General Election: Constitutional and Charter Amendment Proposals
INSIGHTS on PBS HAWAIʻI

Voters statewide will consider ballot questions including two proposed changes to the State Constitution. All four counties are proposing changes to their respective charters, the documents that dictate how local governments operate. Join the live discussion about some of the proposals and what they mean.

 

The panelists in attendance will be:

  • Colin Moore
    Political Analyst

 

  • Camron Hurt
    Common Cause Hawaiʻi

 

  • Judith Mills-Wong
    League of Women Voters, Hawaiʻi

 

  • Jacob Aki
    Honolulu Charter Commission

 

Proposed Hawaiʻi Constitutional Amendments

https://elections.hawaii.gov/voting/2026-proposed-amendments-to-the-hawaii-state-constitution/

Proposed Honolulu City & County Charter Amendments

https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/oahuvotes

Proposed Kauaʻi County Charter Amendment

Shall the Kaua’i County Charter be amended to expedite and clarify the Planning Commission’s appeals process by removing all references to a Zoning Board of Appeals?

Proposed Maui County Charter Amendments

https://mauicountyvotes.gov/news-releases

Proposed Hawaiʻi County Charter Amendment

Shall the Hawaiʻi County Charter be amended to allow the County Auditor to hire a deputy and exercise the same power, with respect to the employees within the Auditor’s office, as the department heads in the executive branch?