Michelle Bir
Supreme Court Blasts Embattled Elections Office: ‘Why Are We Here?’
The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court frowned upon the state’s arguments that a meeting of commissioners could not somehow be arranged.
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Third Non-Citizen This Year Charged With Voting Illegally In Hawaiʻi
In the previous cases, one defendant changed her plea to guilty and another faces a December trial
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Supreme Court Ruling On Disputed Election May Conflict With State Law
The high court struck down a state-ordered election in House District 43 resulting from a lauhala basket tiebreaker. The remedy is now being called into question.
2026 Hawai’i Election: House District 18 Forum
Candidates discuss labor union support, preserving Maunalua and Hanauma bays, mail-in voting and more
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.