HB140

Proposes amendments to the Hawaii State Constitution to change reapportionment based on resident population.

This bill proposes amendments to the Hawaii State Constitution to change the method of reapportionment for state senators and representatives. Currently, Hawaii bases reapportionment on the number of "permanent residents" as reported by the United States census, excluding non-permanent residents such as military members, their dependents, and college students. The proposed amendments would base reapportionment on the total number of residents, as reported by the most recent decennial United States census, aligning Hawaii with the practices of other states.