HI · constitutions
Haw. Const. art. IV, § 4
APPORTIONMENT AMONG BASIC ISLAND UNITS
The commission shall allocate the total number of members of each house of the state legislature being reapportioned among the four basic island units, namely: (1) the island of Hawaii, (2) the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe, (3) the island of Oahu and all other islands not specifically enumerated, and (4) the islands of Kauai and Niihau, using the total number of permanent residents in each of the basic island units and computed by the method known as the method of equal proportions; except that no basic island unit shall receive less than one member in each house.
History
Add Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978; am HB 2327 (1992) and election Nov 3, 1992
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- lrb.hawaii.gov
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- 2026-09-29
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- supplied-2026-09-29
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