Hawaii ranked in the bottom half of the country in the 2008 and 2010 elections, according to a new Pew Charitable Trusts tool measuring state elections performance.

The interactive site will be updated soon to include 2012 data. But for now, there’s a mountain of information to sift through in a user-friendly way.

The performance index used 17 indicators, from absentee ballots returned to voter registration rates, to give each state a score.

The site also notes highlights for each state based on those indicators. Hawaii, for instance, had the lowest turnout in 2008. And in 2010, the Aloha State had the highest rate of nonvoting due to registration or absentee ballot problems. 

Hawaii’s 2012 general election fiasco — dozens of polling places running out of ballots — will likely push it down near the bottom of the barrel.

Meantime, check out what’s available now by clicking here.

— Nathan Eagle