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A Targeted Campaign To Register More Voters Comes To Hawaiʻi Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat

A Targeted Campaign To Register More Voters Comes To Hawaiʻi

The CEO of a national nonprofit says he’s hoping to get more Hawaiʻi voices heard in elections, especially people of color, unmarried women and young adults.

Elections Commission Panel Calls For A Shakeup In How Hawaiʻi Votes Screenshot/2025

Elections Commission Panel Calls For A Shakeup In How Hawaiʻi Votes

The subcommittee wants to end all-mail elections and fire Elections Chief Scott Nago, but it’s unclear whether it has the votes to do either.

Two Members Quit Just Before Elections Panel To Meet On Disputed Vote Count Screenshot/2024

Two Members Quit Just Before Elections Panel To Meet On Disputed Vote Count

One of the departed commissioners was the lead author of an investigation that determined complaints about the Kauaʻi election were valid.

How Did State Count More Kauaʻi Ballots Than County Said It Delivered? Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022

How Did State Count More Kauaʻi Ballots Than County Said It Delivered?

We analyze discrepancies in Kauaʻi’s 2024 general election vote count, which the Elections Commission says were a big deal and the Elections Office says were not.

Hawaiʻi Elections Officials Tackle Big Island Ballot Discrepancies Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi Elections Officials Tackle Big Island Ballot Discrepancies

After finding major discrepancies in how many Kauaʻi ballots were cast, a state commission is looking at the Big Island numbers.

Beth Fukumoto: The Promise And The Pitfalls Of Elon Musk’s America Party AP

Beth Fukumoto: The Promise And The Pitfalls Of Elon Musk’s America Party

Third-party candidates generally don’t do well in Hawaiʻi where political trust is built on relationships.

Investigation Finds Vote Discrepancies In 2024 Kauaʻi Election Screenshot/2025

Investigation Finds Vote Discrepancies In 2024 Kauaʻi Election

A state Elections Commission subcommittee found evidence that the state counted hundreds more ballots than were cast on Kauaʻi.

Hawaiʻi Rep. Ed Case Angers Democrats Over ‘Proof Of Citizenship’ Vote David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaiʻi Rep. Ed Case Angers Democrats Over ‘Proof Of Citizenship’ Vote

He was one of just four Democrats voting with all Republicans to pass the SAVE Act. Rep. Jill Tokuda calls the legislation an act of voter suppression.

Tension And Turmoil At The Hawaiʻi Elections Commission David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Tension And Turmoil At The Hawaiʻi Elections Commission

Is the commission still able to do its job amid unceasing questions about election fairness, continued calls to fire top officials and hours-long meetings plagued by infighting?