Const. Art. XVI, §11
State agrees to federal court powers and keeps its own
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says Hawaii agrees to any federal court powers in the law that made it a state. It also accepts and takes on the state court powers that the same law kept for Hawaii. These powers will be used under Hawaii's Constitution and laws.
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The constitution, as written — Rights
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All those provisions of the act or resolution admitting this State to the Union, or providing for such admission, which reserve to the United States judicial rights or powers are consented to fully by the State and its people; and those provisions of such act or resolution which preserve judicial rights and powers for the State are hereby accepted and adopted, and such rights and powers are hereby assumed, to be exercised and discharged pursuant to this constitution and the laws of the State. [Ren Const Con 1968 and election Nov 5, 1968; ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978] Cross References Admission Act provisions, see §§12, 13. Case Notes Referred to: 44 H. 634, 650, 361 P.2d 390.
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