HAWAII CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE IX
PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Art. IX §0 | NOTE

Note: This article was renumbered from Article VIII to be Article IX by Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978. The former Article IX now appears as Article X.

Art. IX §1 | PUBLIC HEALTH

The State shall provide for the protection and promotion of the public health.

Art. IX §2 | CARE OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS

The State shall have the power to provide for the treatment and rehabilitation of handicapped persons.

Art. IX §3 | PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

The State shall have the power to provide financial assistance, medical assistance and social services for persons who are found to be in need of and are eligible for such assistance and services as provided by law.

Art. IX §4 | ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE ELDERLY

The State shall have the power to provide for the security of the elderly by establishing and promoting programs to assure their economic and social well-being.

Art. IX §5 | HOUSING, SLUM CLEARANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND REHABILITATION

The State shall have the power to provide for, or assist in, housing, slum clearance and the development or rehabilitation of substandard areas. The exercise of such power is deemed to be for a public use and purpose.

Art. IX §6 | MANAGEMENT OF STATE POPULATION GROWTH

The State and its political subdivisions, as provided by general law, shall plan and manage the growth of the population to protect and preserve the public health and welfare; except that each political subdivision, as provided by general law, may plan and manage the growth of its population in a more restrictive manner than the State.

Art. IX §7 | PUBLIC SIGHTLINESS AND GOOD ORDER

The State shall have the power to conserve and develop objects and places of historic or cultural interest and provide for public sightliness and physical good order. For these purposes private property shall be subject to reasonable regulation.

Art. IX §8 | PRESERVATION OF A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT

The State shall have the power to promote and maintain a healthful environment, including the prevention of any excessive demands upon the environment and the State’s resources.

Art. IX §9 | CULTURAL RESOURCES

The State shall have the power to preserve and develop the cultural, creative and traditional arts of its various ethnic groups.

Art. IX §10 | PUBLIC SAFETY

The law of the splintered paddle, mamala-hoe kanawai, decreed by Kamehameha I–Let every elderly person, woman and child lie by the roadside in safety–shall be a unique and living symbol of the State’s concern for public safety.

The State shall have the power to provide for the safety of the people from crimes against persons and property.

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HAWAII CONSTITUTIONARTICLE IXPUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Art. IX §0 | NOTE

Art. IX §1 | PUBLIC HEALTH

Art. IX §2 | CARE OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS

Art. IX §3 | PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

Art. IX §4 | ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE ELDERLY

Art. IX §5 | HOUSING, SLUM CLEARANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND REHABILITATION

Art. IX §6 | MANAGEMENT OF STATE POPULATION GROWTH

Art. IX §7 | PUBLIC SIGHTLINESS AND GOOD ORDER

Art. IX §8 | PRESERVATION OF A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT

Art. IX §9 | CULTURAL RESOURCES

Art. IX §10 | PUBLIC SAFETY

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