Election

The leaders of each political party in the House and Senate currently get to appoint four commissioners. Rep. Adrian Tam introduced a measure that would require the Senate to confirm the nominated commissioners.

Lawmakers are considering a measure to instead have people opt out of being registered to vote versus having to opt in.

The use of mail ballots exploded in 2020 as states looked for ways to accommodate voters during the COVID-19 pandemic. But a consistent problem has surfaced since then: Hundreds or even thousands of ballots being rejected because the signatures on the return envelope don't match the ones on file.

In the November election, former South Maui Councilmember Kelly King lost to incumbent Tom Cook by just 97 votes. King and a group of 30 voters filed a lawsuit challenging the results. This week, the Hawai’i Supreme Court upheld the election results and denied King's request for a new election.

The nine-member council officially selected Holeka Goro Inaba as its chair. He said his primary role as chair is to make sure that council hearings operate “in the most efficient, respectful and effective manner.”

Former Maui County Council Chair Kelly King along with 30 other voters are contesting the general election following her loss to Tom Cook. She wants to see the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court invalidate the results and order a new election.

The Conversation broadcasts live today from Līhuʻe; Mayor Derek Kawakami talks about what local election results mean for Kauaʻi; Hob Osterlund, founder of the Kauaʻi Albatross Network, shares concerns over the Navy's proposal to increase its training exercises on the tiny island of Ka’ula

The 2024 general election was seen as a big win for Republicans, not just nationally, but locally as well. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on shifting political views in Hawaiʻi — particularly in West Oʻahu.

Today on the show, historians share the stories about the voyage of the SS Kaimiloa from San Francisco to Tahiti 100 years ago and King David Kalākaua's last visit to San Diego

A little more than a week after the U.S. presidential election, world leaders are still trying to figure out what a second Trump administration means for them. In South Korea, expectations are mixed. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.