There are races for Congress, the mayor’s offices on Oahu and the Big Island, seats in the Legislature and OHA. And there are dozens of charter amendment questions.

The Campaign Spending Commission has taken the rare step of referring a case of false name contributions to the Attorney General’s Office.

Officials warned voters to mail those ballots at least three to five days before Election Day.

Voting was up throughout the state, in some areas more than others.

DeCoite, Quilingking remain the winners of their primaries, and the Kauai County Council lineup stays the same.

A desire for new blood felled or threatened political veterans and fueled the campaigns of hungry newcomers, all under a new system of voting.

Waltjen dominated the pack for prosecutor and incumbents are on track to keep their council seats.

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

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

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