HI SB927

Proposes constitutional amendment to change Hawaii's reapportionment method from using "permanent residents" to using total resident population as reported in the decennial United States census.

Removes the requirement that reapportionment exclude non-permanent residents (military members, their dependents, and college students) who are counted in the federal census.

Amends Article IV, Sections 4 and 6 of the Hawaii State Constitution to base state senate and house district allocations on census resident population data rather than extracted permanent resident counts.

Aligns Hawaii's reapportionment process with 49 other states that use unadjusted census numbers; Kansas was the only other state using permanent resident extraction before voters approved a similar amendment in 2019.

Requires voter approval via ballot question asking whether to change reapportionment to be based on total residents as counted in the decennial census rather than permanent residents; amendment takes effect upon compliance with Article XVII, Section 3 of the Hawaii Constitution.