Group Promoted Hawaii Ballot Question No. 2

The Pacific Resource Partnership launched an ad campaign to support a constitutional amendment for infrastructure funding.

Updated on Sept. 27, 2026 in Construction

Isometric editorial illustration of concrete bridge supports and steel girders under a bright sky, representing regional infrastructure development policy. — The Pacific Resource Partnership is advocating for Hawaii Ballot Question No. 2, a constitutional amendment to enable county-level bond financing for essential infrastructure projects. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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In August 2026, the Pacific Resource Partnership formed the ballot committee RISE Together Hawaiʻi to promote Question No. 2. The committee subsequently launched a statewide television advertising campaign to advocate for the constitutional amendment.

Why it matters

The amendment seeks to authorize counties to use a bond-financing system for infrastructure projects, a mechanism already utilized by 48 other states. This shift is intended to provide a dedicated method for counties to fund infrastructure that supports new housing development.

The Pacific Resource Partnership, a consortium of over 250 contractors and 6,000 members of the Hawaiʻi Regional Council of Carpenters, spent $200,000 on television advertising in September. This ballot committee supports an amendment allowing counties to sell bonds repaid by special tax district revenue.

The players

Pacific Resource Partnership

This consortium consists of the 6,000-member Hawaiʻi Regional Council of Carpenters and more than 250 individual contractors.

RISE Together Hawaiʻi

This is a ballot issue committee formed to advocate for the passage of Question No. 2.

The details

The state attorney general noted that a constitutional amendment is required for Hawaii counties to implement this specific bond-financing system. The initiative aims to enable counties to pay for necessary infrastructure projects through revenue generated within those designated special tax districts.

The RISE Together Hawaiʻi committee was formed in August 2026.
Television advertising buys totaling $200,000 occurred in September 2026.
Campaign spending reports are scheduled for submission on October 1, 2026.

Market Landscape

This effort seeks to align Hawaii with 48 other states that currently use county-level bond-financing systems for infrastructure. By changing the Hawaii state constitution, the committee hopes to shift the local market toward models that facilitate faster housing development.

The proposed infrastructure bond system could impact local residents by accelerating the funding and construction of projects designed to support housing. Voters should be aware that the campaign has noted that blank ballots on this constitutional question will count as no votes.

The takeaway

This initiative represents a significant push to modernize local public finance mechanisms by mirroring policies successful in most other states. Residents should prepare for future advertisements emphasizing the importance of casting an active vote on the constitutional measure.