Hawaii Land Management and Agricultural Land, Amendment 24 (1978)
|
|
|
The Hawaii Land Management and Agricultural Land, Amendment 24, also known as Amendment 24, was on the ballot in Hawaii on November 7, 1978, as a convention referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed two new additions to the constitution: Article XI, Sections 3 and 4. The amendment would require that the state to conserve and protect agricultural lands, promote diversified agriculture, increase agriculture, increase agricultural self-sufficiency, and assure that agriculturally suitable lands are available; it would require the state to identify which agricultural lands are needed to promote the future of agriculture; it would require that lands identified as important for agriculture would not be used for any other purpose unless certain standards and criteria set by the legislature are met and approved by a two-thirds vote of the governmental body which is to approve changes in the use of land; and it would permit the state to acquire interests in real property in order to control development and land use.[1]
Election results
| Hawaii Amendment 24 (1978) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 172,236 | 68.29% | ||
| No | 79,990 | 31.71% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Hawaii Honolulu (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
