1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention
- 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention
The 1978 Hawaiokinai State Constitutional Convention is regarded to be the watershed political event in the modern State of Hawaiokinai. The convention established term limits for state office holders, provided a requirement for an annual balanced budget, laid the groundwork for the return of federal land such as the island of Kahookinaolawe, and most importantly created the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in an effort to right the wrongs done towards native Hawaiians since the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiokinai in 1893. The event also created an ambitious project of preservation of the Hawaiian culture including the adoption of Hawaiian diacritical marks for official usage, use of Hawaiian names, etc. The Hawaiian language became the official state language of Hawaiokinai for the first time since the overthrow.
A major outgrowth of the constitutional convention was the launching of the political careers of men and women who would later dominate Hawaiian politics. Delegates to the convention included:
* Benjamin J. Cayetano, future Governor
* Nelson Doi, future Lt. Governor
* Carol Fukunaga, future legislative leader
* Helene Hale, future legislative leader
* Jeremy Harris, future Mayor of Honolulu
* Les Ihara, future legislative leader
* Barbara Marumoto, future legislative leader
* Joseph Souki, future Speaker of the House
* John David Waihee III, future Governor
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