Question 2: Directing the Hawaii State Legislature to Establish Procedures for Counties to Issue RISE Bonds, Exempt from County Debt Limits
Hawaii · constitutional amendment · on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The ballot wording, in the state’s own words, each read the same way for rhetorical techniques. We don’t recommend a vote.
On the ballot
no rhetorical technique found
Shall the Hawaii State Constitution be amended to direct the legislature to authorize the counties to issue resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds to fund public improvements in designated districts, repaid solely by future growth in property tax revenues within those districts, not by increasing real property tax rates, where such bonds are excluded from the counties’ debt limit and are subject to accountability and oversight requirements as may be provided by law?
From elections.hawaii.gov. Checked 2026-10-20. Confirm with your official ballot (sample-ballot lookup).
Hawaii publishes no official arguments for or against. The Voter Guide prints only a neutral explanation by the Department of the Attorney General.
Who’s behind it
Party positions: Democratic Party of Hawaii: No position published · Hawaii Republican Party: No position published
Committees registered to support or oppose Question 2, and what they reported to Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission - open data (hicscdata.hawaii.gov) and Noncandidate Committee Filing System (csc.hawaii.gov/NCFSPublic). Checked 2026-10-21.
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Supporting
RISE Together Hawaii
Ballot measure committee
Raised $1,825,000 · spent $933,138 · as reported through Sep 26, 2026
Largest contributors as filed:
- Hawaii Carpenters Market Recovery Program Fund · $750,000
Political action committee - HI Regional Council of Carpenters Pol. Action Fund · $750,000
Political action committee - Hawaii Laborers Political Action Committee · $125,000
Political action committee - Hawaii Realtors Political Action Committee · $100,000
Political action committee - Operating Engineers Local 3 Issues Adv/Ballot PAC · $100,000
Ballot measure committee
Operating Engineers Local 3 Issues Advocacy/Ballot Initiative PAC
Ballot measure committee
Raised $100,000 · spent $100,000 · as reported through Sep 26, 2026
Opposing
No registered committee opposing Question 2 found as of 2026-10-21.
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