Reps. Isaac Choy, Cindy Evans, Sam Kong, Jo Jordan and Sen. Russell Ruderman faced the closest contests in Hawaii’s Democratic primary.

The mayor barely outpolled his primary challenger, but neither candidate garnered a majority of the vote, so they both advance.

Former managing director Wally Lau finished a distant second.

Sen. Brian Schatz and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard are running for re-election, while former Rep. Colleen Hanabusa is seeking to return to Congress.

Civil Beat’s coverage of Hawaii’s primary election starts here with reports from the field, community comments and more on the races.

Walk-in voting continues to decline as the choice of those balloting early, according to island counties’ Friday tallies.

The challenger to the Honolulu mayor pulled in more than $40,000 in campaign contributions over past 12 days.

Shay Chan Hodges says the congresswoman doesn’t truly represent her district, so she decided to give voters a choice.

Trustees Apoliona, Machado and Lindsey want another term. Could high-profile challengers upset the status quo?

UPDATED: Kirk Caldwell, Peter Carlisle and Charles Djou have ideas for completing the rail line but no one is sure where the money will actually come from.