Objections to U.S. policy over the war in Gaza led six of Hawaii’s 31 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to withhold their support for Vice President Kamala Harris following internal debate. Read more
Organized labor continues to play an outsize role at this week’s Democratic National Convention with larger implications for the presidential election, Hawaii and the rest of the country to rebuild the middle class. Read more
The small margins of victory in Democratic primary races for House District 30 (Kalihi-Kalihi Kai-Hickam Village) and Senate District 22 (Nanakuli-Waianae-Makaha) would historically have triggered an automatic recount, which would have had to be completed by last week. Read more
Question: Now that we vote by mail, we must sign the ballot packet’s outer envelope — otherwise our vote won’t count. Read more
By the time all the votes were counted, Saiki lost to Iwamoto by just 290 votes — 2,649 for Iwamoto compared with 2,359 for Saiki in Saturday’s election. Read more
Hawaii island Mayor Mitch Roth was receiving more votes than his nearest challenger in Saturday’s primary election, but not enough to avoid a runoff in the Nov. 5 general election. Read more
Rick Blangiardi raised over $2.2 million, according to campaign filings — far surpassing any amounts his challengers had either raised or loaned to their respective campaigns. Read more
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Iwamoto, a former state Board of Education member, wins the House seat outright since no other party had a candidate in the race for District 25. Read more
Once again, Hawaii voters already have shown an overwhelming preference for mail-in ballots — over 196,000 votes compared with only 1,800 people who have voted in person so far. Read more
U.S. senators serve six year terms while members of the U.S. House representatives are up for re-election every two years. Read more
Once again, Hawaii voters already have shown an overwhelming preference for mail-in ballots — over 196,000 votes compared with only 1,800 people who have voted in person so far. Read more
Hawaii holds an ignominious designation as one of America’s poorest performing states in terms of election participation. Read more
Question: Is there a place you can see information about candidates running in the primary election, such as their background and stand on various issues? Read more
Strong beliefs by some Native Hawaiians who refuse to vote or even acknowledge U.S. authority may be contributing to Hawaii’s history of low voter turnout. Read more
Unless a candidate receives 50% plus one vote in a primary race, the top two vote recipients will advance to the general election on Nov. 5. Read more
Most Hawaii political leaders welcomed President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race and swiftly expressed support for his replacement pick of Vice President Kamala Harris, but it’s still unclear whether these historic events will energize Hawaii voters enough to affect local elections. Read more
