Office of Elections

... The race is noteworthy because the ‘pro-development’ candidate Cook, beat the ‘anti-development’ candidate King by 97 votes.  All it took to shift voter sentiment was Lahaina burning to the ground ....

... does your ballot need to be cured? ....

... Republicans gain 1 Senate Seat and 3 House seats -- REP PIERICK PULLS AHEAD BY 20 VOTES -- to defeat Rosenlee again ....

... numbers obtained from County Election Commissions all valid as of Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 ....

... it is too late to mail in your ballot ....

... Of 90 regular elections in Hawaii—30 are uncontested ....

... for overseeing the District’s handling of election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff, and election fraud ....

... Mail ballots hit homes soon ....

... Hawaii voters can enroll for ballot notifications ahead of the 2024 General Election ....

... October 18, 2024 Voters receive their General Election mail ballot packet ....

“He is an active registered voter. He resides in District Precinct 48-01.”

... Kennedy dropped out of the Presidential race and endorsed Donald Trump ....

... Only 269,912 votes are counted on Fourth Read -- 32.1% of the 839,618 total registered voters in Hawaii ....

... Complaints about possible violations of federal voting rights laws can be submitted ....

... Your ballot must be RECEIVED by 7:00 PM on Saturday, August 10 (Election Day).  Postmarks do not count ....

... July 29 through August 10, voter service centers will be open to provide election services including voter registration and accessible in-person voting ....

... All voters should be receiving their ballots in the mail by July 23, 2024 ....

... This 2024 Election has been extremely damaging to Democracy ....

... made possible by the passing of Act 115 during the 2023 Legislative Session ....

... Section 11-118, Hawaii Revised Statutes ....

“He was unopposed in this year’s primary and general election for the District 1 seat.”

... This is the only election cycle in the last 10 years in which a district is not open ....

... NVRA requires statewide voter rolls to be accessible to the general public ....

... but no immunity for unofficial acts ....

... Hawaii voters can expect to receive their Primary Election ballot in the mail by July 23, 2024 ....

... Candidate filing ended today, Tuesday, June 4, 2024 -- candidates may withdraw tomorrow ....

... UPDATE Monday, June 3, 2024:  Republican Sen Brenton Awa pulled and filed today.  Democrats Clayton Hee and Ben Shafer filed their nomination petitions.  .... 

... the state is violating federal law by not having what are known as “clean” voter rolls ....

... hearings officer Aaron Schulaner, said an objection filed by the Democratic Party of Hawaii “did not meet its burden of proof in this case” ....

... National-level polling shows Kennedy pulling more votes from Biden than Trump ....

... “Because the Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates, we reverse,” the court wrote in a per curiam opinion ....

... Hawaii Office of Elections has confirmed Kennedy supporters have collected the 862 required signatures to establish the “We The People” party in Hawaii ....

... SB2381 SD2 would establish a comprehensive system of public financing for candidates seeking election to state and county public offices, beginning with the 2028 general election ....

... In October 2020, former Hawaii residents now residing in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands filed a lawsuit ....

...Rhoads said the bill does not apply just to Trump but could also apply to others. The Hawaii Office of Elections does not have a process in place if someone tries to challenge a candidate on a ballot, he said....

... in 2022 Hawaii Republican walk-in voters outnumbered Democrats 2-1 ....

... SB2393 cannot keep Trump off the ballot: But it could have all kinds of unintended consequences in future elections ....

... 2024 HAWAII OFFICE OF ELECTIONS CALENDAR ....

... Thursday, Jan. 18, 5 p.m. at Ko'olau Ballroom ....

... Since 2020, Dicks and a rag-bag of co-plaintiffs have filed 13 ‘pro-se’ state suits and three ‘pro-se’ federal court suits on various complaints.  All have been summarily dismissed ....

... Maps were made public right before meetings, which did not allow for adequate time to review them thoroughly .... 

... will RFK go Libertarian or 'No Labels'? ....

... Hawaii’s chief election officer violated the National Voter Registration Act, which requires states to update voter registration rolls regularly ....

... If Republicans were stripped of ballot access, the Libertarians would be the only alternative to the Democratic Party ....

... Three political parties have been disqualified by the State in the prior cycle: Green, Aloha Aina, and the Constitution Parties. All of these unaffiliated independent voters are ripe pickings for the third largest party fighting for a seat at the debate table with the drones and the clones ....

... A recount of Hawaii’s votes ultimately reversed the outcome of the state election ....

... Just two months after being elected at the abortive May 6, 2023, Republican state convention in Hilo, latest Chair, Tim Dalhouse, has resigned ....

... Failed plaintiff Karl Dicks is a member of the Hawaii Republican State Committee and District 46 Chair.  Will he be expelled from the Republican Party for seeking its removal from the ballot in a previous lawsuit? ....

... Aloha Aina Party, Green Party, Constitution Party ....

... Opponents of HB132/SB180 are encouraging the other Hawaii County Councils to follow Kauai's example ....