U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz and U.S. Rep. Ed Case overwhelmingly kept seats their seats in Tuesday’s general election and will be joined by newcomer Jill Tokuda, who prevailed in the race for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District. Read more
Bissen, the former Maui Circuit Court judge and county prosecutor, led with 59% of the vote, while the first-term mayor had 41%. Read more
Oahu voters elected to change the Honolulu City Charter with three new amendments in Tuesday’s general election. Read more
Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters will keep his seat, while the Council will likely see three new faces as of Tuesday night. Read more
A former state senator, an incumbent and a Honolulu Realtor tallied the most votes for at-large seats on the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs following the second printout results. Read more
Three incumbent state lawmakers are on a path to getting knocked out of Hawaii’s Legislature by voters today based on largely complete general election results. Read more
The Green-Luke ticket received nearly 65% of the votes following the second printout of election results with most of the votes counted. Read more
Former Democratic state Rep. Jill Tokuda has won the Hawaii’s U.S. House District 2 seat vacated by Kai Kahele, and incumbents U.S. Sen Brian Schatz and U.S. Rep. Ed Case were re-elected after easily fending off their opponents. Read more
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Hawaii hasn’t elected a Republican to the office since 2006, when voters chose Linda Lingle and her running mate Aiona for a second four-year term. Read more
Hawaii voters will have their last chance today to decide who they want to represent them in Congress along with offices including the next governor, legislative and council seats, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and mayors of Maui and Kauai. Read more
There is a limit to how much leeway procrastinating voters can get. That limit is 7 p.m. on Election Night. Read more
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser has studied the major races and issues presented to the voters, as well as some select races down-ballot. The paper’s endorsements, published in fuller detail in October, are summarized below. Read more
Every eligible voter in Hawaii should be able to cast consequential votes in Tuesday’s general election, even though many ballots lack competitive races for topmost offices. Read more
The Honolulu City Council District 4 race is the only one in the general election featuring an incumbent seeking reelection. Read more
Housing and crime dominate the Nov. 8 Honolulu City Council District 6 race, with both candidates, Traci Toguchi and Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, choosing to focus on those issues. Read more
First of all, thanks to the many volunteers who help Hawaii’s elections run smoothly — efficiently and with integrity. Read more
Oahu voters now have the chance to decide whether to amend the Honolulu City Charter to require that four of the nine members of the Planning Commission have certain expertise requirements. Read more
There’s a reason why voters’ eyes cross when trying to figure out the charter amendments they should approve or reject. That’s because the language is legalese — precise as it must be, but not light reading. Read more
Native Hawaiian organizations are staging several get-out-the-vote events around the state in advance of the Nov. 8 general election. Read more
Three of five seats representing island districts and three of four at-large seats on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees (BOT) are up for a vote this year, each with a four-year term. OHA elections for all seats are statewide, and any registered Hawaii voter can cast a ballot. Read more
