Hawaii State and Local Government

The Green Papers: State and Local Government

Hawaii

Governor:	1	(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2000 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
2002 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
2004 Electors:	4	(0.74% of 538)
1990 Census:	1,108,229	(0.45% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:	1,216,642	(0.43% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (2000):	637,349
Estimated Voting age population (2000):	909,000
Capital:	Honolulu

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States Alphabetically Current Hawaii Statewide Office Holders


Official Name/Status All States
	The STATE of Hawaii
	Organized as a Territory: 30 April 1900. 31 Stat. 141: the Hawaiian Islands- an independent Kingdom until 1893 and an ostensibly independent Republic under American protection from 1893 till 1898- was formally annexed by the United States of America, 7 July 1898
	Admitted to the Union as a State: 21 August 1959 upon Proclamation by President Dwight D. Eisenhower that the conditions set forth in the Enabling Act had been satisfactorily met
	The 50th state.


Traditional Sections and Regions All States
	Section: WEST
	Region: Pacific
	Survey: Metes & Bounds

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 18 March 1959 [73 Stat. 4: recognized a State government already formed and set certain conditions for the Admission of Hawaii into the Union, all of which were approved by the voters of the Territory on 27 June 1959]

• 1st (1959--) [Adopted: 22 July 1950, Ratified: 7 November 1950 The approval of Statehood by the voters of Hawaii- by vote of 82,788 to 27,109- in the election held this date was considered tantamount to ratification of its Constitution; the Constitution was effective upon Admission, 21 August 1959]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
	• GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
	• Lieutenant Governor [Elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; nominated separately from Governor]

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States 2009 Office holders
	• Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
	• Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; nominated separately from Governor

Legislative Branch All States

Legislature
	• LEGISLATURE

Upper House
	• Senate
Lower House
	• House of Representatives

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
	• Supreme Court
Intermediate Appellate Court
	• Intermediate Court of Appeals

Local Government


PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
	• County [Type: Strong, Executive: Mayor, Legislative: COUNCIL]
	MINOR CIVIL DIVISION All States
		• district [Type: None, Executive and Legislative: no associated governmental structure]

Incorporated Municipalities All States

Localities
	• Hawaii Civil Divisions and Municipalities


Key Statewide / Federal Officials All States
	Hawaii Officials

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
	• 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November in even-numbered years. (HI Constitution Article II, Section 8)
Presidential Primary All States
	• None.
State Primary All States
	• 2nd to last Saturday in September in even-numbered years. (HI Revised Statutes 12-2)
Polling times All States
	• Polls open: 7 AM local time Polls close: 6 PM local time (HI Revised Statutes 11-131)

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution
	• http://www.hawaii.gov/lrb/con/
Election Authority
	• Hawaii Office of Elections
Legislature
	• Hawaii State Legislature
Democratic
	• Hawai'i Democratic Party
Republican
	• Hawai'i Republican Party
Third Party
	• Constitution Party of Hawaii
	• Constitution Party of Hawaii
	• Hawai'i Independent & Sovereign
	• Hawaii Right to Life
	• The Green Party of Hawai'i
	• The Libertarian Party of Hawaii
	• The Unity Party of Hawaii
Media & others
	• Akaku - Maui Community Television
	• D.C's Political Report - Hawaii
	• Hawai'i Free Press - Hilo
	• Hawaii Globe
	• Hawaii Reporter - Honolulu
	• Hawaii Tribune-Herald - Hilo
	• HawaiiNews (formerly Islenews.com)
	• Honolulu Advertiser
	• Honolulu Star-Bulletin
	• Honolulu Weekly
	• Ka Leo O Hawai'i - University of Hawai'i at Manoa
	• KGMB TV - CBS - Honolulu
	• KHNL TV - NBC - Honolulu
	• KHON TV - Fox - Honolulu
	• KITV TV - ABC - Honolulu
	• Maui News
	• MauiTime Weekly
	• Molokai Advertiser-News
	• Pacific Business News - Honolulu
	• Politics1.com - Hawaii
	• The Garden Island - Kauai
	• West Hawaii Today - Kailua-Kona