Hawaii Control of Marine Resources, Amendment 25 (1978)
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TheHawaii Control of Marine Resources, Amendment 25, also known asAmendment 25, was on the ballot inHawaii onNovember 7, 1978, as aconvention referred constitutional amendment. It wasapproved. The amendment proposed an alteration to the constitution: Article XI, Section 6, formerly Section 3. The amendment stated that the state would have the power to manage and control marine, seabed and other resources located within the state, including archipelagic waters of the state, and reserves to itself all such rights outside state boundaries not specifically limited by federal law. Furthermore, all fisheries in the sea waters of the state not included in any fish pond, artificial enclosure, or state-licensed mariculture operation would be free to the public, subject to the vested rights and right of the state to regulate the same, provided that mariculture operations shall be established under guidelines enacted by legislature, which would protect the public’s use and enjoyment of the reefs. The state may condemn such vested rights for public use.[1]
Election results
| Hawaii Amendment 25 (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 aYes | 178,296 | 70.69% | ||
| No | 73,930 | 29.31% | ||
Election results via:Referenda and Primary Elections for Hawaii, 1968-1990
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