Q: Did Hawaii switch to mail-in voting because of the pandemic? If so, why not switch back? A: No, a Hawaii law enacted on June 25, 2019, about six months before COVID-19 emerged, decreed that Hawaii elections would be conducted by mail starting with the 2020 Primary Election,

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Hawaii could see a relatively ho-hum election on Nov. 3 with no presidential race at the top of the ballot, no major challengers for Gov. Josh Green or U.S. Rep. Ed Case, and a long-shot Republican bid against incumbent U.

Just about half of all seats in Hawaii’s Legislature are being contested by at least two candidates in the Nov. 3 general election, which features two special races and could produce a historic third-party victory.

Hawaii’s two incumbent Democrat representatives are considered heavy favorites to return to Congress this November, with Republican state Sen. Brenton Awa representing the biggest challenge to U.S. Rep.

Places of deposit are established for voters to drop off their voted mail ballot packet to be collected by the county Elections Division. Open daily in accordance with park hours from Oct. 14 to 7 p.m.

Voter service centers provide accessible in-person voting, same-day voter registration and collection of voted ballots.

The Honolulu Charter Commission has placed 20 Charter amendments on the ballot. Arguably the most consequential and concerning is Question 5, which would implement ranked-choice voting (RCV) in mayoral,

The Nov. 3 general election is a week from today — but vote now in the comfort of your home then put the ballot in the mail, pronto. In addition to governor and other candidate races, Oahu voters have 20 proposed amendments to the City Charter and all voters have two Hawaii Constitution questions.

Opponents of a procedure recently used to break Hawaii election ties criticized a plan to adopt the process as a rule for future elections during a public hearing Monday.