The number of Oahu early walk-in voters today — 1,729 — topped first day totals for the August primary and the 2010 general elections, which were 983 and 1,261, respectively.

“We’re off to a good start,” said Honolulu City Clerk Bernice Mau, adding that her office had also received 24,000 absentee ballots as of Tuesday morning.

At Honolulu Hale this afternoon a steady stream of early walk-in voters for the general election flowed in. For some it’s a tradition, and for others it was their first time