Legislative record

SB 1238STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

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.

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.

Voted 12/8/2025

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Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. 1/27/2025Referred to JDC/HWN, WAM.
  3. 1/23/2025Introduced and passed First Reading.
  4. 1/21/2025Pending Introduction.