Elections 2026

Maui Council Races Could Reshape Power Balance Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Council Races Could Reshape Power Balance

This election will bring new faces — and possibly a progressive majority — to the county’s nine-member lawmaking body.

Hawai‘i Island’s Next General Plan Splits County Council Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Hawai‘i Island’s Next General Plan Splits County Council

The council wants to approve the county’s next long-term guiding document before the November election brings new members on board.

Lawsuit: Maui Mayor’s Former Chief Of Staff Claims Whistleblower Retaliation (Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2026)

Lawsuit: Maui Mayor’s Former Chief Of Staff Claims Whistleblower Retaliation

Leo Caires says he was wrongfully terminated after reporting county fraud.

This Rich Hawaiʻi Super PAC Is Already Shaping A Key Statewide Election Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

This Rich Hawaiʻi Super PAC Is Already Shaping A Key Statewide Election

Pacific Resource Partnership has become a major player in the state’s most important political races.

Honolulu’s Right To Food, A Trailblazing Proposal, Faces The Axe Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu’s Right To Food, A Trailblazing Proposal, Faces The Axe

More than a dozen groups are calling on the Honolulu Charter Commission to disregard recommendations to kill a proposal to make food an inalienable right.

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke Received Target Letter In $35,000 Probe Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke Received Target Letter In $35,000 Probe

Bribery charges are being considered, Luke’s attorney confirmed.

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke Abandons Reelection Bid Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke Abandons Reelection Bid

The announcement comes amid an ongoing attorney general investigation.

Incumbents Lead The Money Race For Congress. Will Outside Groups Wade In?

Incumbents Lead The Money Race For Congress. Will Outside Groups Wade In?

Hawaiʻi’s U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda have significantly more campaign cash than their challengers as races head toward mid-summer primaries.

Will Hawaiʻi Voters Once Again See Long Lines On Election Day? David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Will Hawaiʻi Voters Once Again See Long Lines On Election Day?

Voters may be forced to wait in line this election season after the death of legislation that would have funded more county voter service centers.

‘Pretty Unusual’: Big Changes Are Possible At The Kauaʻi County Council Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

‘Pretty Unusual’: Big Changes Are Possible At The Kauaʻi County Council

With four open seats, this election presents a chance for better gender and geographic diversity.