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A west Oahu lawmaker, a perennial candidate and a former education official are vying to become just the third Republican governor since statehood.

The incumbent Hawaii governor boasts of delivering on a promise to put AC in classrooms, while the challenger touts her leadership chops.

Along with her friend “Jesus,” Angela Kaaihue is now vying for Andria Tupola’s Leeward Oahu seat.

Russian hacking in 2016 prompted Congress to bolster state elections security with new funding.

The pro-rail carpenters union is backing state Sen. Josh Green, but one political analyst questions whether it’s payback against another candidate.

The backlash over using a Hawaiian song title without permission has been building for weeks and surfaced at the state Democratic Convention.

There are differences in how they would deal with high public records fees and requiring public commission members to disclose conflicts.

The pundits tell you Colleen Hanabusa has a good chance of being Hawaii’s next governor. But you probably misunderstand the probabilities.

Hundreds of candidates have filed to run in the August primary. We’ll update with info about them throughout the summer.

While half of the state legislative seats have just one candidate in the primary, many others will be competitive.