thereof, shall never be exercised except by the legislature, or by authority derived from it to be exercised in such particular cases only as the legislature shall expressly prescribe. The military shall be held in strict subordination to the civil power. A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. No soldier or member of the militia shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner or occupant, nor in time of war, except in a manner prescribed by law. There shall be no imprisonment for debt. Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation. The power of the State to act in the general welfare shall never be impaired by the making of any irrevocable grant of special privileges or immunities. The enumeration of rights and privileges shall not be construed to impair or deny others retained by the people. External links 1950 constitution text Hawaii Constitution site Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 as amended from the Hawaiian Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (PDF/details) as amended in the GPO Statute Compilations collection 1978 in law Constitution of Hawaii Hawaii 1978 in Hawaii 1978 in American law