Election

The new Hawaii law is aimed at curbing what is often called "dark money" in politics.

Tom Moore of the Center for American Progress spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender about the national plan to take down Citizens United.

Lawmakers in Hawaiʻi have passed a measure that's headed to the governor that would redefine corporations in a way that precludes spending on elections.

Of the nearly 3,000 bills that were introduced at the Legislature, about 270 have made it to the final step of the legislative process. Most of the measures will be voted on a final time by the House and Senate on Wednesday, and the legislative session will end on Friday. That’s a lot to digest. So here at HPR, we’re breaking down what you need to know as the Legislature heads into its final week.

In the proposed system, during the application process, eligible residents would automatically be registered to vote — unless they explicitly decline registration.

Following Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s announcement that she will not be running for reelection, Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami is the only significant Democrat vying for the position.

The state legislature is looking at a new, untested legal approach to curb corporate money in elections. It's an attempt to get around the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision Citizens United.

Luke ends her campaign a few months after she denied being the "influential lawmaker" who took $35,000 in a paper bag during a meeting cited in a federal bribery case.

Kauaʻi County Mayor Derek Kawakami has announced he will run for lieutenant governor, challenging current Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke for her spot on the fifth floor of the Hawaiʻi State Capitol.

Cochran was elected to her seat in 2022 and is up for reelection this year. Her move to the other side of the aisle increases the House Republicans’ numbers to 10.