Many Hawaii residents will get a new representative in the state Legislature later this year — even if their current representative is running for reelection and wins.

Hawaii’s Reapportionment Commission will take up the latest version of its proposed state legislative map today. It addresses some of the outstanding issues pressed by community members — and ...

The ruling required that all state districts, both House and Senate, must be single-member districts. In 1981, the cry was “one man, one vote.” The net effect of multimember districts was, as in the ...

Voters in Hawaii’s 1st House District will encounter an unusual situation in the upcoming state primary: Rep. Mark Nakashima, who passed away on July 11, will still appear on the ballot.

Deceased candidate still ballot eligible, “wins” state house seat. The late Rep. Mark Nakashima won 100% of the vote in the Democratic primary for Hawaii's 1st House District.

The state did away with canoe districts 10 years ago, the last time it redrew political lines, but the idea was reconsidered this year before being shot down Thursday.

The race to fill the state’s Senate District 7 seat narrowed to three candidates on Saturday, May 15, according to the Maui County Democratic Party’s Senate District 7 selection body.

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Hawaii Second Congressional District Primary Election Results ... six Democrats — including State Representative Patrick Branco and former State Senator Jill Tokuda — are vying for the open seat.