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Elections 2020

Hawaii Legislature: House Speaker Saiki Defeats Iwamoto Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Legislature: House Speaker Saiki Defeats Iwamoto

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

Honolulu Council: Veteran State Lawmakers Tupola, Say Clinch Races Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Honolulu Council: Veteran State Lawmakers Tupola, Say Clinch Races

Five of nine incumbent council members are leaving due to term limits.

OHA: Alapa Leads Machado Forcing A November Runoff Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

OHA: Alapa Leads Machado Forcing A November Runoff

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

US House: Kahele, Case Easily Win Primaries Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

US House: Kahele, Case Easily Win Primaries

There was little drama in the races to represent Hawaii in Congress, with Kai Kahele easily staving off challengers and Ed Case running unopposed.

Honolulu Mayor: Blangiardi And Amemiya Advance To Runoff Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Honolulu Mayor: Blangiardi And Amemiya Advance To Runoff

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

More Voters Are Casting Ballots In Hawaii’s All-Mail Primary Election This Year Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

More Voters Are Casting Ballots In Hawaii’s All-Mail Primary Election This Year

UPDATED: Voter turnout, at 47.8%, is higher than it’s been in 26 years as Hawaii’s first all-mail election takes place.

Bar Codes, Signatures And Fire-Safe Drop Boxes Help Secure Hawaii’s All-Mail Election Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

Bar Codes, Signatures And Fire-Safe Drop Boxes Help Secure Hawaii’s All-Mail Election

Officials say they have a precise process in place and are following the lead of other states to ensure ballot security.

Hawaii’s Homeless Voters Face Hurdles With All-Mail System Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii’s Homeless Voters Face Hurdles With All-Mail System

In Hawaii and other states, homeless people and the service providers who help them face hurdles when it comes to voting.

Case, Kahele Raised $1.4 Million Despite A Lack Of Competition Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Case, Kahele Raised $1.4 Million Despite A Lack Of Competition

They received hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interest groups and those with strong ties to the business community.

Civil Beat/HNN Poll:聽Hawaii Voters Don’t Like School, Tourism Reopen Plans

Civil Beat/HNN Poll:聽Hawaii Voters Don’t Like School, Tourism Reopen Plans

Most think travel and other restrictions have worked. Meanwhile, Biden is far more popular than Trump, in part because of their very different views on COVID-19.