Elections

2026 Hawai’i Election: House District 18 Forum

2026 Hawai’i Election: House District 18 Forum

Candidates discuss labor union support, preserving Maunalua and Hanauma bays, mail-in voting and more

Anything But Easter Eggs: How Hawaiʻi Could Settle Tied Elections Hawaii News Now

Anything But Easter Eggs: How Hawaiʻi Could Settle Tied Elections

Flip a coin, pick a card, draw straws — do anything except use plastic eggs and a lauhala basket, the state’s high court suggests.

Beth Fukumoto: Who Doesn’t Like Ranked Choice Voting? Incumbents Screenshot/2024

Beth Fukumoto: Who Doesn’t Like Ranked Choice Voting? Incumbents

Hawaiʻi lawmakers, even the progressive ones, have not embraced voting reforms including ranked choice.

Second Maui Immigrant Pleads Not Guilty To Illegal Voting Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2026

Second Maui Immigrant Pleads Not Guilty To Illegal Voting

Just two people have been charged with voting as noncitizens in Hawaiʻi in at least the last 40 years.

As Federal Government Stirs Illegal Voting Fears, Two Cases Arise In Hawaiʻi Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2026

As Federal Government Stirs Illegal Voting Fears, Two Cases Arise In Hawaiʻi

Two noncitizens told the Maui County Clerk that they had voted. She relayed that information to the FBI.

Lt. Gov.’s Books Were A Mess. Political Insiders Say It’s Not The Norm Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Lt. Gov.’s Books Were A Mess. Political Insiders Say It’s Not The Norm

It’s now up to the AG to decide whether to prosecute Sylvia Luke and some of her campaign staffers for alleged campaign finance violations.  

Trump Administration Sends Threatening Letter To Hawaiʻi Elections Chief Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Trump Administration Sends Threatening Letter To Hawaiʻi Elections Chief

The U.S. Justice Department is telling elections officials nationwide they could be criminally liable if they make it possible for non-citizens to vote.

Beth Fukumoto: Making Voting Harder To Address A Bogus Threat David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Beth Fukumoto: Making Voting Harder To Address A Bogus Threat

The true aim of new laws to make voting more secure is to limit participation in democracy.

Federal DOJ Sues Hawaiʻi For Refusing To Provide Voter Data Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Federal DOJ Sues Hawaiʻi For Refusing To Provide Voter Data

So far the Trump administration has sued 18 states for failing to come through with some or all of the voter registration records it is demanding.

Beth Fukumoto: The Case For Ranked Choice Voting Beth Fukumoto/Civil Beat/2025

Beth Fukumoto: The Case For Ranked Choice Voting

The alternative election method offers clear advantages and clear trade-offs.