Hawaii 2018 ballot measures

Elections in Hawaii, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
• Early voting: Oct. 23 - Nov. 3
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: Yes
• Voter ID: Non-photo ID
• Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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One statewide ballot measure was certified for the 2018 ballot in the state of Hawaii. It was defeated. Another measure was certified to appear on the ballot, but was ruled invalid by the state supreme court.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ConCon	Constitutional Convention	ConCon	Voters determine whether Hawaii will hold a constitutional convention	d

Ruled invalid by Hawaii Supreme Court

Type	Title	Subject	Description
LRCA	Surcharge on Residential Investment Properties to Fund Public Education Amendment	Taxes	Allow legislature to enact surcharge on residential investment properties

Getting measures on the ballot

Hawaii does not allow the initiative and referendum process, so all ballot measures must be referred by the legislature. The state legislative session ran from January 17 through May 3, 2018, during which time the legislature was able to place legislatively referred constitutional amendments on the ballot. The Hawaii State Legislature can put a proposed amendment on the ballot upon either a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of the legislature in the same session or two simple majority votes in both chambers held in two successive sessions. Constitutional amendments must be approved by a majority of the votes cast for the question, as long as the majority also is at least 50 percent of the total votes cast in the entire election. For measures approved at special elections by a majority of votes cast for the question, the majority must be at least 30 percent of the total number of registered voters in the state at the time.

Historical facts

See also: List of Hawaii ballot measures

• A total of 35 measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1995 and 2016.
• From 1995 to 2016, an average of three measures appeared on ballots during even-numbered years in Hawaii.
• The number of measures appearing on statewide ballots between 1995 and 2016 ranged from two to five.
• Between 1995 and 2016, 66 percent (23 of 35) of statewide ballots were approved by voters, and 34 percent (12 of 35) were defeated.

Summary of campaign contributions

See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2018

The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees had amassed in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:

Note: In some cases committees were registered to support or oppose multiple propositions. Ballotpedia lists the total sum that all committees registered to support or oppose each proposition have received in contributions. This means that the sum of all contributions in the chart below is higher than the total amount contributed.

Ballot Measure:	Support contributions:	Opposition contributions:	Outcome:
Hawaii Constitutional Convention Question	$0.00	$740,000.00	d

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

The list below contains measures that were proposed and reached a certain stage in the initiative or referral process, but did not make the ballot.

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Voting in Primaries at 17 Years Old Amendment	Suffrage	Allow 17 year old citizens to vote in certain primary elections
LRCA	SB 2316	Education and Administration of government	Changes Appointment Process for University of Hawaii Board of Regents

State profile

Demographic data for Hawaii
	Hawaii	U.S.
Total population:	1,425,157	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	6,423	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	25.4%	73.6%
Black/African American:	2%	12.6%
Asian:	37.7%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	9.9%	0.2%
Two or more:	23.7%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	9.9%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	91%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	30.8%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$69,515	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	11.6%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Hawaii. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Hawaii

Hawaii voted for the Democratic candidate in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

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See also

• 2018 ballot measures
• List of Hawaii ballot measures
• Laws governing ballot measures in Hawaii
• Campaign finance requirements for Hawaii ballot measures

External links

• Hawaii Office of Elections