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In D.C., the Democratic candidate for governor prided herself on funneling military dollars to Hawaii and was a strong advocate for the fishing industry.

On Oahu, about 70,000 mail ballots have been returned, and another 4,700 people have voted at walk-in polling places.

The party’s state chair says it’s too late to train volunteers to keep an eye on poll workers in Saturday’s election.

The leading Democratic candidates sometimes shine in a series of mostly positive campaign commercials.

Four candidates are vying for an open seat in a district struggling with traffic and the loss of affordable housing to short-term vacation rentals.

“We need to create a comprehensive agricultural preservation program. We need to use our farmland for producing food for local people.”

“I support changing the state constitution to allow taxing investment properties to fund initiatives for our public schools. Our public schools have been chronically underfunded for at least a hundred years.”

A legislative leader says the union is retaliating against Green’s closest rival, state Sen. Jill Tokuda, for her criticism of the rail project.

A lobbyist group approached a raft of candidates for Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District seat — then prepared internal dossiers on their positions.

The Republican frontrunner for governor said the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands needs to be reformed to make Hawaiians “thrive.”