ARTICLE IX
PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
PUBLIC HEALTH
Section 1. The State shall provide for the protection
and promotion of the public health. [Ren Const Con 1978 and election Nov
7, 1978]
CARE OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS
Section 2. The State shall have the power to provide
for the treatment and rehabilitation of handicapped persons. [Ren and am
Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Section 3. 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. [Ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov
7, 1978]
ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE ELDERLY
Section 4. 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. [Add Const Con 1978 and
election Nov 7, 1978]
HOUSING, SLUM CLEARANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND REHABILITATION
Section 5. 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. [Am HB 54 (1975) and
election Nov 2, 1976; ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7,
1978]
MANAGEMENT OF STATE POPULATION GROWTH
Section 6. 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. [Add Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
PUBLIC SIGHTLINESS AND GOOD ORDER
Section 7. 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. [Ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
PRESERVATION OF A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT
Section 8. 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. [Add
Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Section 9. The State shall have the power to preserve
and develop the cultural, creative and traditional arts of its various
ethnic groups. [Add Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
PUBLIC SAFETY
Section 10. 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. [Add Const Con 1978 and
election Nov 7, 1978]
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