HI HCR29

Urges Hawaii's congressional delegation to propose and pass a constitutional amendment clarifying that corporations are not people with constitutional rights and that unlimited campaign spending is not free speech.

References the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision that reversed limits on corporate spending in electoral processes as a threat to self-government and democratic principles.

Argues corporations possess special advantages over natural persons, including limited liability and perpetual life, allowing them to accumulate and spend vast sums that exceed individuals' influence on elections and policy.

Cites Article V of the U.S. Constitution as the mechanism for states to correct egregiously wrong Supreme Court decisions that challenge democratic principles and republican self-government.

Requires transmission of certified copies to Hawaii's congressional delegation, the Governor, and the mayors of Hawaii County, Maui County, Kauai County, and the City and County of Honolulu.