Honolulu Charter Amendment Question 2: Guiding Principles and Values
Honolulu County, Hawaii
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 51 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 1,001,146 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,445,235 ÷ 1,001,146) ÷ ln(50,000) = 51.7, measured against a statewide vote in HI (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
Ballot Measure
Honolulu would replace the opening statement of its city charter with new language honoring the land (ʻāina), elders (kūpuna), and Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, and affirming open government. It changes the charter's guiding words, not any legal powers.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
The charter gets a new preamble with these cultural and civic values.
A NO vote means
The current preamble stays.
Source: honolulucitycouncil.org