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Friday, March 20, 2026
Election 2026: 225 Candidates Pull Papers to Run
By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 PM :: 6590 Views :: Office of Elections

... For legislative seats, 68 Democrats and 35 Republicans have pulled papers ....

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Sunday, March 15, 2026
REPORT: 'Dangerous Trifecta' Enables Noncitizen Voting in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 1735 Views :: National News, Office of Elections

... Report Uncovers Thousands of Non-Citizens on Voter Rolls, Stonewalling by Officials ....

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Friday, March 6, 2026
Long Lines Suppress Votes on Election Day:  Election Officials Plan to do it Again in 2026 
By Andrew Walden @ 9:16 PM :: 1088 Views :: Office of Elections

... Election Day 2020, 2022, and 2024 were marred by long lines around Honolulu Hale and Kapiolani Hale forcing voters to wait hours to cast their ballot. ...

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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Office of Elections: Rumors Vs. Facts
By News Release @ 4:57 PM :: 669 Views :: Office of Elections

...As the 2026 Elections approach, we know your social media feeds will be filled with election related updates....

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Candidate Filing Begins – Here’s What You Need to Know
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 546 Views :: Office of Elections

... Candidate Filing is now underway ....

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Monday, January 12, 2026
US Nationals Reminded not to Vote Outside American Samoa
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 709 Views :: Office of Elections

... Amata has introduced the American Samoa Statutory Nationality and Citizenship Act (H.R. 6158) to help individual U.S. nationals more readily transfer into U.S. citizenship ....

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Friday, December 12, 2025
Trump DOJ Sues Hawaii in Latest Attempt to Seize Voter Data
By News Release @ 1:44 AM :: 1015 Views :: Office of Elections

... seeking to force the state to hand over its unredacted voter roll ....

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
National Republicans Sue Hawaii over Election Rolls
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 1693 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party

... The RNC filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Hawaii’s chief election officer for allegedly violating the law by refusing to provide public voter roll maintenance ....

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Saturday, September 20, 2025
Court: Hawaii has Right to Sue Trump over Election Changes
By Court House News @ 3:07 AM :: 3210 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party

...Trump attempted in a March executive order to implement a proof of citizenship requirement for voting and ban mail-in ballots received after Election Day....

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
CNN: Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 7728 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections, Tulsi Gabbard

... Gabbard could face a challenge to her registration or an investigation into her vote in the 2024 election ....

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Hawaii AG Sues Trump Admin over Voting Rules
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 1635 Views :: Office of Elections

"...According to the lawsuit, the president has no constitutional power to rewrite state election laws by decree, nor does the president have the authority to modify the rules Congress created for elections...."

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Thursday, December 26, 2024
Supreme Court Upholds Tom Cook Victory over Kelly King
By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 2558 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, 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 ....

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Saturday, November 9, 2024
HD39: Rep Pierick ahead 20 votes with 75 ballots to 'cure'
By News Release @ 10:18 PM :: 2904 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party

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

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
2024 General Election Results --FOURTH READ
By Andrew Walden @ 5:17 AM :: 5211 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Monday, November 4, 2024
376,635 Early Votes cast in General Election
By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 1906 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Sunday, November 3, 2024
Election Day November 5 -- Drop Box and Voter Service Center Locations
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 3010 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Saturday, November 2, 2024
33% of elections in Hawaii are uncontested
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 AM :: 2214 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections

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

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Friday, October 18, 2024
Justice Department Appoints US Attorney to Oversee Hawaii Election Complaints
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 1717 Views :: Office of Elections

... 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 ....

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Saturday, October 12, 2024
The Voter Guide for the 2024 General Election is here!
By News Release @ 12:02 AM :: 3689 Views :: Office of Elections

... Mail ballots hit homes soon ....

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Thursday, October 3, 2024
Hawaii Voters Can Track their Mail Ballot 
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 1876 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Friday, September 27, 2024
Hawaii Family Forum General Election Voter Guide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:18 PM :: 3446 Views :: Family, Life, Office of Elections, Religion

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

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Monday, September 23, 2024
Trump Attempted Assassination Suspect is 'active registered voter' in North Carolina, Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 11:42 AM :: 6821 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Thursday, August 29, 2024
Kennedy will not be on Hawaii Ballot?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 8455 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Sunday, August 11, 2024
Primary Election Results--Fourth Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:39 AM :: 5439 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Saturday, August 10, 2024
Justice Department to Monitor Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws in Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 2357 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections

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

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Saturday, August 3, 2024
Time Running Out to Return Your Ballot
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 2072 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Voter Service Centers Now Open 
By News Release @ 3:17 PM :: 1768 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Monday, July 22, 2024
Hawaii Family Forum Primary Election Guide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:19 PM :: 4893 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Office of Elections, Religion

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

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Sunday, July 21, 2024
Choon James: Uncontested Elections Damage Democracy
By News Release @ 2:58 PM :: 3606 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Office of Elections, Politicians

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

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024
2024 Hawaii's First-Ever Voter Guide
By News Release @ 7:06 PM :: 2662 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Nago: No HD1 Special Election After Nakashima Death
By News Release @ 8:08 PM :: 4157 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Office of Elections, Republican Party

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

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
HD1 Rep Mark Nakashima Dead at 61
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 3179 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Office of Elections

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

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Monday, July 1, 2024
Five candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts—the fewest in the last 10 years
By Selected News Articles @ 8:28 PM :: 2981 Views :: Hawaii History, Office of Elections, Politicians

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

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Monday, July 1, 2024
Federal Court Whittles Down Hawaii Voter Roll Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 8:02 PM :: 1888 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Monday, July 1, 2024
Supreme Court rules for broad presidential immunity in Donald Trump election subversion case
By Court House News @ 10:45 AM :: 3211 Views :: National News, Ethics, Office of Elections

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

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Saturday, June 8, 2024
Hawaii Voters Can Track Their Mail-in Ballot
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 2017 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Tuesday, June 4, 2024
279 Candidates File Papers for 2024 Elections
By News Release @ 10:50 PM :: 33351 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Saturday, June 1, 2024
Clayton Hee Trying to Sneak Back into the State Senate
By Andrew Walden @ 6:26 AM :: 9962 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections, Republican Party

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

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Monday, April 22, 2024
National Republicans scrutinize Hawaii voting rolls
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 3919 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party

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

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Saturday, April 20, 2024
Office of Elections: RFK Jr. will appear on Hawaii ballot
By News Release @ 4:09 PM :: 8801 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections

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

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Saturday, March 30, 2024
Eight Parties on Hawaii Ballot--but Democrats Challenge Kennedy's 'We The People'
By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 4767 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections

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

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Unanimous Supreme Court: Trump Stays on Ballot
By Court House News @ 3:12 PM :: 3471 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party

... “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 ....

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Kennedy on Hawaii Ballot with 'We The People Party'
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 3326 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Senate Approves Publicly Funded Election Bill
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 2910 Views :: First Amendment, Office of Elections

... 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 ....

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Monday, February 12, 2024
9th Circuit To Hear Oral Argument in Absentee Voting Case for Citizens in U.S. Territories
By Selected News Articles @ 1:53 PM :: 2668 Views :: Military, Office of Elections

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

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Friday, February 9, 2024
SB2392: Hawaii committee advances bill that could keep Trump off the ballot
By Selected News Articles @ 1:28 PM :: 3574 Views :: First Amendment, Office of Elections, Republican Party

...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....

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Sunday, February 4, 2024
Long Lines Suppress Republican Votes on Election Day:  City Clerk Plans to do it Again in 2024
By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 8120 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party

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

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Sen Karl Rhoads Closing Barn Door after the Trump Escapes?
By Andrew Walden @ 6:16 PM :: 4710 Views :: First Amendment, Office of Elections, Republican Party

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

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Sunday, January 14, 2024
Election 2024: Candidate Filing Begins Feb 1
By News Release @ 6:03 PM :: 2085 Views :: Office of Elections

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

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
Anti-Vaxxer Candidate Kennedy to Rally for Ballot Access in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 3656 Views :: Office of Elections, Politicians, COVID-19

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

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