Elections

A Vegas Crooner Faces Long Odds In Quest To Unseat Tulsi Gabbard Brian Evans

A Vegas Crooner Faces Long Odds In Quest To Unseat Tulsi Gabbard

Maui Republican Brian Evans switched parties to run against the congresswoman. He says she’s more interested in running for president than serving her district.

Hawaii GOP’s Best Shot At Winning Something Is A Mililani House Seat Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii GOP’s Best Shot At Winning Something Is A Mililani House Seat

GOP officials desperately want to stop losing seats. They’re already down to five in the 76-member Legislature.

Why GOP Congressional Candidate Cam Cavasso Won’t Quit Running Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Why GOP Congressional Candidate Cam Cavasso Won’t Quit Running

The former legislator hasn’t won an election since 1988, yet he keeps taking on Hawaii’s Democrats in federal races.

Questions About The ConCon? We’ve Got Your Answers Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Questions About The ConCon? We’ve Got Your Answers

Once a decade there’s a twist to Hawaii’s general election — a vote on whether to hold a constitutional convention. Here’s what voters need to know.

Civil Beat Poll: Voters Want Ige To Stick Around As Hawaii’s Governor Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Civil Beat Poll: Voters Want Ige To Stick Around As Hawaii’s Governor

Republican state Rep. Andria Tupola trails by 21 percentage points among likely Hawaii voters in the latest survey.

Kauai County Council Elections Shaping Up As A Free-For-All Allan Pararchini/Civil Beat

Kauai County Council Elections Shaping Up As A Free-For-All

The winners must deal with several looming issues, including combating climate change, worries over the relentless growth of tourism and maintaining the island’s rural lifestyle.

Ige, Tupola Take Advantage Of Opportunities In First TV Debate Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ige, Tupola Take Advantage Of Opportunities In First TV Debate

The governor ties his Republican challenger to President Trump, while she attacks the incumbent’s fiscal policies during rare time in the limelight.

Here’s How The Top Contenders For Governor Shake Out On Key Issues Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Here’s How The Top Contenders For Governor Shake Out On Key Issues

Gov. David Ige and state Rep. Andria Tupola both oppose using LNG to produce electricity. But their differences shine through on other topics.

Can A Moderate Like Ed Case Still Thrive In Washington? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Can A Moderate Like Ed Case Still Thrive In Washington?

The Hawaii Democrat is likely headed back to Congress. But his centrist views are definitely out of style in a U.S. Capitol split by partisanship.

Andria Tupola: ‘I’m Going To Take Over This Government’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Andria Tupola: ‘I’m Going To Take Over This Government’

The energetic Republican candidate for Hawaii governor won’t be abandoning the party or coming home crying anytime soon.