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The Hawaii Constitution was framed by a Constitutional Convention under Act 334, Session Laws of Hawaii 1949. It was adopted by popular ballot on November 7, 1950, and was deemed amended when three propositions submitted to the people—in accordance with the Act of the U.S. Congress approved March 18, 1959 [6] —were adopted by the people on June 27, 1959.
A referendum on Amendment 1 to the Constitution of Hawaii was held on November 5, 2024. The amendment repealed the Hawaii State Legislature's ability to limit marriage to heterosexual couples, [2] reversing the 1998 Hawaii Marriage Amendment. [3] The measure passed with 51.3% of the vote in support and 40.4% in opposition. [1]
Article XVII of the Constitution of Hawaii provides for two means by which measures can be placed on the ballot: [9] Measures can be placed on the ballot by the Hawaii State Legislature passing a constitutional amendment. Constitutional amendments will not go into effect until after approved by a vote of the people (Article XVII, Section 3).
Constitutional Amendment 2 of 1998 amended the Constitution of Hawaii, granting the state legislature the power to prevent same-sex marriage from being conducted or recognized in Hawaii. Amendment 2 was the first constitutional amendment adopted in the United States that specifically targeted same-sex partnerships.
Dec. 1—In 1998, 69 % of Hawaii residents supported a constitutional amendment that marriage should be reserved only for opposite-sex genders. Today same-sex marriages have about 70 % support ...
JAMM AQUINO / SEPT. 11 The bill proposing the constitutional amendment was introduced by House Speaker Scott Saiki, who fought to legalize same-sex marriage in 2013 over fierce opposition from ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... 1894 Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii; 2024 Hawaii Amendment 1; H. 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional ...
The 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention is considered the watershed political event in the modern State of Hawaii. [1] It was convened on July 5, 1978. The convention established term limits for state office holders, provided a requirement for an annual balanced budget, laid the groundwork for the return of federal land such as the island of Kahoʻolawe, and created the Office of ...