Volunteers work days, nights to ensure secure Hawaii election
The approximately 80 official observers are part of the overall contingent of 320 “counting center officials” who have volunteered for various jobs on Oahu this election year. Read more
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Hawaii youth engage in voting process
Hundreds of students gathered around the Kamehameha statue Tuesday, sign-waving before walking over to Honolulu Hale to drop off general election ballots or watch the process unfold. Read more
On Politics: Ballots in mail remind about importance of voting
With just a little more than two weeks between today and the General Election, there is little more candidates can do to change their personal description from “candidate” to “winner.” Read more
Voter service centers to open Tuesday
Voter service centers in the City and County of Honolulu will open Tuesday, offering accessible in-person voting, replacement ballots and same-day voter registration services. Read more
‘Marquee’ Hawaii general election contest is for Big Island mayor
In the Aug. 10 primary election, Roth received 38% of the votes compared with 28% for Alameda. But four other challengers attracted the balance, roughly 34% of the ballots cast by voters. Read more
Hawaii’s general election includes county ballot questions
Honolulu ballot questions include one involving climate change and another on the reorganization of the city’s Department of Emergency Services. Read more
List of Hawaii’s voter service centers
Voter service centers provide accessible in-person voting, same-day voter registration and collection of voted ballots. Read more
Hawaii voters to consider 2 Constitutional amendments
The Nov. 5 election ballots will ask voters a one-sentence question: “Shall the state constitution be amended to repeal the legislature’s authority to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples?” Read more
How to vote and where in Hawaii
Voters overwhelmingly prefer the convenience of voting by mail. Read more
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3 OHA trustee seats up for grabs on Nov. 5
On all ballots statewide this November will be one OHA at-large seat and two seats open for neighbor island resident trustees. Read more
Hawaii voters to cast ballots for president, many local races
Only 32.3% of registered voters bothered to cast ballots in the Aug. 10 party primary election. Read more
‘Ideological choice’ faces House District 39 voters
Voters in Royal Kunia-Waipahu-Honouliuli — part of a West Oahu area that’s been increasingly turning politically red — will have a clear choice between a traditional union-backed Democrat and an incumbent, evangelical Christian Republican whose views are sometimes so extreme that he was condemned by a West side Republican senator. Read more
Election will decide whether Kailua turning left or right
Voters in Kailua and a portion of Kaneohe will pick someone new to represent them in the state House of Representatives on Nov. 5, choosing between a Democrat and a Republican who disagree whether Kailua has become more progressive or more conservative after decades of reelecting moderate Republican Rep. Cynthia Thielen. Read more
Hawaii island mayoral candidates tackle many issues at forum
The event, hosted by the Big Island Press Club at the Hilo Yacht Club, saw Mayor Mitch Roth and challenger Kimo Alameda respond to an array of questions. Read more
Roth, Alameda debate issues at Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement convention
Mitch Roth, who is running for a second term, received more votes than Kimo Alameda, his nearest challenger, in the primary election, but not enough to avoid a Nov. 5 runoff. Read more
Rep. Alcos fails to disclose over $3 million in liens in reelection bid
Republican state Rep. David Alcos III — who is running for reelection Nov. 5 for his House District 41 seat — has been fined $12,500 by the state Ethics Commission for an unprecedented volume of campaign financial disclosure violations, including failing to report more than $3 million in liens against him by the IRS and state Tax Department. Read more
House Speaker Scott Saiki leaves a legacy of addressing hard issues
House Speaker Scott Saiki will leave his position after 30 years on Nov. 5 — the same day as the general election. Read more
Hawaii legislature to see 11 new faces even before November election
The turnover underscores the vulnerability of incumbents in districts where only a few hundred votes can determine the difference between victory and defeat, especially in a state with a history of voter apathy. Read more
West Oahu is a new Republican ‘stronghold’
State Rep. Diamond Garcia (R, Ewa-Kapolei) called the region Oahu’s new “Republican stronghold. … It used to be Hawaii Kai, Aina Haina and Kailua. Now Kapolei, Ewa, Waipahu, the Waianae Coast — they’re all switching.” Read more
Kokua Line: What help is allowed for disabled voters?
Question: My wife is unable to sign her name, so she passed on voting in the primary. Read more
No contested Honolulu city races on general election ballot
The Nov. 5 ballot will contain four proposed city charter amendments, including one related to city employee salaries, as well as two state-level constitutional amendments. Read more
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