Const. Art. XI, §10
Public Lands for Farms and Homes
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This is a state constitution rule about public lands. It says those lands must be used to help as many people as possible own farms or homes, following laws that set the details. It does not give specific rules or deadlines.
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The constitution, as written — Home Ownership
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.
The public lands shall be used for the development of farm and home ownership on as widespread a basis as possible, in accordance with procedures and limitations prescribed by law. Note This is the former section 5 of the old Article X. A proposal of the 1978 Constitutional Convention deleting this provision from the Constitution was not validly ratified. Kahalekai v. Doi, 60 H. 324, 590 P.2d 543. In view of the holding, the revisor has restored the provision and designated it as section 10 of this article under the authority of Resolution No. 29 of the 1978 Constitutional Convention.
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