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Hawaii Elections Office Wants Ballots Mailed Tuesday Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Elections Office Wants Ballots Mailed Tuesday

Ballots can also be dropped off at drop boxes spread throughout the state and there are still in-person voting options.

Danny De Gracia: Don’t Be Scared To Vote By Mail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Danny De Gracia: Don’t Be Scared To Vote By Mail

It’s a safe, secure way to cast your ballot this election despite all the fear-mongering.

John Pritchett: The Great Trumpkin John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2020

John Pritchett: The Great Trumpkin

The U.S. election is just nine days away. Will voters reward the president with a trick or a treat?

Chad Blair: Here鈥檚 Who Really Votes For President In Hawaii www.usa.gov/election

Chad Blair: Here鈥檚 Who Really Votes For President In Hawaii

It鈥檚 the members of the Electoral College that make the ultimate determination. But will this year be different?

Hawaii Voter Turnout Already At 41% Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Voter Turnout Already At 41%

Officials ask that voters mail ballots by Tuesday.

Honolulu GOP Chair Violated Federal Hatch Act Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Honolulu GOP Chair Violated Federal Hatch Act

Brett Kulbis used party social media pages to solicit political contributions.

Election Violence In November? Here鈥檚 What The Research Says Getty Images/iStockphoto

Election Violence In November? Here鈥檚 What The Research Says

Fears of widespread violence by vigilantes and activists during and after Election Day should be treated as fears, not as a probable outcome.

Honolulu Mayoral Candidates Can’t — Or Won’t — Say What They’ll Do About Rail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Honolulu Mayoral Candidates Can’t — Or Won’t — Say What They’ll Do About Rail

Facing a more than $1 billion deficit, Amemiya and Blangiardi say they don’t have enough information to map out the next steps to finish the project.

Blangiardi = Trump, Amemiya = Values Screenshot/2020

Blangiardi = Trump, Amemiya = Values

The latest television commercials from the men who would be Honolulu’s mayor.

Democrats Rally To Defend Leeward House Seat In Eli-Garcia Race PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Democrats Rally To Defend Leeward House Seat In Eli-Garcia Race

This is one of the few seats that Republicans could likely pick up in the Nov. 3 election.