Const. Art. V, §4
What happens if the Governor or Lieutenant Governor can't serve
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says who steps in when the Governor or Lieutenant Governor is gone, away, or unable to do the job. It also says an impeached Governor or Lieutenant Governor cannot act until found not guilty.
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The constitution, as written — Of Governor
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
When the office of governor is vacant, the lieutenant governor shall become governor. In the event of the absence of the governor from the State, or the governor's inability to exercise and discharge the powers and duties of the governor's office, such powers and duties shall devolve upon the lieutenant governor during such absence or disability. When the office of lieutenant governor is vacant, or in the event of the absence of the lieutenant governor from the State, or the lieutenant governor's inability to exercise and discharge the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor's office, such powers and duties shall devolve upon such officers in such order of succession as may be provided by law. In the event of the impeachment of the governor or of the lieutenant governor, the governor or the lieutenant governor shall not exercise the powers of the applicable office until acquitted. [Ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978] Attorney General Opinions Under section, order of succession must be provided by law and the governor may not, under the governor's emergency powers, provide by executive order for the succession to office. Att. Gen. Op. 61-87. Upon death of governor-elect, lieutenant governor, once qualified, would become governor. Att. Gen. Op. 75-21.
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