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| Oct 14, 2026 | Hawaii Voters to Receive General Election Ballots by October 16 | Pearl City – Hawaii voters can expect to receive their ballot in the mail for the 2026 General Election by Friday, October 16.
Keep the following in mind as you prepare to vote:
Voting and Returning Your Mail Ballot
Learn about the candidat... |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Voters to weigh different approaches to housing affordability in November | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org
Voters in four states will decide housing-related ballot measures in November, providing testing grounds for different strategies to boost affordable homes.
The si... |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Key Reminders for Hawai‘i’s 2026 General Election | Posted on: October 7, 2026 | Category: Community
The 2026 General Election is Tuesday, November 3, and the Hawai‘i Office of Elections is reminding voters to take a few important steps now to make sure they are ready to cast their ballots.
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| Oct 7, 2026 | Newsletter – October 2026 | Aloha from the Office of Elections!
The General Election is just weeks away, and registered voters can expect to receive their mail ballots by October 16. Make sure that you’re registered, and that your information is current, so you can av... |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Administrative Rule | Notice is given that the Chief Election Officer, under the authority of section 11-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”), and pursuant to Chapter 91, HRS, and Chapter 3-171, Hawaii Administrative Rules (“HAR”), will hold a public hearing to af... |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Voter Service Centers Open July 27 | Pearl City – From July 27 through August 8, voter service centers will be open to provide in-person election services, including voter registration and accessible voting.
To beat the long lines on August 8, officials urge voters to take adv... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Hawaii Voters to Receive Primary Election Ballots by July 21 | Pearl City – Hawaii voters can expect to receive their ballot in the mail for the 2026 Primary Election by Tuesday, July 21.
Keep the following in mind as you prepare to vote:
Voting and Returning Your Mail Ballot
Sign your ballot return en... |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Official ballot drop boxes begin arriving across O‘ahu | HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu’s official ballot drop boxes for the 2026 elections will begin arriving at designated locations across Oʻahu starting July 6, providing voters with a secure and convenient way to return their voted... |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Newsletter – July 2026 | Aloha from the Office of Elections!
What’s the surest way to have a stress-free voting experience this and every election? It all starts with staying on top of your voter registration!
By registering to vote well ahead of Election Day and m... |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Subject: Never Miss an Election with Absentee Voting | Aloha from the Office of Elections!
Planning to be away during election season? No worries, absentee voting makes it easy to stay involved, no matter where you are.
Absentee voting is ideal if you are:
Attending college out-of-state
Traveli... |
| May 29, 2026 | Stay Informed with Ballot Notifications | Pearl City – Hawaii voters can stay informed this election season by signing up for the state’s free ballot tracking service. The service sends voters updates on the status of their mail ballot and provides deadline reminders throughout the... |
| May 28, 2026 | Last Day to File as a Candidate for the 2026 Elections | Pearl City – The deadline to file as a candidate for the 2026 Elections is Tuesday, June 2 by 4:30 PM. Election officials encourage prospective candidates to file early to allow time to resolve any issues that may arise during the process.
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| May 5, 2026 | Newsletter – May 2026 | Newsletter – May 2026
Aloha from the Office of Elections!
Here’s what you need to know to help you exercise your right to vote in this and every election: Your right to a secret ballot
Your vote is anonymous. How you mark your ballot is not... |
| Mar 10, 2024 | Green signs mandatory election recount bill into law | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Ballots are seen piled at the end of an automatic envelope opener at the state Capitol on Aug. 11, 2022.
It is “important that t... |
| Jan 14, 2024 | Kokua Line: Is ballot forwarded when voter moves? | Question: My wife and I recently moved from Mililani to Waipahu. How do we update our voting registration?
Answer: Hawaii voters can update their registration online or by submitting a Voter Registration Application to their County Electio... |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Column: Celebrate National Voter Registration Day | Chuck Greenfield
Michele Mitsumori
Sept. 19 is National Voter Registration Day, a day to encourage new voters across the U.S. to register to vote and to participate in their elections. But National Voter Registration Day is not just for new... |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Off The News: Voting deadline is 7 p.m. sharp | There is a limit to how much leeway procrastinating voters can get. That limit is 7 p.m. on Election Night.
By 7 tonight, voters who have not mailed in their ballots or dropped them off previously have to be in line, at either a Voter Servi... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | City Council District 6 candidates focus on housing and crime | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
COURTESY PHOTOS
Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, left, and Traci Toguchi
Housing and crime dominate the Nov. 8 Honolulu City Council District 6 race, with both candidates, Traci To... |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Lack of ballots to count leaves Hawaii election volunteers at home | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Over 234,000 ballots had been received via mail as of Wednesday. Volunteer Marcelle Mau, front right, sorted ballots Thursday at the state Capitol.
JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Despite vo... |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Lack of ballots to count leaves Hawaii election volunteers at home | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@ STARADVERTISER.COM
Carts full of ballots wait to be transferred upstairs for processing on Aug. 3. State elections officials today are expecting to leave another shift of volunteer ballot counters home again becau... |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Off the News: COVID-19, two years later | The irony of this week is that Saturday, the day when Safe Access Oahu will end, is very nearly the same day when, two years ago, Gov. David Ige issued Hawaii’s first emergency proclamation for COVID-19.
It might be instructive to read that... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | New map proposed for Hawaii’s state, congressional lawmaker districts | Hawaii’s Reapportionment Commission will take up the latest version of its proposed state legislative map today. It addresses some of the outstanding issues pressed by community members — and gives Hawaii island a new House seat, while taki... |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Editorial: Redrawn maps shape democracy | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
‘Location, location, location” is the catchphrase for more than real estate agents. Where you are on a map can matter a great deal for every citizen who has any hope of ... |
| Nov 3, 2020 | Oahu residents can vote through 7 p.m. | Oahu residents still wishing to participate in this year’s first-ever vote-by-mail general election have until 7 p.m. today to do so.
But they should anticipate a line if they want to walk in and vote in person at one of the two voter servi... |
| Nov 3, 2020 | ELECTION BLOG: Blangiardi leads in the Honolulu mayoral race; Alm wins prosecutor race | Video by Leila Fujimori
Oahu voters waited in a long line at the Honolulu Hale on Election Day to cast their ballots.
JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Kapolei Hale.
ASSOCIATED PRESS /... |
| Nov 2, 2020 | City officials now urging voters to place ballots in drop boxes | City officials today urged Oahu voters who’ve not yet returned their completed election ballots to head to Honolulu Hale, Kapolei Hale or one of 10 other designated drop-off sites by 7 p.m. Tuesday so that their votes count.
“This is one of... |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Oahu election turnout already at 14% | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
COURTESY CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU ELECTIONS DIVISION
City Clerk Glen Takahashi said the city received roughly 80 postal service trays of completed ballots Tuesday.
Th... |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Off the News: Welcome return of open markets | Closed for several weeks due to COVID-19 restrictions, the reopening of the People’s Open Markets is a welcome sight. At the weekly markets — staged in various lots at city parks, park-n-ride areas and at municipal sites — fresh agricultura... |
| Aug 9, 2020 | ELECTION BLOG: Updated results confirm November runoffs for Blangiardi and Amemiya, and Alm and Kau | GEORGE F. LEE / [email protected]
A volunteer deposited ballots dropped off by motorists at Honolulu Hale Saturday.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected]
Primary Election volunteers and official sort through ballots at the... |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Mail-in ballots pushing Honolulu votes to historic high | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
The city’s elections administrator, Rex Quidilla, says “the turnout record is being broken as we speak.”
Saturday represents the last chance to drop off your ballot — and even register and vote o... |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Off the News: Return your ballot while you can | Calling all voters: Now’s the time to cast your ballot. To ensure that mailed ballots are received in time to be counted, the state Office of Elections advises that ballots go into the mailbox three to five days before the Aug. 8 Primary El... |
| Jul 29, 2020 | VIDEO: Hawaii Chief Election Officer Scott Nago, reporter Gordon Pang join the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Spotlight Hawaii | STAR-ADVERTISER FACEBOOK
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Scott Nago, chief elections officer for the Hawaii Office of Elections, stood in front of the Office of Elections, March 25, in Pearl City. Nago joins the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Spotlight Hawaii ... |
| Oct 31, 2018 | Look out for trick-or-treaters, and stay dry | The little ghosts and goblins — not to mention superheroes and princesses — will be out in full force tonight, weather willing.
Forecasters were predicting an 80 percent chance of rain for Halloween, which might put a damper on things, but ... |
| Oct 22, 2018 | Editorial: No excuses, go to the polls | JAMM AQUINO / JULY 7
Walk-in voting here begins Tuesday — and this year, registering to vote can be done up to, and on, the Nov. 6 general election
It’s a sad state of affairs when a new ranking lists Hawaii as the nation’s second-least pol... |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Hawaii Democrats gather on Big Isle to make last pitch | TIM WRIGHT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
Lieutenant governor candidates Bernard Carvalho, left, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Jill Tokuda and Josh Green faced the crowd Friday.
HILO >> Hawaii Democrats gathered Friday night at the Mooheau Band... |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Josh Green wins Democratic nod for lieutenant governor | Video by Rosemarie Bernardo
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected]
Paige Arasaki, 6, peeks out from a voting booth as her mother, Kathy, votes at the Aiea High School polling station today.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVE... |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Hawaii residents continue to vote absentee | (Video by Diane S. W. Lee / [email protected])
Primary election begins Aug. 11. Here's what you need to know to prepare.
Video by Rosemarie Bernardo
JAMM AQUINO / 2008
Election officials are hoping the continuing shift to absentee vot... |
| Aug 8, 2018 | Be safe and aware on the job | It is dismaying to hear of yet another serious injury on the job: that of a 70-year-old Kapolei warehouse worker who suffered electrical shock on Saturday morning. He was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition, and the state ... |
| Aug 7, 2018 | Get out and vote to protect important benefits | DENNIS ODA / 2016
A new law allows voters to register at polling sites. People are seen voting at Hahaione Elementary in the 2016 Primary Election.
Hawaii has the dubious distinction of having the lowest voter turnout in the nation. Only ab... |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Not registered to vote? No problem | PIXABAY
If you think your vote in this election doesn’t matter, you’re mistaken.
In the early 1960s, slightly more than 80 percent of Hawaii’s eligible voters cast ballots in a primary election. Since then, an apathetic downward slide has b... |
| Jul 29, 2018 | Hackers have ways to disrupt balloting, including messing with voter registration | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
MARTHA HERNANDEZ / [email protected]
With less than two weeks before the primary election, Hawaii state officials who are responsible for the voting systems ... |
| Jul 21, 2018 | More Hawaii voters are casting ballots by mail | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Test ballots are sorted during a testing of ballot counting machines, July 7, ahead of the August 11 Primary Election. More Hawaii voters are in favor of casting their ballots from the comfort of the... |
| Mar 30, 2018 | Cleaning up pillbox graffiti could occur after safety work | COURTESY KAI HAWAII VIA DLNR
The Kaiwa Ridge hiking trail, popularly known as the Lanikai pillbox trail, was supposed to close for two months starting Wednesday for repairs of the pillbox structures. That work has been postponed indefinitel... |
| Nov 8, 2016 | Isle candidates, supporters make last appeals to voters | PHOTOS BY JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Incumbent Mayor Kirk Caldwell spoke to the media Monday during the last day of campaigning before Election Day at the Safeway on Beretania Street, above right, while challenger Charles Djou... |
| Nov 8, 2016 | Many Oahu polls remain open past scheduled closing time | DENNIS ODA / [email protected]
The Manoa Elemenatary School cafeteria is packed was voters this morning. Patricia Aucheta, front, waited for her husband, Ben, and sons, Benjamin, 13, Adam, 11, and William, 9, to exit the booth after B... |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Today’s primary election at a glance | GREGG KAKESAKO / [email protected]
A boy accompanies his father at the polls at Manoa Elementary School this morning.
Hawaii voters head to the polls Saturday to decide who will get their party nominations and advance to the gene... |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Hawaii sinks to record low voter turnout | CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected]
Primary election voters at District 35, Precinct 3, cast their ballots at the Waipahu Intermediate School polling station today.
GREGG KAKESAKO / [email protected]
People arrived ... |
| Aug 2, 2016 | Special election set to fill Hawaii’s District 1 seat in Congress | BRUCE ASATO / [email protected]
The state Office of Elections will hold a special election in conjunction with the Nov. 8 general election to decide who will serve out the last two months of the unfinishedterm of the late U.S. Rep. ... |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Walk-in voting begins Monday | STAR-ADVERTISER / 2015
Early walk-in voting will be underway from Monday to Aug. 11.
Starting Monday, voters may walk into designated locations in their counties to cast votes in the Aug. 13 primary election.
Early walk-in voting will be un... |
| Aug 6, 2015 | Our right to vote is precious asset | Around the world, totalitarian governments dictate public policy and brutal regimes quash civil rights. Ordinary citizens risk death for the chance to cast a vote, to have their say in how their sphere is governed. Not so in America, where ... |
| Editorial: Cast your ballot wisely | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
If you haven’t already, you will receive your official primary election ballot soon. The Honolulu City Clerk’s office started putting them in the mail for Oahu residents... |
| Hawaii voters are reminded to register for next month’s primary election | Election officials are reminding new Hawaii voters to register by Thursday to vote in next month’s 2020 primary election.
This is the first year Hawaii will conduct elections by mail-in voting. Traditional polling places will not be establi... |
| Where and how to vote in the 2018 Primary Election | STAR-ADVERTISER / 2016
Honolulu Hale is among the sites where registered voters can go to cast their ballots early. See the list on this page for more early-voting locations.
GUIDANCE FOR VOTERS
Poll hours
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to ... |
| Volunteers vouch for Hawaii’s election security | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
Joe D’Aquila dropped off his ballot Tuesday at Honolulu Hale. Oahu voters can drop off their mail-in ballots or vote in pers... |
| Letters: Cast ballot at voter service center; Trump haters should move on; Homeless problem like Seattle’s | Voters in Hawaii will vote by mail during this year’s elections. However, according to Hawaii election websites, voter service centers will be available to enable voters to vote in person, if they choose to do so (“Not everyone wants to vot... |
| Joe Biden wins Hawaii Democratic presidential primary with 63% of ranked-choice votes | ASSOCIATED PRESS / MARCH 7
Former Vice President Joe Biden acknowledges the crowd during a campaign rally in Kansas City, Mo.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / MAY 22
Jennifer Todice, left, and Aria Castillo, volunteers to count ballots at the Hukilau rest... |
| Top seats up for grabs in Hawaii general election as vote ends | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Hawaii voters have until 7 p.m. today to vote in person at service centers. Above, a collaboration of community organizations h... |
| Column: In these frightening times, reclaim your power by voting | Sandy Ma
The world, the nation and Hawaii are currently struggling through deeply troubling and dangerous times.
People are anxious, unsettled and worried. We are frightened for our health, the safety of our families and our loved ones, due... |
| Off the News: Make sure you get your ballot | Hawaii mail-in ballots won’t be due to hit kitchen tables until July 26, but it’s not too soon to take steps to ensure you get one. The state Office of Elections has a video guide on “voters in special circumstances,” those who: lack a Hawa... |
| Ballot process opens Thursday for Hawaii political candidates | Candidates for this year’s Primary and General elections can begin the process to have their names on the ballot starting Thursday.
Candidates must obtain a nomination paper and signatures from registered voters in their district ahead of t... |
| Early walk-in voting opens statewide | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected]
Voters lined up for early voting this morning at Honolulu Hale.
This morning marked the start of early walk-in voting for the general election statewide.
Early voting will continue through Saturd... |
| Residents affected by Kilauea can register and vote at Pahoa Community Center | STAR-ADVERTISER / 2014
The Pahoa Community Center was utilized as a polling place in 2014. The facility will open again as a polling place on Aug. 11 to allow residents hardest hit by the ongoing Kilauea eruption to register and vote on the... |
| Early voting for primary begins in Hawaii | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Registered voters can cast their ballots for primary election beginning today through Aug. 11 at selected locations throughout thestate.
Registered voters can cast their ballots for primary election ... |
| Redrawn Hawaii districts present choices for voters | Many Hawaii residents will get a new representative in the state Legislature later this year — even if their current representative is running for reelection and wins.
That’s because reapportionment for all 51 House and 25 Senate districts ... |
| Plans are underway to prevent delays at Hawaii voting sites | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / 2020
In-person voting sites were overwhelmed during the 2020 general election. Above, people wait in line to vote at Honolulu Hale on Election Day.... |
| Kokua Line: Adding unneeded stamp won’t rush delivery of Hawaii’s postage-paid ballot-return envelopes | Question: With all the concerns surrounding the USPS and their timely delivery, there’s concern about mail-in ballots being delivered on time. There is a statement on social media that says if one puts a First-Class stamp on their ballot-re... |
| Incumbent and political newcomer face off for District 4 Honolulu City Council seat | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
The Honolulu City Council District 4 race is the only one in the general election featuring an incumbent seeking reelection. Read more
Mahalo for reading the Honolulu St... |
| Your 1 vote can make difference | This year, the state will make its maximal invitation to its adult citizens to exercise their right to vote, making it easier than ever for them to perform that civic duty on Primary Election Day, Aug. 11.
Further, and even more importantly... |
| 2018 primary election will decide many Democrat-heavy races | STAR-ADVERTISER / 2016
The Manoa Elementary School cafeteria was packed for the 2016 general election. Absentee mail-in and walk-in voting also were popular two years ago.
As the Hawaii Republican Party has weakened over the years, Hawaii’s... |
| Officials remind voters to register | Election officials remind new Hawaii voters to register by July 9 to vote in the 2020 primary election.
Registered voters will receive their ballot in the mail starting July 21. Voters are advised to check whether their registration informa... |
| Kokua Line: Must I wear mask and lower car windows for road test? | Question: Regarding the road test, will I still have to roll down the windows and wear a mask?
Answer: No, those pandemic-era rules have ended, although mask wearing is still strongly encouraged, according to Honolulu County’s Department of... |
| Kokua Line: What if I forgot to sign my ballot envelope? | Question: I dropped my ballot in the orange box but I am pretty sure I forgot to sign the envelope. What do I do now?
Answer: Wait to hear from your county elections office, which will contact you if you did not sign your ballot return enve... |
| Miss the deadline to register online to vote in Hawaii’s primary election? Here are your options | BRUCE ASATO / 2018
Volunteers handled absentee ballots at the state Capitol during the 2018 elections.
Thursday is the last day Hawaii voters can register online to vote in next month’s primary election, but those who are not registered wil... |
| Maui candidates have to work around restrictions that have been keeping them from engaging voters | PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRYANT FUKUTOMI / [email protected]
Unseating a longtime incumbent is no simple feat, even in normal circumstances.
But throw in quarantine edicts, social distancing guidelines and other COVID-19 precautions... |
| Letters: Both primary, general elections coming soon; Hawaii Filipinos urged to vote in Philippines races; Nisei veterans had rich stories to tell, and share | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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In the Nov. 3, 2020, general election, voters lined up at City Hall to cast ballots. Some timely reminders for this year’s ele... |
| Hawaii’s down-ballot contests expect to be close races in this election | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Elections specialist Doris Lam, right, watches as cars queue up to drop ballots at the drive-thru drop box at Honolulu Hale on S... |
| Former state Sen. John Carroll announces run for Honolulu mayor, while Council Chairman Ikaika Anderson drops out | GEORGE F. LEE / 2017
Honolulu City Council Chairman Ikaika Anderson met with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board to discuss funding HART rail. Anderson confirmed to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that he no longer intends to run for ... |
| Editorial: TMT on the ropes; HONU’s homeless helped; Get ready to vote by mail | BRUCE ASATO / [email protected]
The Homeless Outreach and Navigation for Unsheltered Persons (HONU) project will began operation in Old Stadium Park on Monday.
TMT on the ropes
It was another setback week for the Thirty Meter Telesc... |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden tops Bernie Sanders among Democrats in the Hawaii primary | Video by Craig T. Kojima / [email protected]
Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary in Hawaii in the party's first mail-in presidential primary in the islands, the Democratic Party of Hawaii announc... |
| Bills would allow 17-year-olds in Hawaii to vote in elections | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Tallied ballots are loaded into marked boxes for secure storage during the general election on Nov. 3 at the Hawaii Convention Center.
The state Legislature is advancing two bills that would allow so... |