The City and County of Honolulu is seeking 13 people to serve on the Honolulu Charter Commission, and is asking residents to submit their resumes and cover letters to the mayor’s office.

The charter is the cityʻs foundational legal document, the local equivalent of the U.S. Constitution. Every 10 years, the mayor and council members are required to put together a commission to review the charter and propose amendments. Residents then vote on whether to approve those amendments during the general election.

The next term will run from March 2025 to December 2026, and commissioners will meet multiple times per month. Proposed amendments are due August 2026 for the November ballot.

The Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency was proposed and approved during the last charter commission cycle, the mayor’s office said in a Monday press release.

Interested residents should email their resumes and cover letters to mdoffice@honolulu.gov by Nov. 29, 2024.