Hawaiian Sovereignty Elections Council

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Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Hawaiian Sovereignty Elections Council

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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

  • HSEC
  • HSAC

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Description area

Dates of existence

1994-1996

History

The Hawaii State Legislature created this independent agency with membership specified in Act 359, 1993 SLH. Initially, as HSAC, it was composed of 20 members: 19 members appointed by the governor, with at least 12 of these 19 members appointed from nominations submitted by Hawaiian organizations, and one member serving in an ex officio capacity, representing “mainland” resident Hawaiians. HSAC, and later HSEC, were provided staff assistance through DAGS.

In response to concerns that the members were not elected by the native Hawaiian people, the members of HSAC submitted legislation in January, 1994 to have members selected by Hawaiian organizations for the newly-established HSEC. See H.B. 3630, 1st draft, 1994 SLH. At the Hawaiian Organization Conference on February 4, 1994, however, the overwhelming consensus of the 200 organizations represented was that selecting new members would be a waste of time and money, and that HSAC should continue providing leadership in this process. The legislation adopted as Act 200, 1994 SLH, therefore, changed the nature and name of the organization, but made no changes in the composition of its membership.

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Hawaiian Sovereignty Advisory Council (HSAC) established by Act 359, 1993 SLH.
HSAC renamed as Hawaiian Sovereignty Elections Council by Act 200, 1994 SLH.
Disestablished by Act 140, 1996 SLH.

Functions, occupations and activities

Mandates/sources of authority

Session Laws of Hawaii:
Act 359, 1993 SLH, pp. 1009-1013
Act 200, 1994 SLH, pp. 479-483
Act 140, 1996 SLH, pp. 313-315

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Related entity

Hawaiian Sovereignty Advisory Council (1993-1994)

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Category of the relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

Hawaiian Sovereignty Advisory Council

is the predecessor of

Hawaiian Sovereignty Elections Council

Dates of the relationship

1993 - 1996

Description of relationship

Name and nature of the organization changed, but no changes were made in the composition of its members.

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Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

2006-03, Prepared by D.C. Tanabe.

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Sources

Session Laws of Hawaii:
Act 359, 1993 SLH, pp. 1009-1013
Act 200, 1994 SLH, pp. 479-483
Act 140, 1996 SLH, pp. 313-315

Maintenance notes

2021-08-17, Carol Kellett: Entered into AtoM.

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