Election

If the three-page Senate Bill 2466 becomes law, that position “may only be terminated for cause,” sparing that position from politically motivated attacks.

House Rep. Daniel Holt resigned from his position Friday after accepting a new position as special assistant to the chair of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.

A state proposal could automatically register eligible residents to vote in elections — unless they explicitly “opt out” of that opportunity.

Hawaiʻi Democratic Party Chair Derek Turbin spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the current political landscape.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Karl Rhoads has introduced two bills that explore a new legal approach aimed at effectively barring corporations from donating to Hawaiʻi political campaigns at the local, state and federal levels.

Shirlene Ostrov with the Hawaiʻi Republican Party spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about Hawaiʻi Republicans, immigration, and her priorities as party chair.

Politician Shirlene Ostrov returns to head the Hawaiʻi Republican Party; Investigative journalist Lois Parshley looks into claims of censorship from one of the country's largest owners of local newspapers, including several Hawaiʻi publications

Prospective candidates must get a nomination paper and collect signatures from registered voters in the district they seek to represent.

Yuki Lei Sugimura says she's running for Maui County mayor in this year's election, challenging incumbent Mayor Richard Bissen.

Democratic Gov. Josh Green of Hawaiʻi predicts Americans will want a peacemaking leader by 2028. He says the “hand-to-hand combat” of partisan politics will struggle after President Donald Trump’s second term.