HB1216

Proposing constitutional amendments to elect state justices and judges, authorize interim appointments, and repeal judicial selection commission.

This bill proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. It seeks to require the election of state justices and judges, authorize the governor and chief justice to make interim appointments for judicial vacancies, and repeal provisions related to the judicial selection commission. The proposed changes include the election of justices and judges by qualified voters, interim appointments for judicial vacancies, and the elimination of the judicial selection commission. The changes will take effect upon ratification.