Kirk Caldwell, Mazie Hirono, Colleen Hanabusa, Tulsi Gabbard and Billy Kenoi were among the candidates who celebrated victories in the 2012 general election as the fourth and final results printout was released Tuesday night. More>>
"This is a time of great challenges for America, and I pray the president will be successful in guiding our nation," said Mitt Romney in his concession speech. More>>
Tulsi Gabbard, who handily defeated former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemman during the September primaries in what many called a stunning upset... More>>
With a 107,000 votes lead, Democrat Mazie Hirono defeated Republican Linda Lingle for the U.S. Senate seat. More>>
Former Acting Mayor Kirk Caldwell defeated ex. Gov. Ben Cayetano in the hotly contested Honolulu mayoral race. More>>
State elections officials say that five polling places across the island of Oahu have run out of paper ballots and are using only one electronic voting machine at each location to service voters. More>>
With just hours remaining until the polls close in Hawaii for the 2012 general election, there have been no reports of major issues at any of the state's 233 voting precincts as local residents cast their ballots. More>>
(HawaiiNewsNow) - It's Election Day! We invited the candidates for 3 of the major races onto Sunrise to give their last pitch to voters why they should be elected! More>>
(HawaiiNewsNow) - It's Election Day! We invited the candidates for 3 of the major races onto Sunrise to give their last pitch to voters why they should be elected! More>>
(HawaiiNewsNow) - It's Election Day! We invited the candidates for 3 of the major races onto Sunrise to give their last pitch to voters why they should be elected! More>>
(HawaiiNewsNow) - It's Election Day! We invited the candidates for 3 of the major races onto Sunrise to give their last pitch to voters why they should be elected! More>>
(HawaiiNewsNow) - It's Election Day! We invited the candidates for 3 of the major races onto Sunrise to give their last pitch to voters why they should be elected! More>>
(HawaiiNewsNow) - It's Election Day! We invited the candidates for 3 of the major races onto Sunrise to give their last pitch to voters why they should be elected! More>>
After months of tough and often negative campaigning voters will decide whose message won them over. The fate of the rail project hinges on the outcome of the Honolulu mayor's race. More>>
The candidates for Hawaii's open U.S. Senate seat spent the last full day before Election Day trying to get their supporters to remember to vote Tuesday, if they haven't already voted. More>>
State of Hawaii H.B. No. 2594, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 12, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ASSIST DAM AND RESERVOIR OWNERS. "Shall the State be authorized More>>
With the general election less than a week away, officials are making sure that the voting equipment is working properly. More>>
With just three days left until the general election, last minute preparations are underway. The state is now ... More>>
With just a few days left before the general election, it's down to the wire as candidates from both parties hit the road to get their messages to last-minute voters. More>>
(HawaiiNewsNow) - 6 days until the election and we're counting down by inviting candidates on Sunrise. This morning, Tulsi Gabbard comes on Sunrise. She's running for Congressional District 2. We talk to her about the possible political changes and other hot topics. More>>
A pro-rail political action committee has spent more than $3 million on the Honolulu mayor's race, in what's become the most expensive mayoral race in history. In filings with the state Campaign Spending... More>>
Just days left until the general election and that means candidates have a narrow window to win over voters. In our exclusive Hawaii News Now - Star Advertiser poll, we have results of one of the most contentious races this year, and the rail issue that's riding along. More>>
(HawaiiNewsNow) - 1 week until the election and we're counting down by inviting candidates on Sunrise. This morning, Charles Djou comes on Sunrise. He's running for Congressional District 1. We talk to him about the new poll results and other hot topics. More>>
A new poll says U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono leads former Gov. Linda Lingle by a wide margin in the race to be Hawaii's next senator. More>>
The political battle for the Big Island's top job pits the current mayor against a former one. The top two finishers in the primary election share a close connection, but their campaigns are quite different. More>>
The State Office of Elections opened its general election early voting walk-in locations on Tuesday. More>>
Hawaii voters have just two weeks to decide who they'll choose as the state's next U.S. Senator - a seat open for the first time in a generation. More>>
When it comes to politics, maybe opposites don't attract after all. More>>
Hawaii's Senior Senator Daniel Inouye has endorsed Kirk Caldwell for Honolulu Mayor. More>>
Honolulu Community College's Native Hawaiian Center, Po‘i Nā Nalu, and Hui ‘Ōiwi will be hosting an Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) candidate forum for the students and employees of the college. "The More>>
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The candidates for Honolulu mayor focused on issues important to senior citizens at a forum at Harris United Methodist Church. "The best way to help seniors is to keep the More>>
Billy Kenoi and Harry Kim have known each other for decades. Kim coached Kenoi when Kenoi was just eight years old. And Kenoi was Kim's executive assistant when Kim was mayor. More>>
A new political ad for Linda Lingle is stirring up controversy, and Senator Daniel Inouye is calling that ad "grossly misleading". In it, Lingle's campaign manager, Bob Lee, makes the case that the former More>>
Six candidates were invited to a forum hosted by the Waikiki Neighborhood Board. But only two -- both Republicans -- were able to make it. More>>
Just 50 days to go now until the election. While we were in Washington, DC, last week, we sat down with two of the country's most experienced journalists – Chief White House correspondents for both CBS More>>
Rep. Mazie Hirono picked up an endorsement from the National Weather Service Employees Organization in her race for the U.S. Senate. More>>
The 50th state brings a bit of aloha to American politics on day one of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Not only is our local delegation front and center in the convention More>>
Hawaii Democrats are in the "Queen City of the South" - Charlotte, North Carolina - to cheer on President Barack Obama and Congressional candidate, Tulsi Gabbard. She's preparing to give the most-watched More>>
Mitt Romney's speech accepting the Republican nomination to run for president was a hit with local members of the GOP. But Democrats said it wasn't enough to change their opinions... More>>
In a scathing six-page report, the state Office of Elections criticized Hawaii County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi after several problems at Big Island polling places during Saturday's primary election. More>>
Linda Lingle said the race for the U.S. Senate presents a clear choice to voters between "an independent leader experienced in making tough decisions..." More>>
Hawaii's Democratic party candidates woke up early Sunday to prepare for the general election and to signal that they're uniting to battle Linda Lingle in the race for the U.S. Senate. More>>
Former Hawaii Gov. Ben Cayetano will face Kirk Caldwell during November's General Election as the two candidates seek to become Honolulu's next mayor.
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U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono has won the Democratic primary in Hawaii for an open U.S. Senate seat, setting up a race in November against former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle. More>>
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa has won the Democratic nomination in her quest for re-election to the seat serving urban Honolulu's 1st Congressional District. More>>
Former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has been picked by Hawaii voters to represent Republicans in the Aloha State's race for an open U.S. Senate seat. More>>
Governor Neil Abercrombie has issued a proclamation to extend polling hours on Hawaii Island only by an hour and a half today. More>>
Voters across the state are heading to the polls on Saturday in Hawaii's first-ever primary election held in August. More>>
In a 58-year-old ritual for Hawaii's Democrats, the party's candidates spent the evening before Saturday's primary election for the traditional "Grand Rally" in Hilo. More>>
Honolulu election officials expect about a six-percent increase in early voting -- both by mail and in person -- for Saturday's primary election compared to the last primary in 2010. More>>
Two of four full-time election staffers in the Hawaii County elections office went out on sick leave this week and a temporary employee resigned Wednesday, calling the office "dysfunctional," just a few days before Saturday's primary election. More>>
Just three days after being hospitalized for a bleeding ulcer, Honolulu mayoral frontrunner Ben Cayetano said he was "feeling fine" and returned to the campaign trail. More>>
It's the last day for Hawaii voters to participate in early walk-in voting for this weekend's primary election. More>>
With three days before the primary election, Honolulu mayoral candidates are making a final fundraising push. More>>
With the primary election a week away, officials are making sure that the voting equipment is working properly. More>>
With less than two weeks before the primary election, the poll results are in for both congressional districts of the U.S. House. More>>
With the primary election just around the corner, the new Hawaii Poll shows one candidate for Honolulu mayor ... More>>
Ed Case and Mazie Hirono traded jabs and took every opportunity to outline the differences between them in their only major televised debate before the Aug. 11 primary election. More>>
The Hawaii State Ethics Commission is fining 22 state House and Senate candidates - including several incumbents - $25 each for failing to meet a deadline for filing financial disclosure statements. More>>
Former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hanneman's bid for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District seat received a boost on Friday, as The Maui News, the largest newspaper in Hawaii's Maui County, endorsed the Democratic candidate. More>>
Former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann has received the endorsement of Hawaii's largest daily newspaper. More>>
Four of the candidates in the Democratic party primary for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District squared off in a 90-minute debate on Hawaii News Now. More>>
Hawaii News Now (KFVE, KGMB and KHNL) aired a KITV's debate between the three leading candidates for Honolulu mayor Wednesday night after the ABC affiliate went dark... More>>
Ben Cayetano is fighting back. A union group spent half a million dollars so far to discredit his name but the two time governor and current mayoral hopeful has called in reinforcements... More>>
Former Gov. Ben Cayetano is leading the money race among candidates in the race for Honolulu mayor, saying his campaign has raised $900,000 so far. More>>
U.S. House candidate Tulsi Gabbard has filed a federal complaint accusing challenger Mufi Hannemann ... More>>
Veterans In Politics International (VIPI) recently conducted their Honolulu Mayoral endorsement interview. More>>
With this year's primary election just five weeks away, politicians and their supporters pushed the number of units in this year's Kailua Independence Day Parade to 108, an increase of 20 compared to last year. More>>
U.S. Senate candidates Mazie Hirono and Ed Case faced off on Maui on Tuesday. The AARP Hawaii debate... More>>
Tune to digital channel 110 and its all Linda Lingle all the time. Governor Linda Lingle has become the first political candidate in the country to launch her own cable channel... More>>
Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle Thursday blasted the bus rapid transit plan being pushed by his mayoral opponent, former Gov. Ben Cayetano, as an alternative to rail transit. More>>
Mufi Hannemann has picked up a major business endorsement in the race for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional district. More>>
Former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann is officially running to succeed Mazie Hirono in the U.S. House of Representatives. More>>
Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle filed for re-election Monday with union supporters behind him. He says he's been taking care of finances during his term by saving money and spending it wisely. More>>
Watch he first televised Honolulu Mayoral Debate of the election season. Peter Carlisle, Kirk Caldwell and Ben Cayetano go head to head fielding questions from a panel and from viewers. More>>
Three candidates for Honolulu mayor traded jabs during Hawaii News Now's televised debate on Wednesday night. More>>
A 'Behind the Scenes' look at the highly anticipated 2012 Honolulu Mayoral Debate between Kirk Caldwell, Ben Cayetano and Peter Carlisle. More>>
Arizona's secretary of state says Hawaii's verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements and that the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall. More>>
U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono said she has a plan to move Hawaii toward energy and food self-sufficiency. She said the state spends about $5 billion a year on oil for electricity and... More>>
The three leading candidates for Honolulu mayor made their first joint debate appearance Wednesday night, with former Gov. Ben Cayetano wasting no time going on the offensive... More>>
The Hawaii Chapter of the Sierra Club announced Sunday that it is endorsing Mazie Hirono for U.S. Senate, Colleen Hanabusa in her re-election bid... More>>
Mazie Hirono and Ed Case are at odds over the number of debates and joint appearances scheduled before the primary election... More>>
An 18-year-old is running for a seat on the Honolulu City Council. More>>
There's a new candidate in the running for Honolulu City Council and it's a familiar face. More>>
The former Acting Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu announced today that a new set of local unions have endorsed his candidacy to reclaim the mayor's office. More>>
The votes have been tallied. Mitt Romney was declared the victor in Hawaii's first-ever Republican Presidential Caucus. More>>
For the first time, Hawaii Republicans will vote on their choice of Republican Presidential nominees Tuesday night. More>>
The Hawaii Government Employees Association and United Public Workers announced their endorsement of Kirk Caldwell for Honolulu on Tuesday. More>>
Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa is gearing up for her re-election campaign. Saturday she... More>>
Mayor Peter Carlisle spoke at length about the Rail project and city debt yesterday in his State of the City Address. Former acting mayor Kirk Caldwell... More>>
Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle delivered his second state of the city speech today and rail was a big part of it... More>>
According to our Hawaii News Now poll, Kirk Caldwell is dead last in the Race for Honolulu Mayor. But he just got a big endorsement from the police union.... More>>
The Honolulu Fire Department Retirees Association, announced today that the organization of more than 800 members is endorsing Governor Linda Lingle for Hawaii's open U.S. Senate seat. More>>
Three weeks after throwing his hat into the race for Honolulu mayor, former Governor Ben... More>>
U.S. Senate candidate Linda Lingle stumped for votes at a luncheon meeting Wednesday, fresh off the filing of her fund raising report with the Federal Election Commission... More>>
Ben Cayetano has officially announced his candidacy for Honolulu mayor. In a news conference, Cayetano spoke of his desire to end the Honolulu rail project. More>>
"Undoubtedly, public safety has always been of utmost importance to Governor Lingle and continues to be so," said Tenari Maafala, president of the... More>>
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