Hawaii House and Senate Hopefuls Can’t File for Office Yet

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Feb. 1 marked the first day candidates can pull or file nomination papers for office. But — due to the ongoing redistricting debacle — House and Senate hopefuls aren’t able to do so.

A spokesman for the state Office of Elections says residents can still pull nomination papers for congressional seats and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

The county election offices are handling papers for their respective county council and mayoral races.

As of this afternoon, just one person had pulled nomination papers for the U.S. Senate seat. A complete listing of candidate filings will be available on Office of Elections website after 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

—Nanea Kalani

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