1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention

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Category: Hawaii

The 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention is regarded as historic in the modern State of Hawaii. The convention established

• resign-to-run provisions for running for political office
• limited the governor and lieutenant governor to two four-year terms
• created the judicial panel to select candidates for state courts
• started the Council on Revenues to provide a rational means for deciding how much money the state could spend
• provided a requirement for an annual balanced budget
• laid the groundwork for the return of federal land such as the island of Kahoolawe,
• created the Office of Hawaiian Affairs
• adoption of Hawaiian diacritical marks for official usage
• adopt the Hawaiian language as a official state language of Hawaii.

Many delegates to the constitutional convention have become major figures in Hawaiian politics. Delegates to the convention included:

• Benjamin J. Cayetano, future Governor
• Carol Fukunaga, future legislative leader
• Helene Hale, future legislative leader
• Jeremy Harris, future Mayor of Honolulu
• Les Ihara, Jr. future legislative leader
• Barbara Marumoto, future legislative leader
• Joseph Souki, future Speaker of the House
• John D. Waihee III, future Governor
• Frenchy DeSoto future OHA Chairperson

External Links

• Veterans of ’78 Con-Con publicly back OHA (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1-6-04)