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2026 Hawaii Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Constitution

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Hawaii	Constitutional Amendment: Amendment Age Qualification for Governor and Lieutenant Governor	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Hawaii	Constitutional Convention Question: Constitutional Convention Question	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	Hawaii	Constitutional Amendment: Relating to the Board of Education	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Hawaii	Constitutional Amendment: Relating to the Tax Rebate Requirement	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Hawaii	SB 143: Proposing an Amendment to the Hawaii Constitution to Change the Threshold Value in Controversy Requirement for Jury Trials in Civil Cases at Common Law from $5,000 to $10,000	Failed
Nov. 8, 2016	Hawaii	SB 2554: Proposing an Amendment to Article VII, Section 6, of the Hawaii Constitution, Relating to the Disposition of Excess Revenues	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Hawaii	measure: Hawaii Constitutional Convention	Failed

Executive Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Hawaii	Constitutional Amendment: Amendment Age Qualification for Governor and Lieutenant Governor	Failed

Government Operations

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Hawaii	Constitutional Amendment: Amendment Age Qualification for Governor and Lieutenant Governor	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	Hawaii	Constitutional Amendment: Relating to the Board of Education	Passed

Judicial Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2012	Hawaii	Constitutional Amendment: Relating to Retired Judges	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Hawaii	SB 886: Relating to State Justices and Judges	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Hawaii	HB 420: Relating to Disclosure of Judicial Nominees	Passed
Nov. 5, 2024	Hawaii	Amendment: Hawaii Judicial Appointments and Confirmations Amendment	Passed
Nov. 3, 2026	Hawaii	Senate Bill 121: Hawaii Increase Time for Senate to Act on Judicial Appointments Amendment	Pending

Legislative Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Hawaii	Amendment: Hawaii Remove Legislature Authority to Limit Marriage to Opposite-Sex Couples Amendment	Passed