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The court ruled that Alice Lee received a majority of the votes cast in the Maui County Council election in November. A group of plaintiffs, including her opponent, had filed a lawsuit to challenge the results after Lee claimed the Wailuku seat by 513 votes. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.
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Lawmakers will see a 'clean elections' proposal next week, at the start of the state legislative session.
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Eight of the nine members of the Maui County Council were sworn into office on Monday, but the fate of the last seat is up in the air. A group of election challengers, including the runner-up to incumbent Alice Lee, claim officials did not properly notify more than 800 voters about deficient ballots. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees has reelected Maui Trustee Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey as its chair. All nine members of the board were inducted last week at an investiture ceremony at Kawaiahaʻo Church.
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As part of an ongoing project with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History, we bring you voices from Hawaiʻi’s history centered around a different theme each month. Stay tuned for more.
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Hawai'i’s health care staffing crisis needs long-term solution; Office of Elections investigates possible voter fraud; trailblazing New Zealand movie star Rena Owen wins Hawai'i International Film Festival's Pasifika Award
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Each county had between three and 15 charter amendment questions on their general election ballot. Only two proposals across all four counties did not pass — one on Oʻahu and one on Kauaʻi. HPR’s Sabrina Bodon reviews the outcomes.
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The Conversation talked politics with two longtime analysts: Star-Advertiser columnist and veteran journalist Richard Borreca, and former Midweek politics columnist and retired history professor Dan Boylan. They discussed the winners and losers, and the campaigns ahead.
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs held elections for six seats on its Board of Trustees during this general election.
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Josh Green will serve as Hawaiʻi’s ninth governor and Sylvia Luke will be the next lieutenant governor. The state saw a lower-than-usual election turnout with about 40% of registered voters coming out. HPR’s Sabrina Bodon reports on the election wins and losses.