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Elections Officials Want To Tweak Hawaii’s Mail-Voting Law Next Year Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Elections Officials Want To Tweak Hawaii’s Mail-Voting Law Next Year

The Legislature may consider adjustments to in-person voting sites among other proposals after the state’s first foray into all mail-voting.

Keoni Souza Asks Hawaii Supreme Court For Recount In OHA Race Courtesy: Keoni Souza

Keoni Souza Asks Hawaii Supreme Court For Recount In OHA Race

The race fell just outside of the threshold for an automatic recount.

Neal Milner: So Your Mother’s A Racist. Time To Get Over It Flickr: DonkeyHotey

Neal Milner: So Your Mother’s A Racist. Time To Get Over It

The 2020 election was a disappointment and even a shock to whichever side you were on. No need to hug it out but let’s move on from the conspiracy theories.

Hawaii’s Senators See New Hope For Hawaiian Issues In Washington Bryan Berkowitz/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii’s Senators See New Hope For Hawaiian Issues In Washington

A Biden presidency will give U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono more opportunity to pursue Native Hawaiian issues as well as climate change and immigration.

Danny De Gracia: We Have Another Chance To Build Harmony And Freedom Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2020

Danny De Gracia: We Have Another Chance To Build Harmony And Freedom

Every election outcome, no matter who wins or loses, is an opportunity to fix things.

John Pritchett: Comic Relief John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2020

John Pritchett: Comic Relief

Professional entertainer Augie Tulba has won a seat on the Honolulu City Council. We could sure use the laughs.

Biden Beats Trump In Historic Election That Divided A Country Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2020

Biden Beats Trump In Historic Election That Divided A Country

The former vice president won after flipping key battleground states that Trump won in 2016 against Hillary Clinton.

Biden Easily Won Hawaii But Data Shows Support For Trump Has Grown Bryan Berkowitz/Civil Beat/2020

Biden Easily Won Hawaii But Data Shows Support For Trump Has Grown

In this historic turnout, the president’s supporters turned out in larger numbers but not enough to influence state elections.

More Voter Service Centers Essential For Timely Election Results Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

More Voter Service Centers Essential For Timely Election Results

The Hawaii Legislature must amend our new vote-by-mail law so the long lines we saw Tuesday do not happen again.

Lee Cataluna: We Don’t Mind Standing In Line In Hawaii — If We Want To Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

Lee Cataluna: We Don’t Mind Standing In Line In Hawaii — If We Want To

Hawaii has a love/hate relationship with waiting in line, but we’re all pretty accustomed to it.