Reps. Brower and Cachola lose, but San Buenaventura and Cabanilla move ahead in their efforts to claim Senate seats.

Five of nine incumbent council members are leaving due to term limits.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs incumbents are seeing strong challenges in some seats.

There was little drama in the races to represent Hawaii in Congress, with Kai Kahele easily staving off challengers and Ed Case running unopposed.

The two former businessmen, both in their first foray into politics, are headed to the Nov. 3 general election

UPDATED: Voter turnout, at 47.8%, is higher than it’s been in 26 years as Hawaii’s first all-mail election takes place.

Officials say they have a precise process in place and are following the lead of other states to ensure ballot security.

In Hawaii and other states, homeless people and the service providers who help them face hurdles when it comes to voting.

They received hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interest groups and those with strong ties to the business community.

Most think travel and other restrictions have worked. Meanwhile, Biden is far more popular than Trump, in part because of their very different views on COVID-19.