Constitution — Article XV

§1 How to propose changes to the state constitution

§1 State jobs must be based on merit

§1 Apportionment (obsolete)

§1 State Boundaries

§2 Honolulu is the state capital

§2 Retirement System Benefits Are Protected

§2 How a constitutional convention is called and run

§2 How long senators elected in 1978 serve

§3 The Hawaiian flag is the official state flag

§3 How the Legislature Proposes Constitutional Amendments

§3 Ban on holding public office after conviction for overthrow

§4 Official languages of Hawaii

§4 Term limits for governor and lieutenant governor elected in 1978

§4 Governor cannot veto constitutional amendments

§4 Oath of Office

§5 State Motto

§5 State cooperation with other governments

§5 Transition; Effective Date

§5 Conflicting constitutional amendments

§6 Federal land in Hawaii stays with the United States

§6 Real property tax rules after the 1978 amendment

§7 Trusts on federal lands

§7 Two-year terms for board of education members elected in 1978

§8 Deadline for setting up the Office of Hawaiian Affairs

§8 State agrees to federal rules on land grants

§9 Federal property is exempt from state taxes

§9 What happens to existing laws and legal cases when the constitution is amended

§10 National Park

§10 State takes over territory's debts and money owed to it

§11 State agrees to federal court powers and keeps its own

§11 Other Qualifications

§12 Limits on claiming land by adverse possession

§12 Transition period for the Board of Education

§13 Government writing should be easy to understand

§14 Titles and subtitles cannot be used to interpret the constitution

§15 State's power to promote public welfare

§16 Constitutional rules work on their own