Since 1950, Hawaii voters have decided on 144 ballot measures. Of those, 121 (84%) were approved, and 23 (16%) were defeated.
In Hawaii, the state legislature can refer constitutional amendments and state statutes to the ballot. However, citizens of Hawaii do not have the power to initiate statewide ballot measures, and the state has never voted on an amendment to authorize the initiative and referendum process.
Ballot measures can also come in the form of an automatic constitutional convention question, which appears on the ballot every 10 years, per the Hawaii Constitution. The state legislature cannot refer a constitutional convention question to the ballot.
