Hawaii Senate Bill 1238: Proposing To Amend The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Make Incumbent Legislators Temporarily Ineligible For Service Based On The Size Of The Native Hawaiian Population.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Proposes to amend the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to provide that if a United States census shows that the state Native Hawaiian population decreased by no less than 5% since the prior United States census, all state legislators in office at the time of the release of the latter census shall be ineligible to serve in any state legislative office for 1 term, which shall be the 1st term of the applicable legislative office that begins after the release of the latter census.

Latest action

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. (2025-12-08)

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