In a first, the state Elections Commission will hold a videoconference meeting next week.

The meeting, at Kakuhihewa State Office Building in Kapolei, is set for April 7 at 10 a.m. and will be broadcast via videoconference on Hawaii, Maui and Kauai.  

The videoconference sites on the neighbor islands will be open for the public to attend, and to submit public testimony. 

A special election in Puna.

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Some Neighbor Island folks have long complained that it’s sometimes difficult to reach government officials in Honolulu.

Here are the viewing locations:

• County of Hawaii, Hilo State Office Building, 75 Aupuni Street, Basement
• County of Maui, Wailuku State Office Building, 54 South High Street, 3rd Floor
• County of Kauai, Lihue State Office Building, 3060 Eiwa Street, Basement

Click here for the meeting agenda, which includes discussion of elections-related bills at the Hawaii Legislature and the evaluation of the chief elections officer.

Of note: The agenda says the commission meeting will continue “even if video conference connection is lost.”