And U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is poised to win re-election by a landslide — again.

The Big Island senator garners lots of support from fans of former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

Gov. David Ige, after trailing Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa in a May poll, now leads by 9 percentage points among likely primary voters.

Voters contacted by Civil Beat say the recent barrage of negative ads are mostly annoying — and haven’t changed their minds.

It’s a close contest in a crowded field, with many voters still undecided.

The congresswoman had a narrower gap than earlier polls showed but the governor is still in trouble.

Legislators kept the issue at bay again last session, but two-thirds of poll respondents say it’s time to act.

Hawaii voters responding to our poll prefer “someone else” over the incumbent by a wide margin.

Statewide, Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono are viewed more favorably than Gabbard while Colleen Hanabusa’s numbers are slightly lower.

The president’s approval rating of 32 percent is actually higher than the percentage of the state vote he received in November.

The Honolulu mayor has a dismal approval rating, and the city’s $10 billion rail project is probably to blame.

There are hundreds of thousands in the islands and they pose a threat to native species, especially monk seals.