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Hawaii Constitution, Article XVIII

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Article XVIII, Schedule

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All articles167 Art. I23 Art. II10 Art. III19 Art. IV10 Art. V6 Art. VI7 Art. VII13 Art. VIII6 Art. IX10 Art. X6 Art. XI10 Art. XII7 Art. XIII2 Art. XIV0 Art. XV5 Art. XVI16 Art. XVII5 Art. XVIII12

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Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 1 Districting And Apportionment
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[Omitted as obsolete.] Note: A proposal of the 1978 Constitutional Convention rewriting this section was not validly ratified. Kahalekai v. Doi, 60 H. 324, 590 P.2d 543.
Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 2 1978 Senatorial Elections
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Article III, Section 4, to the contrary notwithstanding, the terms of office of the members of the senate elected in the 1978 general election shall be as follows: members of the senate shall be divided into two classes. The first class shall consist of the following number elect…
Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 3 Salaries Of Legislators
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REPEALED. [Repeal HB 1917 (2006) and election Nov 7, 2006]
Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 4 Effective Date For Term Limitations For Governor And Lieutenant Governor
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The amendments to Sections 1 and 2 of Article V shall limit the term of any person elected to the office of governor or lieutenant governor in the 1978 general election to two consecutive full terms commencing from noon on the first Monday in December, 1978. [Add Const Con 1978 a…

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Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 5 Judiciary: Transition; Effective Date

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The three members initially appointed to the judicial selection commission by the governor shall serve for terms of two, four and six years respectively. The members initially appointed to the commission by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representativ…

Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 6 Effective Date And Application Of Real Property Tax Transfer

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The amendment to Section 3 of Article VIII shall take effect on the first day of July after two full calendar years have elapsed following the ratification of such amendment [November 7, 1978]; provided that for a period of eleven years following such ratification, the policies a…

Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 7 1978 Board Of Education Elections

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Members elected to the board of education in the 1978 general election shall serve for two-year terms. [Add Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]

Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 8 Effective Date For Office Of Hawaiian Affairs

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The legislature shall provide for the implementation of the amendments to Article XII in Sections 5 and 6 on or before the first general election following ratification of the amendments to Article XII in Sections 5 and 6. [Add Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]

Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 9 Continuity Of Laws

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All laws in force at the time amendments to this constitution take effect that are not inconsistent with the constitution as amended shall remain in force, mutatis mutandis, until they expire by their own limitations or are amended or repealed by the legislature. Except as otherw…

Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 10 Debts

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The debts and liabilities of the Territory shall be assumed and paid by the State, and all debts owed to the Territory shall be collected by the State. [Ren Const Con 1968 and election Nov 5, 1968; ren Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]

Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 11 Residence, Other Qualifications

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Requirements as to residence, citizenship or other status or qualifications in or under the State prescribed by this constitution shall be satisfied pro tanto by corresponding residence, citizenship or other status or qualifications in or under the Territory. [Ren Const Con 1968 …

Haw. Const. art. XVIII, § 12 Board Of Education Transition

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There shall be a period of transition from the elected to the appointed board of education, as provided by law. [Add HB 2376 (2010) and election Nov 2, 2010] This constitution shall take effect and be in full force immediately upon the admission of Hawaii into the Union as a Stat…