Office of Elections

... 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 ....

... The Republicans' attorney William Dean characterized the party’s claims of damages to be "extemporaneous" ....

... The Senate Judiciary Committee heard comments for and against the bill on Friday. Ultimately, the committee deferred the bill ....

... Thousands of absentee voters are disenfranchised every election due to rejection of their ballots by the four county election offices ....

... to fill the unexpired term of William Dean (County of Hawaiʻi) that will expire on June 30, 2024 ....

... this would cost the state $25 million per year ....

... the challenge brought by Ahia and 30 Maui County voters argues Maui County Clerk Kathy Kaohu made an error by failing to determine the validity of hundreds of mail-in ballot envelopes deemed ‘deficient’ ....

... Ensure the integrity of the election process ....

... What does it mean to “cure a ballot”? ....

... Republicans win four new House seats and a new Senate seat ....

... Voters can still drop their ballots off in person at ballot drop boxes or vote in person at voter service centers .... 

... how much your individual vote counts ....

... without a permanent address, the homeless can’t receive a mailed ballot ....

... Updated rundown on Primary Election challenges being disposed of by the State Supreme Court.  Two are 'normal', the rest are not ....

... Allowing voters living in U.S. territories to vote absentee in states they used to live in would give them outsized voting rights compared to fellow residents, a federal judge found....

... Results from Hawaii Primary Election, August 13, 2022 -- Crime Families, Drunks, Anti-Vaxxers, and a Putin Dupe ....

... information about a candidate’s sources of income; business ownership interests; officer or director positions in businesses; debts; real property interests; clients represented before state agencies; and creditor interests in an insolvent business ....

... need to appoint two members to the Commission -- Big Island and Kauai ....

... there are 18 candidates for six OHA trustee positions ....

... get a copy of a sample ballot specific to your district ....

... filing closed Tuesday, June 7, 2022, candidates have one day to withdraw ....

... 8 of the 14 bills identified by Commission were adopted by 2022 Legislature ....