Question 2: Allow Counties to Issue RISE Infrastructure Bonds Outside Debt Limits
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
Question 2: Allow Counties to Issue RISE Infrastructure Bonds Outside Debt Limits is a ballot measure in Hawaii on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Tells the Legislature to let counties borrow for infrastructure such as roads, water, and sewers in designated growth districts, repaid only from the extra property tax those districts generate later and not counted against county debt limits. It does not raise property tax rates.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power 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 · 50 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 1,445,235 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 ÷ 1,445,235) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, 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.
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Infrastructure
Tells the Legislature to let counties borrow for infrastructure such as roads, water, and sewers in designated growth districts, repaid only from the extra property tax those districts generate later and not counted against county debt limits. It does not raise property tax rates.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
Counties could issue RISE bonds for infrastructure in designated districts, repaid from future property tax growth there, outside normal debt caps.
A NO vote means
Counties keep borrowing only within their existing debt limits and rules.
Sources: capitol.hawaii.gov · ballotpedia.org
Source: elections.hawaii.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.