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Chief Clerk of the Convention, Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention\u00a0of Hawaii 1978<\/a>, Vol. 1, Honolulu, Hawaii: State of Hawaii, 1980, 1,242 pages.<\/p>\n The 1978 constitutional convention was held before the era of the internet, so this website cannot provide links to the various media accounts here. One index that is available online is:<\/p>\n Index<\/a> of Hawaii 1978 Constitutional Convention News clippings<\/a>,\u00a0The Archival Collections at the William S. Richardson School of Law.\u00a0\u00a0The item is a scrapbook of more than 100 newspaper clippings of articles leading up to and covering the 1978 Hawaii Constitutional Convention. Most cover the period after the convention call.<\/p>\n According to Ian Lind, a former investigative reporter at several Hawaiian newspapers, there was “a total of approximately 500-600 news stories<\/a>” on the 1978 Hawaiian constitutional convention in just the two leading Hawaiian daily newspapers alone.<\/p>\n Here is a recent popular media account of the results of that convention:<\/p>\n NOVEMBER 7, 1978 \u00a0 The 1978 Constitutional Convention brought huge changes to the way Hawaii is run as a state. All 34 proposed amendments to the state constitution passed. Among the most dramatic: term limits for state officeholders, a balanced-budget requirement and unionization of state employees. \u00a0 \u201cThe ConCon solidified that liberal base of the Islands \u2026 because the roots were heavily influenced by liberal values. It was a device to mobilize the public,\u201d said Ira Rohter, a UH Manoa political science professor and local pundit who passed away a week after we interviewed him. \u00a0 The state\u2019s second Constitutional Convention also paved the way for Native Hawaiian rights through the establishment of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the preservation of Hawaiian language through diacritics and the use of Hawaiian street names.\u00a0 Source:\u00a0All 34 ConCon Amendment Proposals Pass<\/a>,\u00a0Honululu Magazine<\/em>, August 2009.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Many articles in popular media from subsequent Hawaiian constitutional convention calls also make reference to the 1978 and earlier Hawaiian constitutional conventions.<\/p>\n A Small Sampling Of The Articles Leading Up To The Convention Vote<\/strong><\/p>\n A Small Sampling Of The Articles During the Convention<\/strong><\/p>\nSecondary Sources<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nBulletin, May 4, 1977, pages A-16 and A-17.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![Proponents of Initiative Facing Uphill Battle<\/a>, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 21, 1978.\u00a0 For a vivid example of how legislative bypass politics have changed, consider this quote from Common Cause’s Carol Zachary: “We think that the people have the intelligence, the ability and the right to decided on issues in the same way they can elect people to office.”<\/p>\nOshiro, Sandra, Initiative Issue Won’t Go Away<\/a>, Honolulu Advertiser, July 1978.<\/p>\nVideo<\/strong><\/h3>\nNational history day project by a high school student. \u00a0Published on Mar 9, 2012.<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/hawaii.concon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GomesLee-ProponentsOfInitiativeFacingUphillBattle-HonoluluStar-Bulletin-21July1978.png\"){kind=link}
![Initiative Issue Won’t Go Away<\/a>, Honolulu Advertiser, July 1978.<\/p>\nVideo<\/strong><\/h3>\nNational history day project by a high school student. \u00a0Published on Mar 9, 2012.<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/hawaii.concon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/OshiroSandra-InitiativeIssueWontGoAway-HonoluluAdvertiser-July1978.png\"){kind=link}