Article V — The Executive
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Haw. Const. art. V, § 1 Establishment Of The Executive
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The executive power of the State shall be vested in a governor. The governor shall be elected by the qualified voters of this State at a general election. The person receiving the highest number of votes shall be the governor. In case of a tie vote, the selection of the governor …
Haw. Const. art. V, § 2 Lieutenant Governor
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There shall be a lieutenant governor who shall have the same qualifications as the governor. The lieutenant governor shall be elected at the same time, for the same term and in the same manner as the governor; provided that the votes cast in the general election for the nominee f…
Haw. Const. art. V, § 3 Compensation: Governor, Lieutenant Governor
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REPEALED. [Repeal HB 1917 (2006) and election Nov 7, 2006]
Haw. Const. art. V, § 4 Succession To Governorship; Absence Or Disability Of Governor
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When the office of governor is vacant, the lieutenant governor shall become governor. In the event of the absence of the governor from the State, or the governor’s inability to exercise and discharge the powers and duties of the governor’s office, such powers and duties shall dev…
Haw. Const. art. V, § 5 Executive Powers
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The governor shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws. The governor shall be commander in chief of the armed forces of the State and may call out such forces to execute the laws, suppress or prevent insurrection or lawless violence or repel invasion. The govern…
Haw. Const. art. V, § 6 Executive And Administrative Offices And Departments
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All executive and administrative offices, departments and instrumentalities of the state government and their respective powers and duties shall be allocated by law among and within not more than twenty principal departments in such a manner as to group the same according to comm…