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Hawaii State Supreme Court
The Hawaii State Supreme Court is the highest court of the State of Hawaii in the United States. Its decisions are binding on all other courts of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The principal purpose of the Supreme Court is to review the decisions of the trial courts in which appeals have been granted. Appeals are decided by the members of the Supreme Court based on written records and in some cases may grant oral arguments in the main Supreme Court chamber. More »
Akaka Bill
The "Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007" , a bill currently before the United States Congress, is commonly known as the Akaka Bill after U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka, D-HI, who has proposed various forms of this bill since 2000. The Akaka Bill proposed between 2000 and the present seeks to establish a process for Native Hawaiians to gain federal recognition similar to the recognition that some Native American tribes currently possess. More »
1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention
The 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention is regarded to be the watershed political event in the modern State of Hawaii. The convention established term limits for state office holders, provided a requirement for an annual balanced budget, laid the groundwork for the return of federal land such as the island of Kahoolawe, and most importantly created the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in an effort to right the wrongs done towards native Hawaiians since the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii... More »
Constitution of Hawaii
The Constitution of Hawaii refers to various legal documents throughout the history of the Hawaiian Islands that defined the fundamental principles of authority and governance within its sphere of jurisdiction. Numerous constitutions have been promulgated for the Kingdom of Hawaii, Republic of Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii and State of Hawaii. The first constitution was drafted by Kamehameha III. A few constitutions have become historically infamous like the Bayonet Constitution of 1887 which... More »
1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
The Constitution of 1864 of the Kingdom of Hawaii'' ' was a rewrite of the 1852 constitution issued by King Kamehameha III. It dramatically changed the way Hawaii's government worked by increasing the power of the king and changing the way the kingdom's legislature worked. It was Hawaii's constitution from 1864 through 1887, during the reigns of kings Kamehameha V, Lunalilo, and Kalākaua. More »
1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
The 1840 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the second constitution in the Hawaiian Islands, for the sovereign state known as the Kingdom of Hawaii. Promulgated by Kamehameha III, the version of the Constitution of Hawaii established a constitutional monarchy subjecting even the king to certain principles of democracy. It superseded the 1839 constitution. Prominently featured in the document are the proclamation of the House of Kamehameha as the official dynastic line, establishment... More »
Legal status of Hawaii
''Please note that the following consists of information highly disputed by both sides. The editors who started this page did not agree on everything, and worked carefully to find a balance. Please see the Hawaiian sovereignty movement page, as well as the Talk Page for this article, for more information on this topic.'' The legal status of Hawai‘i is a subject of dispute often raised by Hawaiian Sovereignty advocates and some scholars of Indigenous Law, Political Science, and other... More »
1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii
The 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii stripped the Hawaiian monarchy of much of its authority, and disenfranchised all Asians and poor citizens while generally empowering rich citizens, including American, European and native Hawaiian elites. It is now widely known as the Bayonet Constitution, a nickname given to it by its opponents because of the threat of force used to gain Kalākaua's cooperation. The Constitution, dated July 6, 1887, was written by Lorrin A. More »
Hawai'i State Judiciary
The Hawaii State Judiciary is the official name of the judicial system of Hawaii in the United States. Based in Honolulu, the Hawaii State Judiciary is a unified state court system that functions under the Chief Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court who is its administrator-in-chief. More »
Hawaii Admission Act
The Admission Act, formally An Act to Provide for the Admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union is the statute enacted by the United States Congress and signed by President of the United States Dwight Eisenhower on March 18, 1959 that dissolved the Territory of Hawaii and established the State of Hawaii. Hawaii became the fiftieth state of the Union. Because the document extended all the rights afforded to American citizens to a territory that had a non-white majority, the Admission... More »
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