More than two dozen states have rejected a request from the Trump administration for data about their registered voters, but Hawaii is not among them.

That鈥檚 because the 50th state has not yet received a formal inquiry from what鈥檚 known as the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.

Even if Hawaii officials should hear from the commission, they might be tempted to tell it to go jump in the Pacific Ocean.

says that a voter’s full name, district and precinct designation and voter status are public, 鈥渂ut all other personal information, as provided on the voter registration affidavit, shall be confidential except for election or government purposes in accordance with rules adopted by the chief election officer, pursuant to chapter 91.鈥

Fashionable heals bedecked voter as she casts her ballot at Kahaluu Elementary School. 8 nov 2016 9:54am.
A woman聽votes at Kahaluu Elementary School in November. Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

A spokeswoman for Gov. David Ige said that as of Monday afternoon, the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and state elections had not heard from the voter fraud commission.

Ige later emailed a statement: “Taking a look at what other states have received, I鈥檓 skeptical. At this point, we have no assurance that personal information would be secured.聽It also appears that the commission aims to address voter fraud.”

The governor聽continued: “By all accounts, incidents of actual voter fraud are extremely rare.聽I鈥檓 concerned this type of investigation would lead to a denial of voter access.聽When we get the request, I will share my concerns with state and county elections officials.聽From what I鈥檝e heard, I don鈥檛 think we should share these records.”

A spokeswoman for the lieutenant governor said the office had received a handful of inquiries from Hawaii voters and referred them to the state Office of Elections, which coordinates Hawaii contests.

President Donald Trump has claimed repeatedly 鈥 and without any evidence 鈥 that up to聽5 million illegal voters cast ballots in the 2016 election, denying him the popular vote majority.

A recent 聽argued, 鈥淭he noncitizen focus fits in with Trump鈥檚 anti-immigrant rhetoric as well as the rhetoric of Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state who has been advising Trump on voter fraud issues. Kobach has repeatedly lost in lawsuits against the American Civil Liberties Union on account of his actions to make it harder for people to register and vote.鈥

The commission has been asking states for voters’ dates of birth, partial Social Security numbers, voting histories and even party identification.

Hawaii does not require voters to identify with a party, except in selecting primary ballots.

‘Go Jump In The Gulf Of Mexico’

On Monday, Maryland became one of the latest states to reject the commission鈥檚 request.

Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, a Democrat, a 鈥渞epugnant鈥 maneuver to 鈥渋ntimidate voters and to indulge President Trump鈥檚 fantasy that he won the popular vote.鈥

Also on Monday, a legal group against Kobach, 鈥渜uestioning whether he violated federal law by highlighting his role on the commission in his campaign for Kansas governor in the 2018 election.鈥

On Friday, Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann 鈥 a Republican 鈥 said Trump’s voter fraud commission can

Trump responded to the backlash from states on Saturday, tweeting, 鈥淲hat are they trying to hide?鈥

Hawaii鈥檚 lieutenant governor is technically secretary of state, but the Office of Elections and a chief election officer were established in 1995 to handle elections.

In 2003 the office was permanently moved from the lieutenant governor鈥檚 office to the Department of Accounting and General Services for administrative purposes.聽

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