Deadline of Bill
Intro
House Bill No. 1947 of the Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session of 1984,
proposes that Article III, Section 12 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii
be amended to allow the legislature to establish the deadline for introducing
bills to be considered at any time during the session, by eliminating the
current requirement that the deadline be no sooner than the twentieth day of
the session and before the mandatory legislative recess.
Shall the amendment proposed by said House Bill No. 1947 be adopted?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
177,060
115,704
55,614
94
50.8%
33.2%
15.9%
0.0%
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2. 1984 SB2072
(1984)
Amend Leg. Pay Method
for Members
Senate Bill No. 2072 of the Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session of 1984,
proposes that Article III, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii
be amended to allow the legislature to set the method (but not the amount)
by which its members will be paid. The legislature has passed a bill to provide
for payment in equal monthly installments, with no increase in pay.
Shall the amendment proposed by said Senate Bill No. 2072 be adopted?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
185,231
101,719
61,420
102
53.1%
29.1%
17.6%
0.0%
1984 HB1948
(1984)
Remove Consecutive
Recess
House Bill No. 1948 of the Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session of 1984,
proposes that Article III, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii,
which now requires the legislature to recess each regular session for not less
than five days at one time during the period between the twentieth and
fortieth days of the session, be amended to remove the requirement that the
recess of at least five days be taken consectutively or all at one time, and
allow the recess to be taken any time during the session after the deadline
for introducing bills. A concurrent resolution setting the dates of the
mandatory recess must be adopted by the majority vote of the members of
each house of the legislature.
Shall the amendment proposed by said House Bill No. 1948 be adopted?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
173,623
105,591
69,190
68
49.8%
30.3%
19.8%
0.0%
1986 HB355
(1986)
Appoint Retired Judges
for Temporary Service
To provide additional judges for temporary service when needed by the
courts, shall the chief justice of the Hawaii supreme court be permitted to
appoint retired judges from the intermediate appellate court, the circuit
courts, district courts and district family courts to serve temporarily on the
intermediate appellate court, any circuit court, any district court and any
district family court, respectively?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
197,386
119,375
27,188
120
57.3%
34.6%
7.9%
0.0%
1986 Convention to Revise or
Amend Constitution
Shall there be aconvention to propse a revision of or amendments to the
Constitution?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
137,236
173,977
32,473
187
39.9%
50.5%
9.4%
0.0%
1988 SB107
(1987)
Right to Jury Trial -
Increase Amount from
$1000 to $5000
Shall the consitutional right to a jury trial in civil cases, now limited to those
cases where the value in controversy exceeds $1000, be amended to perserve
that right in civil cases where the value in controversy exceeds $1000, be
amended to perserve that right in civil cases where the value in controversy
exceeds $5000?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
212,235
102,246
53,541
165
57.6%
27.7%
14.5%
0.0%
1988 SB1139
(1987)
Eliminate 1 year
Residency Requirement
Shall the qualificiations for voting in the State of Hawaii be changed to
eliminate the one-year residency requirement which has been found
unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
172,026
156,594
39,434
133
46.7%
42.5%
10.7%
0.0%
1988 HB572
(1987)
Unopposed Candidates
Automatically elected
Shall a candidate for a seat in the legislature who is unopposed after the
primary election be deemed elected to that seat at the primary election with
the term of office of the member elected at a primary election beginning on
the date of the general election, and shall the language specifying the
method by which senators elected after reapportionment are assigned to two
or four-year terms when reapportionment establishes multimember districts
be conformed to such an election method?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
198,301
108,515
61,279
92
53.8%
29.4%
16.6%
0.0%
1988 HB1267
(1987)
SB2718
(1988)
Voting Age Qualification
Allow to vote if 18 in
Calendar Year
Shall the age qualificiation for voting in the State of Hawaii be changed to
include not only those who shall have attained the age of eighteen years on
or before the date of the election, but also those who shall have attained the
age of eighteen years on or before December 31 of the year in which the
election is held?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
164,407
156,681
46,963
136
44.6%
42.5%
12.7%
0.0%
1988 SB2021
(1988)
Exclusive Economic Zone
Assert and Reserve
Natural Resources
Shall the State of Hawaii assert and reserve its rights and interest in its
exclusive economic zone for the purpose of exploring, exploiting, conserving
and managing natural resouces, both living and nonliving, of the seabed and
subsoil, and super-adjacent waters?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
251,822
55,689
60,549
127
68.3%
15.1%
16.4%
0.0%
1988 HB2688
(1988)
Allow Student on Board of
Education.
Shall there be one public high student selected by the Hawaii State Student
Council to serve as a non-voting member on the board of education?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
212,174
103,961
51,996
56
57.6%
28.2%
14.1%
0.0%
1988 HB3164
(1988)
Reapportionment Basis -
Change Basis to
Population Base
Shall the requirements of minimum representation among basic island units
be removed and the basis for reapportionment be changed from a registered
voter base to a population base?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
165,896
132,133
70,100
58
45.0%
35.8%
19.0%
0.0%
1990 HB2053
(1990)
Change Basis to
Population Base
Shall the basis used for reapportionment be changed from a "registered voter"
basis to an "adjusted population" basis?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
142,688
154,339
56,472
302
40.3%
43.6%
15.9%
0.0%
1990 HB2053
(1990)
Amend Basic Island Unit
Requirement
Shall the requirements for reapportionment boundaries be changed from
"basic island units" to basic island units, whenever possible and to the
maximum extent possible?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
151,740
125,015
76,909
137
42.8%
35.3%
21.7%
0.0%
1990 HB2053
(1990)
Repeal Fractional
Representation for basic
Island Units
Shall the requirement that fractional voting be used to maintain minimum
representation for basic island units, which has been ruled unconstituional,
be repealed?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
149,474
128,835
75,373
119
42.2%
36.4%
21.3%
0.0%
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3. 1990 SB32
(1990)
Amend Legislative Recess
Period
Shall the legislative session recess requirement be changed from a minimum
of five to six days, and to allow recesses to occur at a time or times to be
determined by concurrent resolution, rather than to allow recesses to occur
only at some period between the twentieth and fortieth days of the regular
session?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
144,552
150,559
58,556
134
40.8%
42.5%
16.5%
0.0%
1990 SB103
(1990)
Amend Qualifications for
District Court Judge
Shall the qualificiation for appointment of a district court judge be increased
from a minimum of five years to minimum of ten years of holding a license
before being nominated?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
151,502
155,676
46,436
187
42.8%
44.0%
13.1%
0.0%
1992 HB2322
(1992)
Reapportionment
Commission Constitute
on/before May 1
Shall the reapportionment commission be constituted on or before May 1
instead of March 1 of each reapportionment year?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
192,432
127,199
61,850
473
50.4%
33.3%
16.2%
0.1%
1992 SB1440
(1992)
Reserve Oath for
Designated Officials
Shall the oath of office be reserved for the governor, the lieutenant governor,
members of both houses of the legislature, members of the board of
education, the members of the national guard, State or county employees
who possess police powers, district court judges, and all office holders whose
appointment requires the consent of the senate?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
228,395
101,827
51,451
281
59.8%
26.7%
13.5%
0.1%
1992 SB2234
(1992)
Elimination of Holdover
Senators
Shall the holdover senator provision be repealed so that the terms of all
senators will end at the general electionat which a new apportionment plan
becomes effective and the assignment of staggered terms is recomputed as of
that general election?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
217,462
105,353
58,864
275
56.9%
27.6%
15.4%
0.1%
1992 HB2327
(1992)
Change to Population
Based Reapportionment
Shall the reapportionment commission use the total number of permanent
residents instead of the number of registered voters as the reapportionment
base?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
210,400
120,029
51,308
217
55.1%
31.4%
13.4%
0.1%
1994 SB2182
(1994)
District Court Vacancy
Select/Approve: Chief
Justice and Senate
Shall the method of filling a vacancy in the district courts be changed by
requiring the candidate selected by the chief justice to also be approved of
by the senate which must hold a public hearing within thrity days of the
appointment?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
205,982
103,135
67,164
43
54.7%
27.4%
17.8%
0.0%
1994 SB2294
(1994)
Judicial Selection Number
of Nominees Between 4
and 6
Shall the number of nominees for any judicial vacancy submitted by the
judicial selection commission to the governor be changed from a list of "not
less than 6" nominees for the vacancy to "not less than 4 and not more than 6"
nominees?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
215,471
96,762
63,981
110
57.3%
25.7%
17.0%
0.0%
1994 SB2513
(1994)
Judicial Selection Comm.
Term Not to Exceed Six
Years
Shall the term of appointees to the judicial selection commission be changed
from no more than one full six year term to a term of no more than six years?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
240,411
73,945
61,894
74
63.9%
19.6%
16.4%
0.0%
1994 SB2515
(1994)
Judicial Selection Comm.
Change Requirements in
Appointments
Shall the number of appointees by the governor to the judicial selection
commission be reduced from three to two, the number of appointees by the
chief justice from two to one, and the number appointed by the president of
the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives each respectively
be increased from one to two and shall at least one of the appointees be a
resident of a county other than the City and County of Honolulu?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
250,481
71,160
54,611
72
66.6%
18.9%
14.5%
0.0%
1994 HB3657
(1994)
Board of Education
Appointed BOE by
Governor
Shall the board of education be appointed by the governor and confirmed by
the senate, and its composition determined by law?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
158,675
176,242
41,281
126
42.2%
46.8%
11.0%
0.0%
1994 HB3657
(1994)
Limit BOE Powers;
Statewide Policies
Shall the board of education's powers be limited to formulating statewide
educational policy, as provided by law, and appointing the superintendent of
education as the chief executive officer?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
238,870
89,466
47,917
71
63.5%
23.8%
12.7%
0.0%
1994 HB2692
(1994)
Authorize State to Issue
Bonds for Early Childhood
Education and Care
Facilities
Shall the State be authorized to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist
not-for-profit corporations which provide early childhood education and care
facilities to the general public?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
231,859
102,721
41,318
426
61.6%
27.3%
11.0%
0.1%
1994 HB2692
(1994)
Authorize State to Use
Bonds for Early Childhood
Education and Care
Facilities
Shall the State be authorized to use public funds in the form of proceeds of
special purpose revenue bonds, to assist not-for-profit corporations that
provide early childhood education and care facilities serving the general
public?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
198,977
129,233
47,944
170
52.9%
34.3%
12.7%
0.0%
1996 SB2211
(1996)
Paying For School
Cosntruction Projects
Shall the State be allowed to appropriate the funds of the state educational
facilities improvement special fund for periods beyond three years to allow
for acquisition or construction of public school facilities?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
242,009
83,882
43,353
113
65.5%
22.7%
11.7%
0.0%
1996 SB3091
(1996)
Federal Financial Aid Should the exception that permanently prevents the lapsing of unencumbered
general obligation bond funds which are deemed necessary by the legislature
to qualify for federal aid financing and reimbursement be removed from the
provision that requires the lapsing of all unencumbered funds at the end of
each fiscal period?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
164,132
123,021
81,125
79
44.4%
33.3%
22.2%
0.0%
1996 HB4142
(1996)
Hurricane Relief Fund Shall the State Constitution be amended to authorize the use of revenue
bonds to finance a loan program to make loans to state property insurance
programs that provide hurricane insurance coverage to the general public?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
234,436
92,238
42,482
201
63.5%
25.0%
11.5%
0.1%
1996 Convention to Revise or
Amend Constitution
Shall there be a convention to propose a revision of or amendments to the
Constitution?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
163,869
160,153
45,245
90
44.4%
43.4%
12.2%
0.0%
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4. 1998 SB209
(1997)
Appoint Tax Review
Commission every 10 yrs
Shall a tax review commission be appointed every ten years instead of every
five years, starting in the year 2005?
YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
138,672
222,433
51,026
389
33.6%
53.9%
12.4%
0.1%
1998 HB117
(1997)
Legislature to Reserve
Marriage to Opp-Sex
Couples
Shall the Constituion of the State of Hawaii be amended to specify that the
legislature shall have the power to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
285,384
117,827
8,422
887
69.2%
28.6%
2.0%
0.2%
1998 HB3130
Act 131
(1998)
Convention to Revise or
Amend Constitution
Shall there be a convention to propose a revision of or amendments to the
Constitution?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
140,688
244,753
26,784
295
34.1%
59.3%
6.5%
0.1%
2000 SB539
(2000)
UH Self Governance Shall the University of Hawaii have the authority and power of self-
governance in matters involving only the internal structure, management,
and operation of the university?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
268,166
76,870
25,398
78
72.4%
20.7%
6.9%
0.0%
2000 SB2941
(2000)
Appoint Tax Review
Commission every 10 yrs
Shall a tax review commission be appointed every ten years instead of every
five years, starting in the year 2005?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
130,055
208,035
32,289
133
35.1%
56.1%
8.7%
0.0%
2000 HB1
(2nd SP)
Staggered Senate Terms Shall the reapportionment commission be assigned the duty to maintain the
staggering of senate terms in a manner that is equitable for all candidates in
an election?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
260,699
67,568
42,181
64
70.4%
18.2%
11.4%
0.0%
2002 HB1012
(2002)
Candidate Residency Shall a candidate seeking office in a senatorial or representative district be
required to become a qualified voter in that district prior to filing nomination
papers for the primary election?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
323,346
35,252
26,741
119
83.9%
9.1%
6.9%
0.0%
2002 HB2848
(2002)
Issue Bonds for Not-For-
Profit Schools
Shall the State be authorized to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use
the proceeds from the bonds to assist not-for-profit private nonsectarian and
sectarian elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and universities;
and to combine into a single issue of special purpose revenue bonds to assist
not-for-profit private nonsectarian and sectarian elementary schools,
secondary schools, colleges, and universities, separately authorized, in a total
amount not exceeding the aggregate of the proposed separate issues of
special purpose revenue bonds?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
229,961
127,035
28,348
113
59.7%
33.0%
7.4%
0.0%
2002 SB996
(2002)
Felony Prosecutions Shall Hawaii's consitutional provision regarding the initiation of criminal
charges be amended to permit criminal charges for felonies to be initieated
by a legal prosecuting officer through the filing of a signed, written
information setting forth the charge in accordance with procedures and
conditions to be provided by the state legislature?
Note: Feb. 24, 2004 the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled the amendment was
not validly ratified in accordance with Article XVII, Sec. 2&3 of the
Hawaii State Constitution. Watland v. Lingle
See
Note
YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
220,829
123,003
41,494
131
57.3%
31.9%
10.8%
0.0%
2004 HB2789
(2004)
Sexual Assault Crimes Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to provide that the
legislature may define what behavior consitutes a continuing course of
conduct in sexual assault crimes?
Note: Sept. 1, 2005 the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled HB2789 was invalidly
adopted. Taomae v. Lingle
See
Note
YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
282,852
103,745
44,407
168
65.6%
24.1%
10.3%
0.0%
2004 SB2843
(2004)
Public Right to
Information
Shall the Consitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to provide that the
public has a right of access to registration information regarding persons
convicted of certain offenses against children and persons convicted of
certain sexual offenses, and that the legislature shall determine which
offenses are subject to this provision, what information consistutes
registration information to which the public has a right of access, the manner
of public access to the registration information, and a period of time after
which and conditions pursuant to which a convicted person may petition for
termination of public access?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
309,415
79,321
42,298
132
71.8%
18.4%
9.8%
0.0%
2004 SB2846
(2004)
Rights of Accused Law Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to permit the
legislature to provide by law for the inadmissiblity of priviledge confidential
communications between and alleged crime victim and the alleged crime
victim's physician, psycohologist, counselor or licensed mental health
professional?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
229,439
147,257
54,259
200
53.2%
34.2%
12.6%
0.0%
2004 SB2851
(2004)
Felony Prosecutions Shall Hawaii's consitutional provision regarding the initiation of criminal
charges be amended to permit criminal charges for felonies to be initiated by
a legal prosecuting officer through the filing of a signed, written information
setting forth the charge in accordance with procedures and conditions to be
provided by the state legislature?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
241,658
129,103
60,336
93
56.0%
29.9%
14.0%
0.0%
2006 SB1256
(2005)
Board of Regents Shall the governor be required to select board of regents candidates from a
pool of qualified candidates screened and proposed by a candidate advisory
council for the board of regents of the University of Hawaii as provided by
law?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
195,909
122,454
30,181
207
56.2%
35.1%
8.7%
0.1%
2006 SB995
(2006)
Justices and Judges
Retirement Age
Shall the mandatory retirement age of seventy for all state court justices and
judges be repealed?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
121,418
201,476
25,329
528
34.8%
57.8%
7.3%
0.2%
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5. 2006 SB2246
(2006)
Sexual Assault Against
Minors
Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to provide that in
continuous sexual assault crimes against minors younger than fourteen years
of age, the legislature may define: (1) What behavior constitutes a continuing
course of conduct; and (2) What consitutes the jury unanimity that is required
for a conviction?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
270,789
71,306
36,421
235
69.0%
20.4%
10.4%
0.1%
2006 SB2479
(2006)
Agricultural Enterprise
Revenue Bonds
Shall the State be authorized to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use
the proceeds from the bonds to assist agricultural enterprises serving
important agricultural lands?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
222,072
90,319
36,269
91
63.7%
25.9%
10.4%
0.0%
2006 HB1917
(2006)
Salary Commission Shall the Consitution be amended to provide the salary commission to review
and recommend salaries for justices, judges, state legislators, the governor,
the lieutenant governor, the administrative director of the State, state
department heads or executive officers of the executive departments, and
the deputies or assistants to department heads of the executive departments,
excluding the superintendent of education and tghe president of the
University of Hawaii?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
184,101
129,806
34,709
135
52.8%
37.2%
10.0%
0.0%
2008 SB966
(2008)
Age Qualification for
Governor
Shall the age qualification for the office of governor and office of lieutenant
governor be reduced from thirty years of age to twenty-five years of age?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
75,782
356,983
22,283
189
16.6%
78.4%
4.9%
0.0%
2008 Convention to Revise or
Amend Constitution
Shall there be a convention to propose a revision of or amendments to the
Constitution?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
152,596
281,668
20,796
144
33.5%
61.9%
4.6%
0.0%
2010 SB2807
(2010)
Relating to the Tax
Rebate Requirement
Shall the legislature be provided with the choice, when the state general fund
balance at the close of each of two successive fiscal years exceeds five per
cent of the general fund revenues for each of the two fiscal years, to provide
a tax refund or tax credit to the taxpayers of the State, or to make a deposit
into one or more funds, as provided by law, which shall serve as temporary
supplemental sources of funding for the State in times of an emergency,
economic downturn, or unforeseen reduction in revenue?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
227,457
122,672
35,007
249
59.0%
31.8%
9.1%
0.1%
2010 HB2376
(2010)
Relating to the Board of
Education
Shall the Board of Education be changed to a board appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, as provided b y law?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
221,390
145,818
17,953
224
57.4%
37.8%
4.7%
0.1%
2012 HB2594
(2012)
Issue/Use Bonds for Dam
and Reservoirs
Shall the State be authorized to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use
the proceeds from the bonds to assist dam and reservoir owners to make their
facilities compliant with current safety standards?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
212,483
176,007
47,995
198
48.7%
40.3%
11.0%
0.0%
2012 SB650
(2012)
Retired Judges Shall the chief justice of the state supreme court appoint judges who have
retired upon attaining the age of seventy years as emeritus judges, permitting
the appointed judges to serve as temporary judges in courts no higher than
the court level they reached prior to retirement and for terms not to exceed
three months per each appointment?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
216,734
174,250
45,537
162
49.6%
39.9%
10.4%
0.0%
2014 SB886
(2013)
Justices and Judges
Retirement Age
Shall the mandatory retirement age for all state court justices and judges be
increased from seventy to eighty years of age?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
81,428
269,012
18,896
306
22.0%
72.8%
5.1%
0.1%
2014 SB1084
(2013)
Public Funds to Early
Childhood Education
Shall the appropriation of public funds be permitted for the support or
benefit of private early childhood education programs that shall not
discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex or ancestry, as provided by
law?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
160,271
192,289
16,814
268
43.4%
52.0%
4.5%
0.1%
2014 HB420
(2014)
Disclosure of Judicial
Nominees
Shall the judicial selection commission, when presenting a list of nominees to
the governor or the chief justice to fill a vacancy in the office of the chief
justice,m supreme court, intermediate appellate court, circuit courts or
district courts, be required, at the same time, to disclose that list to the
public?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
303,022
41,315
25,189
116
82.0%
11.2%
6.8%
0.0%
2014 HB748
(2014)
Issue Bonds for
Agreicultural Enterprises
Shall the State be authorized to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use
the proceeds from the bonds to assist agricultural enterprises on any type of
land, rather than only important agricultural lands?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
185,576
152,247
31,561
258
50.2%
41.2%
8.5%
0.1%
2014 SB2876
(2014)
Issue Bonds for Dams and
Reservoirs
Shall the State be authorized to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use
the proceeds from the bonds to offer loans to qualifying dam and reservoir
owners to improve their facilities to protect public safety and provide
significant benefits to the general public as important water sources?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
234,063
106,403
28,999
177
63.3%
28.8%
7.8%
0.0%
2016 SB143
(2015)
Jury Trials in Civil Cases Shall the threshold value in controversy requirement for jury trials in civil
cases at common law be increased from $5000 to $10,000?
NO YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
201,198
185,586
50,617
263
46.0%
42.4%
11.6%
0.1%
2016 SB2554
(2016)
Disposition of Excess
Revenues
Shall the legislature be provided, when the state general fund balance at the
close of each of two successive fiscal years exceeds five per cent of the
general fund revenues for each of the two fiscal years, the additional
alternatives of the appropriating general funds for the pre-payment of either
or both of the following: (1) Debt service for general obligation bonds issued
by the State; or (2) Pension or other post-employment benefit liablities
accrued for state employees?
YES YES
NO
Blank Votes
Over Votes
219,056
157,289
61,032
287
50.1%
35.9%
13.9%
0.1%
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