HB1624 • 2026

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO LEGALIZE THE ADULT USE OF CANNABIS.

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Sponsor: TARNAS, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA
Last action: 2026-01-26
Official status: Referred to JHA/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact date when the constitutional amendment will take effect, only that it is subject to voter approval and subsequent legislative action.

Legalizing Adult Use of Cannabis in Hawaii

This bill proposes to amend Hawaii's constitution to allow people aged twenty-one and older to use and possess a personal amount of cannabis, and it requires the state legislature to create laws about how cannabis can be used, made, sold, possessed, regulated, and taxed.

What This Bill Does

Proposes changing Hawaii’s constitution to let adults over age 21 use and have small amounts of cannabis.
Requires the state government to make new laws about using, making, selling, having, controlling, and taxing cannabis.

Who It Names or Affects

Adults aged twenty-one and older in Hawaii who want to use or have small amounts of cannabis.
The state government which will need to make new laws about cannabis.

Terms To Know

Constitution: A set of rules that form the basis for how a country or state is run and what rights people have.
Personal-use amount: The specific quantity of cannabis an individual can legally possess under this proposal.

Limits and Unknowns

It's not clear yet if voters will approve the proposed changes to Hawaii’s constitution.
Details about how much cannabis people can have and what rules apply are still to be decided by future laws.

Bill History

2026-01-26 H
Referred to JHA/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
2026-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-20 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO LEGALIZE THE ADULT USE OF CANNABIS.
Constitutional Amendment; Cannabis; Legalization; Adult Use (ConAm)
Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize individuals aged twenty-one and older to use and possess a personal-use amount of cannabis. Requires the Legislature to enact laws governing the use, manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, regulation, and taxation of cannabis within the State.

Current Bill Text

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HB1624

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1624

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE constitution of the state
of hawaii TO LEGALIZE THE adult use of cannabis.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The purpose of this Act is to propose an
amendment to article XVI of the
Constitution of the
State of Hawaii to:

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(1)
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Authorize individuals aged twenty-one
and older to use and possess a personal-use amount of cannabis; and

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(2)
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Require the legislature to enact laws
governing the use, manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, regulation, and
taxation of cannabis within the State.

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SECTION 2.
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Article XVI of the Constitution of the State
of Hawaii is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and
to read as follows:

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CANNABIS

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Section .
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(a)
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Subject to subsection (b), on or after July 1,
2027, an individual in the State who is at least twenty-one years old may use
and possess a personal-use amount of cannabis.

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(b)
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The legislature shall, by law, provide for the
use, manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, regulation and taxation of
cannabis within the State.
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SECTION 3.
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The question to be printed on the ballot
shall be as follows:

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"Shall the Constitution of the
State of Hawaii be amended to:

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(1)
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Authorize individuals aged twenty-one and
older to use and possess personal-use amounts of cannabis; and

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(2)
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Require the legislature to enact laws
governing the use, manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, regulation, and
taxation of cannabis within the State?"

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SECTION 4.
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New constitutional material is underscored.

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SECTION 5.
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This amendment shall take effect upon
compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of
Hawaii.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Constitutional
Amendment; Cannabis; Legalization; Adult Use

Description:

Proposes
a constitutional amendment to authorize individuals aged twenty-one and older
to use and possess a personal-use amount of cannabis.
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Requires the Legislature to enact laws
governing the use, manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, regulation, and
taxation of cannabis within the State.

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