HAWAII STATE AFL-CIO v. Yoshina

MOON, Chief Justice.

In this original proceeding brought pursuant to Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 11— 172 (1993), 1 Plaintiffs seek a judgment that a November 5, 1996 general election ballot measure on whether to convene a constitutional convention did not receive the required affirmative mandate as required by article XVII, section 2 of the Hawai'i Constitution. Because the majority of the ballots cast on the question did not reflect affirmative votes, we order the Chief Election Officer, Defendant Dwayne D. Yoshina, to certify that the measure was rejected,

I. BACKGROUND

Pursuant to the…