Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-16 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-16
Application when not made in person.
Status: in_force

(a) Any qualified person unable for any cause to appear in person before the clerk for registration may register to vote by mail, not later than ten days prior to a primary or general election, through the affidavit on application for voter registration or other form prescribed by the chief election officer. The form shall include a self-subscribing oath for the applicant to swear to the truth of the allegations in the application. An applicant unable to write for reason of illiteracy, blindness, or other physical disability shall have the applicant's mark witnessed by a person who shall sign the affidavit in the space provided. Application forms shall be made available to any qualified person through community groups, political parties, and other groups prescribed by the chief election officer. Application forms shall be made available to any qualified person at the time of that person's driver's license application or renewal through the examiner of drivers.

(b) Upon receipt of the properly executed application, the clerk shall proceed to number the same and register the name of the voter in the general county register as provided in section 11-15. In registering persons under this section the clerk may accept requests for absentee ballot submitted in accordance with the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 or other similar federal law as being sufficient for registration purposes. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 45, §4; am L 2011, c 142, §2; am L 2025, c 6, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-361 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-361
Aggregation of contributions and expenditures.
Status: in_force

(a) All contributions and expenditures of a person whose contributions or expenditures are financed, maintained, or controlled by any corporation, labor organization, association, party, or any other person, including any parent, subsidiary, branch, division, department, or local unit of the corporation, labor organization, association, party, political committees established and maintained by a national political party, or by any group of those persons shall be considered to be made by a single person.

(b) A contribution by a partnership shall not exceed the limitations in this section and shall be attributed to the partnership and to each partner in direct proportion to the partner's share of the partnership profits, according to instructions that shall be provided by the partnership to the party, candidate, or committee receiving the contribution.

(c) A contribution by a limited liability company shall be treated as follows:

(1) A contribution by a limited liability company that is treated as a partnership by the Internal Revenue Service shall be considered a contribution from a partnership;

(2) A contribution by a limited liability company that is treated as a corporation by the Internal Revenue Service shall be considered a contribution from a corporation;

(3) A contribution by a limited liability company with a single individual member that is not treated as a corporation by the Internal Revenue Service shall be attributed only to that single individual member; and

(4) A limited liability company that makes a contribution shall, at the time the limited liability company makes the contribution, provide information to the party, committee, or candidate receiving the contribution specifying how the contribution is to be attributed.

(d) A person's contribution to a party that is earmarked for a candidate or candidates shall be included in the aggregate contributions of both the person and the party. The earmarked funds shall be promptly distributed by the party to the candidate.

(e) A contribution by a dependent minor shall be reported in the name of the minor but included in the aggregate contributions of the minor's parent or guardian. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-392 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-392
House bulletins.
Status: in_force

The costs of preparing, printing, and circulating house bulletins and the writings, drawings, and photographs contained therein, except for paid political advertisements, shall be exempt from the provisions of this part.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 13D-3 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 13D / Section 13D-3
Qualifications of voters; registration.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person who registers as required by law shall be entitled to vote at any election of board members provided that the person shall have attained the age of eighteen years at the time of the election.

(b) No person shall be eligible to register as a voter for the election of board members unless the person meets the following qualifications:

(1) The person has attained the age of eighteen years or will have attained such age within one year of the date of the next election of board members; and

(2) The person is otherwise qualified to register to vote in the State.

(c) Any person eligible to and desiring to register as a voter for the election of board members shall go to any location designated by the clerk of the county, then and there to be examined under oath as to the person's qualifications as a voter. Each applicant shall make and subscribe to an application in the form of an affidavit as provided for under section 11-15.

(d) The clerk of each county shall register all persons in the county who are eligible to and desiring to register as voters for the election of board members. The register may be maintained in conjunction with the general county register; provided that the clerk shall be able to prepare a separate list of voters for the election of board members, capable of segregation by precinct and representative district. The maintenance, reproduction, and transmittal of records and affidavits to a central file shall be in accordance with section 11-14.

(e) The clerk of each county shall amend the general county register to include therein any person, who on November 6, 1984, was registered to vote only for members of the board of trustees, to hereinafter be registered to vote in all elections held in the State. [L 1979, c 196, pt of §8; am L 1985, c 203, §7; am L 2000, c 59, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-5
Delivery of ballots.
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately upon receipt of a request for absentee ballot within the time limit specified in section 15-4, the clerk shall examine the records to ascertain whether the voter is lawfully entitled to vote as requested. If the clerk ascertains that the voter is lawfully entitled to vote as requested, no earlier than thirty days before the election, the clerk shall mail in a forwarding envelope, or deliver in person if the voter appears at the office of the clerk, an official ballot and other materials prescribed in section 15-6, except that an incapacitated voter may send a representative to obtain the voter's ballots pursuant to the rules adopted by the chief election officer; provided that official ballots and other materials prescribed in section 15-6 shall be mailed or delivered:

(1) To uniform military and overseas voters pursuant to section 15D-9; and

(2) No later than twenty-four hours after receipt of the request for absentee ballot for requests received on the last day specified in section 15-4.

(b) If absentee ballots requested under section 15-4 are not received by a voter within five days of an election, if a voter requires a replacement ballot within five days of an election, or if a voter would otherwise not be able to return a properly issued ballot by the close of polls, then a voter may request that absentee ballots be forwarded by electronic transmission; provided that a voter with special needs, including a disability, may request that a ballot be forwarded by electronic transmission at any time, but no earlier than the date that the voter's initial ballot package was or would have been transmitted. Upon receipt of such a request and confirmation that the voter has not already voted, the clerk may transmit appropriate ballots, voting information required by section 15-6, and a form containing a waiver of the right to secrecy, as provided by section 11-137. The waiver of the right to secrecy shall not be required if the voted ballot is returned in a signed ballot return identification envelope issued to the voter. The voter may return the voted ballots and executed forms by electronic transmission or mail; provided that they are received by the issuing clerk no later than the closing hour on election day in accordance with section 11-131. Upon receipt, the clerk shall verify compliance with the requirements of section 15-9 and prepare the ballots for counting pursuant to section 15-10; provided that if the voter returns multiple voted absentee ballots for the same election, the clerk shall, for purposes of counting ballots, prepare only the first absentee ballot returned that is not spoiled. [L 1975, c 36, pt of §3; am L 1980, c 248, §1(c); gen ch 1985; am L 1993, c 304, §8; am L 2012, c 226, §2; am L 2015, c 173, §3; am L 2016, c 168, §4; am L 2019, c 137, §1; am L 2021, c 213, §35]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-173.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-173.5
Contests for cause in primary, special primary elections, and county elections held concurrently with a regularly scheduled primary or special primary
Status: in_force

(a) In a primary and special primary election contest, or a county election contest held concurrently with a regularly scheduled primary or special primary election, the complaint shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the supreme court no later than 4:30 p.m. on the thirteenth day after a primary or special primary election or a county election contest held concurrently with a regularly scheduled primary or special primary election, and shall be accompanied by a deposit for costs of court as established by the rules of the supreme court. The clerk shall issue to the defendants named in the complaint a summons to appear before the supreme court no later than 4:30 p.m. on the fifth day after service of the summons.

(b) In primary and special primary election contests, and county election contests held concurrently with a regularly scheduled primary or special primary election, the court shall hear the contest in a summary manner and at the hearing the court shall cause the evidence to be reduced to writing and shall not later than 4:30 p.m. on the fourth day after the return give judgment fully stating all findings of fact and of law. The judgment shall decide what candidate was nominated or elected, as the case may be, in the manner presented by the petition, and a certified copy of the judgment shall forthwith be served on the chief election officer or the county clerk, as the case may be, who shall place the name of the candidate declared to be nominated on the ballot for the forthcoming general, special general, or runoff election. The judgment shall be conclusive of the right of the candidate so declared to be nominated; provided that this subsection shall not operate to amend or repeal section 12-41. [L 1973, c 217, §1(aaa); am L 1974, c 34, §1(c); am L 1979, c 133, §5; am L 1998, c 22, §2; am L 2019, c 135, §3 and c 136, §25; am L 2024, c 1, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-13.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-13.5
Validity of cast absentee ballot where voter later becomes ineligible.
Status: in_force

The absentee ballot of any voter who was eligible to vote at the time the ballot was cast shall not be deemed invalid solely because the voter became ineligible to vote, including by death of the voter, after casting the ballot. For the purposes of this section, "cast" means that the voter has:

(1) Deposited the absentee ballot in the mail for ballots mailed in accordance with section 15-9;

(2) Delivered the absentee ballot to the appropriate county clerk or polling place in accordance with section 15-9; or

(3) Completed voting in person at an absentee polling place. [L 2019, c 10, §1; am L 2021, c 213, §38; am L 2022, c 109, §1; am L 2023, c 113, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-8 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-8
Elections commission; political activities.
Status: in_force

(a) No elections commission member shall take an active part in political management or in political campaigns.

(b) Each elections commission member shall retain the right to:

(1) Register and vote as the elections commission member chooses in any election;

(2) Participate in the nonpartisan activities of a civic, community, social, labor, or professional organization, or of a similar organization;

(3) Be a member of a political party or other political organization and participate in its activities to the extent consistent with law;

(4) Make a financial contribution to a political party or organization;

(5) Serve as an election judge or clerk or in a similar position to perform nonpartisan election duties, as prescribed by law; and

(6) Otherwise participate fully in public affairs, except as prohibited by law, in a manner which does not materially compromise the elections commission member's efficiency or integrity as an elections commission member or the neutrality, efficiency, or integrity of the elections commission.

(c) An elections commission member may request an advisory opinion from the state ethics commission to determine whether a particular activity constitutes or would constitute a violation of the code of ethics or this section. [L 2004, c 57, pt of §6]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-339 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-339
Candidate committees or noncandidate committees receiving and expending $1,000 or less in an election period.
Status: in_force

(a) Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, a candidate committee or noncandidate committee whose aggregate contributions and aggregate expenditures for the election period total $1,000 or less, shall electronically file only a final election period report, and need not file a preliminary and final primary report, a preliminary and final general report, or a special election report.

(b) By June 30 of an election year, a candidate committee that does not intend to receive contributions and make expenditures that aggregate more than $1,000 in an election period shall notify the commission of its intent in the candidate committee's organizational report.

(c) By the fifth calendar day before the due date of the preliminary primary report that is due ten days before the election, a noncandidate committee that does not intend to receive contributions and make expenditures that aggregate more than $1,000 in an election period shall notify the commission of its intent in the noncandidate committee's organizational report.

(d) Until the candidate committee's or noncandidate committee's registration is terminated as provided in section 11-326, supplemental reports and other reports required by this part shall be filed. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2019, c 8, §1; am L 2022, c 3, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 14D-1 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 14D / Section 14D-1
Enactment of agreement.
Status: in_force

[§14D-1 Enactment of agreement.]

article I

membership

Any state of the United States and the District of Columbia may become a member of this agreement by enacting this agreement.

ARTICLE II

RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE IN MEMBER STATES TO

VOTE FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

Each member state shall conduct a statewide popular election for President and Vice President of the United States.

ARTICLE III

MANNER OF APPOINTING PRESIDENTIAL

ELECTORS IN MEMBER STATES

Prior to the time set by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors, the chief election official of each member state shall determine the number of votes for each presidential slate in each state of the United States and in the District of Columbia in which votes have been cast in a statewide popular election and shall add such votes together to produce a "national popular vote total" for each presidential slate.

The chief election official of each member state shall designate the presidential slate with the largest national popular vote total as the "national popular vote winner". The presidential elector certifying official of each member state shall certify the appointment in that official's own state of the elector slate nominated in that state in association with the national popular vote winner.

At least six days before the day fixed by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors, each member state shall make a final determination of the number of popular votes cast in the state for each presidential slate and shall communicate an official statement of such determination within twenty-four hours to the chief election official of each other member state.

The chief election official of each member state shall treat as conclusive an official statement containing the number of popular votes in a state for each presidential slate made by the day established by federal law for making a state's final determination conclusive as to the counting of electoral votes by Congress.

In event of a tie for the national popular vote winner, the presidential elector certifying official of each member state shall certify the appointment of the elector slate nominated in association with the presidential slate receiving the largest number of popular votes within that official's own state.

If, for any reason, the number of presidential electors nominated in a member state in association with the national popular vote winner is less than or greater than that state's number of electoral votes, the presidential candidate on the presidential slate that has been designated as the national popular vote winner shall have the power to nominate the presidential electors for that state and that state's presidential elector certifying official shall certify the appointment of such nominees. The chief election official of each member state shall immediately release to the public all vote counts or statements of votes as they are determined or obtained.

This article shall govern the appointment of presidential electors in each member state in any year in which this agreement is, on July 20, in effect in states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes.

ARTICLE IV

OTHER PROVISIONS

This agreement shall take effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have enacted this agreement in substantially the same form and the enactments by such states have taken effect in each state.

Any member state may withdraw from this agreement, except that a withdrawal occurring six months or less before the end of a President's term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President shall have been qualified to serve the next term.

The chief executive of each member state shall promptly notify the chief executive of all other states of when this agreement has been enacted and has taken effect in that official's state, when the state has withdrawn from this agreement, and when this agreement takes effect generally.

This agreement shall terminate if the electoral college is abolished.

If any provision of this agreement is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected.

ARTICLE V
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-15.7 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-15.7
[ §11-15.
Status: in_force

[ §11-15.7] Automatic registration. (a) An application for voter registration shall be a part of the application for issuance of an identification card under section 286-303 and the application for issuance of a driver's license under section 286-111. Applications for an identification card or driver's license shall not be processed until the applicant completes the portion of the application related to voter registration and indicates the applicant's choice of whether to register to vote. If already registered to vote, the applicant shall be offered the opportunity to decline any changes being made to their name and address for voter registration purposes.

The submission of the application for the issuance of an identification card under section 286-303 or the application for a driver's license under section 286-111 shall be deemed to authorize the examiner of drivers to collect and transmit the information necessary to register the applicant as a voter if the applicant made such a choice or to make changes to the applicant's voter registration information unless the applicant declined such changes. The examiner of drivers shall electronically transmit the necessary information to the clerk of the county in which the applicant resides, election officials, and the online voter registration system pursuant to subsection (c).

The examiner of drivers shall not transmit any information necessary to register an applicant as a voter if the applicant made a choice not to be registered to vote nor transmit any information necessary to make changes to the applicant's voter registration information if the applicant declined such changes. The examiner of drivers shall not transmit any information related to a voter application or changes to the applicant's voter registration information if the applicant presents a document demonstrating a lack of United States citizenship.

(b) Upon receipt of the completed voter registration application or changes to the applicant's voter registration information transmitted from the examiner of drivers, the clerk shall review and either approve or reject the voter registration application in accordance with this part; provided that approved voter registration applications received from the examiner of drivers pursuant to this section shall be treated as having a valid signature for purposes of section 11‑15(c), whether transmitted electronically or by facsimile transmission. Upon the clerk's approval of the voter registration application or any changes to the voter registration information, the clerk shall proceed to number the application and register the name of the voter in the general county register as provided in section 11‑14 or make approved changes to the voter's existing voter registration information as applicable.

(c) Databases maintained or operated by the counties or the department of transportation containing driver's license or identification card information, including any documents or images, shall be accessible and provided electronically to election officials and the online voter registration system to allow for the timely processing of voter applications, ensure the integrity of the voter registration polls, and for any other voter registration or election purposes, as determined by the director of transportation. [L 2021, c 126, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-17 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-17
Removal of names from register, when; reregistration.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk, after every general election, shall remove the names of registered voters who were identified as having an outdated or undeliverable address who did not vote in all elections held during the two previous federal election cycles with the exception of anyone who preregistered pursuant to section 11-12(b). For this purpose, "vote" means the depositing of the ballot in the ballot box regardless of whether the ballot is blank or later rejected for any reason. In the case of voting machines, "vote" means the voter has activated the proper mechanism and fed the ballot into the machine. In the case of an election by mail pursuant to part VIIA, "vote" means the voter has returned the ballot to the chief election officer or clerk by the United States Postal Service, by personal delivery of the ballot to a place of deposit or voter service center, or by electronic transmission under certain circumstances pursuant to part VIIA.

(b) Before removal as noted in subsection (a), the clerk shall identify registered voter names from a postal database containing outdated or undeliverable addresses or by mailing a notice or other correspondence, properly addressed, and receiving a postal notation that the notice or other correspondence was not deliverable.

(c) Upon identification of names of registered voters as prescribed in subsection (b), the clerk shall conduct any notification mailings as required by applicable federal law.

(d) The clerk may also remove the name of any registered voter, if the voter so desires and properly notifies the clerk pursuant to the procedures established by the chief election officer.

(e) Any person whose name has been removed from the register may have that person's name restored in the register by presenting oneself to the clerk and reregistering pursuant to section 11-15, or by making application by mail or otherwise pursuant to procedures established by the clerk. The clerk shall require satisfactory evidence to establish the identity of the applicant. The names of all those persons shall be reentered in the register. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(g); am L 1975, c 36, §1(3); am L 1976, c 106, §1(5); am L 1981, c 195, §2; am L 1982, c 226, §1; am L 1983, c 124, §1; am L 1987, c 273, §1; am L 1990, c 45, §5 and c 134, §2; am L 1993, c 24, §2; am L 1994, c 119, §1; am L 2019, c 136, §7; am L 2021, c 213, §7]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-3 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-3
Absentee ballot for presidential election.
Status: in_force

If ineligible to qualify as a voter in the state to which the voter has moved, any former registered voter of Hawaii may vote an absentee ballot in any presidential election occurring within twenty-four months after leaving Hawaii by requesting an application form and returning it properly executed to the county of the voter's prior Hawaii residence. When requesting an application form for an absentee ballot, the applicant shall specify the applicant's eligibility for only the presidential ballot, and the fact of applicant's ineligibility to vote at the applicant's new place of residence verified by the voter registrar or the registrar's authorized representative in the jurisdiction of the applicant's new residence. The application must be received in sufficient time for ballots to be mailed and returned prior to any presidential election at which the applicant wishes to vote. All required information pursuant to the rules promulgated by the chief election officer shall be completed in full.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-6 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-6
Return envelope, ballot envelope; instructions.
Status: in_force

The clerk shall provide the absentee voter with the ballots, ballot envelopes, and a return envelope that shall contain a statement to be subscribed to by the voter that affirms the fact that the voter is the person voting and that the voter's employer or agent of the employer, agent of the voter's labor union, or any candidate listed on the ballot did not assist the voter, as described in section 11-139, along with the instruction that the voter's ballot will be valid only if the affirmation statement is signed, materials summarizing the provisions in sections 19-3, 19-3.5, 19-4, and 19-6, and any other information prescribed by the rules promulgated by the chief election officer.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-175 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-175
Powers of supreme court; costs.
Status: in_force

The supreme court may compel the attendance of witnesses, punish contempts, and do whatsoever else may be necessary fully to determine the proceedings, and enforce its decrees therein. The court may make such special rules as it may find necessary or proper. The costs shall be as provided by the supreme court by rule.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-19 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-19
Registration from one county to another.
Status: in_force

Whenever a registered voter changes residence from one county to another, the person shall notify the clerk and change the registration to the proper county by the appropriate registration deadline; provided that no change of registration shall be allowed after the close of registration for an election except pursuant to section 11-21(c). Thereupon, if the person applying is legally qualified to register, the clerk shall accept the registration and shall immediately thereafter forward to the clerk of the county in which the person was formerly registered, a notice that the name of the registered voter is to be removed from the general county register of that county.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-3 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-3
Election services, provisions, and charges.
Status: in_force

The chief election officer may make voting systems and election services available to state agencies and private entities pursuant to rules adopted in accordance with chapter 91. Reasonable fees may be charged for the provision of such systems or services.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-345 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-345
[ §11-345] Donors; consent; notice.
Status: in_force

[ §11-345] Donors; consent; notice. (a) A nonprofit organization subject to this chapter and operating as a noncandidate committee may use a donation for electioneering communications, independent expenditures, or contributions only upon receipt of written consent from the donor to use the donation for electioneering communications, independent expenditures, or contributions.

(b) A nonprofit organization subject to this chapter and operating as a noncandidate committee shall provide written notice to donors that the donor's name and address may be reported pursuant to this chapter in a public document if the donor provides written consent to use the donation for electioneering communications, independent expenditures, or contributions.

(c) If the donor fails to provide written consent that the donation may be used for electioneering communications, independent expenditures, or contributions, the nonprofit organization shall, within thirty days of receipt of the donation, transmit to the donor a written confirmation by the nonprofit organization's highest ranking official that the donation will not be used for electioneering communications, independent expenditures, or contributions; and the name and address of the donor will not be reported by the nonprofit organization pursuant to this chapter.

(d) Only a nonprofit organization subject to this chapter and operating as a noncandidate committee shall be subject to the reporting requirements of this section. [L 2022, c 169, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 19-6 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-6
Misdemeanors.
Status: in_force

The following persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:

(1) Any person who offers any bribe or makes any promise of gain, or with knowledge of the same, permits any person to offer any bribe or make any promise of gain for the person's benefit to any voter to induce the voter to sign a nomination paper, and any person who accepts any bribe or promise of gain of any kind as consideration for signing the same, whether the bribe or promise of gain be offered or accepted before or after the signing;

(2) Any person who wilfully tears down, destroys, or defaces any election proclamation, poster, notice, facsimile ballot, or election signage issued or posted by authority of law;

(3) Any person printing or duplicating or causing to be printed or duplicated any ballot, conforming as to the size, weight, shape, thickness, or color to the official ballot so that it could be cast or counted as an official ballot in an election;

(4) Every person who is disorderly or creates a disturbance whereby any meeting of the board of registration of voters during an election is disturbed or interfered with; or whereby any person who intends to be lawfully present at any meeting or election is prevented from attending; or who causes any disturbance at any election; and every person assisting or aiding or abetting any disturbance;

(5) Every person who, either in person or through another, in any manner breaks up or prevents, or endeavors to break up or prevent, the holding of any meeting of the board of registration of voters, or in any manner breaks up or prevents, or endeavors to break up or prevent, the holding of any election;

(6) Any person, other than those designated by section 11-132, who remains or loiters within the area set aside for voting as set forth in section 11-132 during the time appointed for voting;

(7) Any person, including candidates carrying on any campaign activities within the area described in section 11-132 during the period of time starting one hour before voting opens and ending when voting closes for the purpose of influencing votes. Campaign activities shall include the following:

(A) Any distribution, circulation, carrying, holding, posting, or staking of campaign cards, pamphlets, posters, and other literature;

(B) The use of public address systems and other public communication media;

(C) The use of motor caravans or parades; and

(D) The use of entertainment troupes or the free distribution of goods and services;

(8) Any person who opens a return envelope containing:

(A) An absentee ballot voted under chapter 15 other than those persons authorized to do so under chapter 15; or

(B) A ballot voted by mail under part VIIA of chapter 11 other than those persons authorized to do so under part VIIA of chapter 11;

(9) Any unauthorized person found in possession of any voting machine or keys thereof;

(10) Any person other than the postal service or the clerk as authorized in section 11-109, who sponsors, establishes, or displays a collection receptacle for the purpose of receiving voted mail ballots or ballot return envelopes in an election; and

(11) Every person who wilfully violates or fails to obey any of the provisions of law, punishment for which is not otherwise specified in this chapter. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §8; am L 1974, c 34, §5(b); am L 1975, c 36, §6 and c 146, §2(b); am L 1976, c 106, §5; am L 1980, c 264, §7; am L 1989, c 121, §2; am L 1990, c 115, §3; am L 2019, c 136, §37; am L 2021, c 213, §44]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-96 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-96
Records prima facie evidence.
Status: in_force

Every record made pursuant to law by a board of registration of voters, or the precinct officials, shall be a prima facie evidence of the facts therein set forth, and shall be received as such in any court or tribunal in which the same is offered in evidence.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-312 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-312
Terms of office.
Status: in_force

The term of each commissioner shall be four years.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15D-1 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-1
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 13D-2 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 13D / Section 13D-2
Qualifications of board members.
Status: in_force

No person shall be eligible for election or appointment to the board unless the person is Hawaiian and is: (1) qualified and registered to vote under the provisions of section 13D-3, and (2) where residency on a particular island is a requirement, a resident on the island for which seat the person is seeking election or appointment. No member of the board shall hold or be a candidate for any other public office under the state or county governments in accordance with Article II, section 7 of the Constitution of the State; nor shall a person be eligible for election or appointment to the board if that person is also a candidate for any other public office under the state or county governments. The term "public office", for purposes of this section, shall not include notaries public, reserve police officers, or officers of emergency organizations for civilian defense or disaster, or disaster relief.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-343 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-343
Reporting deadline.
Status: in_force

When any reporting deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday designated in section 8-1, the reporting deadline shall be the next succeeding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-8.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-8.5
Elections review program.
Status: in_force

The elections commission shall develop and implement an elections review program to:

(1) Review the operation and performance of elections;

(2) Make recommendations to the chief election officer on methods to improve elections;

(3) Establish policies for the administration of an elections observer program, to include ensuring the validity and reliability of election results;

(4) Conduct a biennial evaluation of the operation of elections;

(5) Submit the findings and recommendations from the biennial evaluation to the legislature, not less than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session held in odd-numbered years; and

(6) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section. [L 2004, c 57, pt of §6]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 12-4 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-4
Nomination papers; qualifications of signers.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall sign the nomination papers of more than one candidate, partisan or nonpartisan, for the same office, unless there is more than one office in a class in which case no person shall sign papers for more than the actual number of offices in a class. Nomination papers shall be construed in this regard according to priority of filing, and the name of any person appearing thereon shall be counted only so long as this provision is not violated, and not thereafter.

(b) Names on nomination papers shall not be counted, unless the signer is a registered voter and is eligible to vote for the candidate. The chief election officer or clerk shall use the most currently compiled general county register available at the time the nomination paper is presented for filing to determine the eligibility of the registered voters to sign for the candidate. Voter registration affidavits that have not been entered into the voter register by the clerk shall not be considered or accepted for this check. At the time of filing, the chief election officer or clerk may reject the candidate's nomination paper for lack of sufficient signers who are eligible to vote for the candidate.

(c) Any registered voter who, after signing a nomination paper, seeks to withdraw the voter's signature shall do so by providing written notice to the chief election officer, or clerk in the case of a county office, any time before the filing of the candidate's nomination paper; provided that the notice is received by the chief election officer, or clerk in the case of a county office, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the fourth business day prior to the close of filing pursuant to section 12-6. The written notice shall include the voter's name, residence address, the month and date portions of the voter's date of birth, the voter's signature, the name of the candidate, and a statement that the voter wishes to remove the voter's signature from the candidate's nomination paper; provided that the written notice shall not require the voter's social security number or any portion thereof and the year portion of the voter's date of birth. Any request by a registered voter to remove the voter's signature from a candidate's nomination paper that is received by the chief election officer, or clerk in the case of a county office, after the candidate's nomination paper has been filed or after 4:30 p.m. on the fourth business day prior to the close of filing shall not be accepted.

(d) Within twenty-four hours upon receipt of a written notice pursuant to subsection (c), the chief election officer, or clerk in the case of a county office, shall send written notice via registered mail to the candidate that the voter requested to have the voter's signature removed from the candidate's nomination paper and that the signature of the voter shall not be counted. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1974, c 34, §2(a); am L 1996, c 173, §5; am L 1997, c 288, §2; am L 2019, c 22, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 19-3.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-3.5
Voter fraud.
Status: in_force

The following persons shall be guilty of a class C felony:

(1) Any person who knowingly registers another person to vote when that person is not entitled to register to vote;

(2) Any person who knowingly votes when the person is not entitled to vote;

(3) Any person who knowingly takes an oath in this title prescribed or authorized by law and wilfully makes any false statement of fact while under oath therein; or

(4) Any person who wilfully makes a false answer to any question asked of the person while under oath in this title prescribed or authorized by law. [L 1990, c 115, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-7.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-7.5
Duties of the elections commission.
Status: in_force

The duties of the elections commission are to:

(1) Hold public hearings;

(2) Investigate and hold hearings for receiving evidence of any violations and complaints;

(3) Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91;

(4) Employ, without regard to chapter 76, a full-time chief election officer, pursuant to section 11-1.6;

(5) Conduct a performance evaluation of the chief election officer within two months after the date a general election is certified;

(6) Hold a public hearing on the performance of the chief election officer and consider the information gathered at the hearing in deliberations on the chief election officer's reappointment; and

(7) Advise the chief election officer on matters relating to elections. [L 2004, c 57, pt of §6; am L 2015, c 173, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-109 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-109
Voter service centers; places of deposit.
Status: in_force

(a) Voter service centers shall be established by the clerks to service the particular needs of each county's voters.

(b) In each county, a voter service center shall be open from the tenth business day preceding the day of the election during regular business hours until the closing hour of voting and at the same times statewide. The clerks may operate additional voter service centers with varying days or hours of operation to service the voters of particular areas that otherwise could not support the operation of a voter service center for ten business days or the same times statewide. Anyone standing in line at a voter service center at the closing hour of voting with the intent of voting shall be permitted to do so. A person eligible to vote but who is not registered to vote standing in line at a voter service center at the closing hour of voting shall be permitted to apply under section 11-15.2 to register to vote and subsequently vote that election day. To the extent the registration clerk determines the applicant to be registered at that time, the applicant will be permitted to vote a regular ballot. If additional time is required to process the application, the applicant shall be provided a provisional ballot.

(c) Each voter service center shall provide the services specified in section 11-1 under the definition of "voter service center".

(d) The clerks may designate and provide for places of deposit to be open as early as the mailing of ballots by the clerks; provided that the locations and apparatus for receiving voted ballots can be securely maintained during the period of use for each election, and as may be permitted by the operational hours. [L 2019, c 136, pt of §2; am L 2021, c 213, §24]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-1.52 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-1.52
[ §11-1.
Status: in_force

[ §11-1.52] Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.; membership; voter registration; verification; annual budget request. (a) No later than June 30, 2025, the office of elections shall file an application with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., for the State's admission as a member of that organization.

(b) The office of elections shall share with each county the information and services made available by Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., pursuant to the terms and conditions of the State's membership agreement with the organization. The office of elections and each county office that administers elections shall use information and services made available by Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc., to verify their respective voter registration rolls.

(c) The office of elections shall take necessary actions to maintain the State's membership with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.

(d) Beginning with fiscal year 2025-2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the office of elections shall request as part of its annual budget an appropriation from the legislature to pay the State's annual membership dues to Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc. [L 2024, c 190, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-174.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-174.5
Contests for cause in general, special general, special, and runoff elections.
Status: in_force

(a) In general, special general, special, or runoff elections, the complaint shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the supreme court not later than 4:30 p.m. on the twentieth day following the general, special general, special, or runoff election and shall be accompanied by a deposit for costs of court as established by rules of the supreme court. The clerk shall issue to the defendants named in the complaint a summons to appear before the supreme court not later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day after service thereof.

(b) In cases involving general, special general, special, or runoff elections the complaint shall be heard by the supreme court in which the complaint was filed as soon as it reasonably may be heard. On the return day, the court, upon its motion or otherwise, may direct summons to be issued to any person who may be interested in the result of the proceedings.

At the hearing, the court shall cause the evidence to be reduced to writing and shall give judgment, stating all findings of fact and of law. The judgment may invalidate the general, special general, special, or runoff election on the grounds that a correct result cannot be ascertained because of a mistake or fraud on the part of the voter service center officials; or decide that a certain candidate, or certain candidates, received a majority or plurality of votes cast and were elected. If the judgment should be that the general, special general, special, or runoff election was invalid, a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the governor, and the governor shall duly call a new election to be held not later than one hundred twenty days after the judgment is filed. If the court shall decide which candidate or candidates have been elected, a copy of that judgment shall be served on the chief election officer or county clerk, who shall sign and deliver to the candidate or candidates certificates of election, and the same shall be conclusive of the right of the candidate or candidates to the offices. [L 1973, c 217, §1(bbb); am L 1979, c 133, §6; gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 22, §3 and c 123, §1; am L 2021, c 213, §32]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-153 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-153
More or fewer ballots than recorded.
Status: in_force

(a) If there are more ballots than documented usage indicates, this shall be an overage and if fewer ballots, it shall be an underage. The election officials or counting center employees responsible for the tabulation of ballots shall make a note of this fact on a form to be provided by the chief election officer. The form recording the overage or underage shall be sent directly to the chief election officer or the clerk in county elections separate and apart from the other election records.

(b) If the electronic voting system is being used in an election, the overage or underage shall be recorded after the tabulation of the ballots. In an election using the paper ballot voting system, the chief election officer or the chief election officer's designee shall proceed to count the votes cast for each candidate or on a question after recording the overage or underage.

(c) The chief election officer or the clerk shall make a list of all precincts in which an overage or underage occurred and the amount of the overage or underage. This list shall be filed and kept as a public record in the office of the chief election officer or the clerk in county elections.

An election contest may be brought under part XI, if the overage or underage in any precinct could affect the outcome of an election. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1975, c 36, §1(14); am L 1997, c 61, §1; am L 2019, c 136, §22; am L 2021, c 213, §29]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-313 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-313
No compensation.
Status: in_force

The commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 17-3 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-3
State senator.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any vacancy in the membership of the state senate occurs, the term of which ends at the next succeeding general election:

(1) The governor shall make an appointment within sixty calendar days following the first day of vacancy to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent. The appointee shall be at the time of appointment, and for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of the political party. The appointee shall, at the time of appointment, be a resident of the same senate district as the prior incumbent. The political party shall submit the list of prospective appointees to the governor within thirty calendar days following the first day of vacancy; and

(2) If the prior incumbent was not a member of any political party, the governor shall, within sixty calendar days following the first day of vacancy, appoint a person who is at the time of appointment a resident of the same senate district as the prior incumbent and who is not, and has not been for at least six months prior to the appointment, a member of any political party.

(b) In the case of a vacancy, the term of which does not end at the next succeeding general election:

(1) If it occurs not later than on the tenth day prior to the close of filing for the next succeeding primary election, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term at the next succeeding general election. The chief election officer shall issue a proclamation designating the election for filling the vacancy. All candidates for the unexpired term shall be nominated and elected in accordance with this title. Pending the election, the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy, and the person so appointed shall serve until the election of the person duly elected to fill the vacancy. The governor shall make the appointment from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent. The appointee shall be, at the time of the appointment, and shall have been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of the political party. The appointee shall, at the time of appointment, be a resident of the same senate district as the prior incumbent. If the prior incumbent was not a member of any political party, the governor shall appoint a person who is at the time of appointment a resident of the same senate district as the prior incumbent and is not and has not been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of any political party;

(2) If it occurs later than on the tenth day prior to the close of filing for the next succeeding primary election but not later than on the sixtieth day prior to the next succeeding primary election, or if there are no qualified candidates for any party or nonpartisan candidates qualified for the primary election ballot, nominations for the unexpired term may be filed not later than 4:30 p.m. on the fiftieth day prior to the next succeeding primary election. The chief election officer shall issue a proclamation designating the election for filling the vacancy. Pending the election the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy and the person appointed shall serve until the election of the person duly elected to fill the vacancy. The governor shall make the appointment from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent. The appointee shall be, at the time of the appointment, and shall have been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of the political party. The appointee shall, at the time of appointment, be a resident of the same senate district as the prior incumbent. If the prior incumbent was not a member of any political party, the governor shall appoint a person who is at the time of appointment a resident of the same senate district as the prior incumbent and is not and has not been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of any political party;

(3) If it occurs after the sixtieth day prior to the next succeeding primary but not later than on the fiftieth day prior to the next succeeding general election, or if there are no qualified candidates for any party or nonpartisan candidates in the primary, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term at the next succeeding general election. The chief election officer shall issue a proclamation designating the election for filling the vacancy. Party candidates for the unexpired senate term shall be nominated by the county committees of the parties not later than 4:30 p.m. on the fortieth day prior to the general election; nonpartisan candidates may file nomination papers for the unexpired term not later than 4:30 p.m. on the fortieth day prior to the general election with the nonpartisan candidate who is to be nominated to be decided by lot, under the supervision of the chief election officer. The candidates for the unexpired term shall be elected in accordance with this title. Pending the election, the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy, and the person appointed shall serve until the election of the person duly elected to fill the vacancy. The governor shall make the appointment from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent. The appointee shall be, at the time of the appointment, and shall have been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of the political party. The appointee shall, at the time of appointment, be a resident of the same senate district as the prior incumbent. If the prior incumbent was not a member of any political party, the governor shall appoint a person who is at the time of appointment a resident of the same senate district as the prior incumbent and is not and has not been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of any political party;

(4) If it occurs after the fiftieth day prior to the next succeeding general election or if no candidates are nominated, the governor shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent. The appointee shall be, at the time of the appointment, and shall have been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of the political party. The appointee shall, at the time of appointment, be a resident of the same senate district as the prior incumbent. If the prior incumbent was not a member of any political party, the governor shall appoint a person who is at the time of appointment a resident of the same senate district as the prior incumbent and is not and has not been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of any political party. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §7(c); am L 1980, c 247, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 35, §2; am L 1992, c 276, §1; am L 2007, c 57, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-406 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-406
Waiver of further proceedings.
Status: in_force

The commission may waive further proceedings due to action the respondent takes to remedy or correct the alleged violation, including the payment of any administrative fine. The commission shall make the remedial or corrective action taken by the respondent, the commission's decision in light of the action to waive further proceedings, and the commission's justification for its decision a part of the public record.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-133 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-133
§§11-133 to 11-136 REPEALED.
Status: repealed

§§11-133 to 11-136 REPEALED. L 2019, c 136, §§49 to 52.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-357 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-357
Contributions to candidate committees; limits.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall make contributions to:

(1) A candidate seeking nomination or election to a two-year office or to a candidate committee in an aggregate amount greater than $2,000 during an election period;

(2) A candidate seeking nomination or election to a four-year nonstatewide office or to a candidate committee in an aggregate amount greater than $4,000 during an election period; or

(3) A candidate seeking nomination or election to a four-year statewide office or to a candidate committee in an aggregate amount greater than $6,000 during an election period.

(b) For purposes of this section, the length of term of an office shall be the usual length of term of the office as unaffected by reapportionment, a special election to fill a vacancy, or any other factor causing the term of the office the candidate is seeking to be less than the usual length of term of that office. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-116 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-116
Checking ballot form by candidates and parties.
Status: in_force

Facsimiles of all ballot layouts prior to printing shall be available for viewing by the candidates and the parties at the office of the chief election officer and the county clerk as soon after the close of filing as they are available. Such layout facsimiles shall show the typefaces used, the spelling and placement of names, and other information on the ballot.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-365 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-365
Contributions and expenditures by lobbyists prohibited during legislative session.
Status: in_force

(a) During any regular session or special session of the legislature, including any extension of any regular session or special session and any legislative recess days, holidays, and weekends, and for five calendar days before and after a session, no lobbyist shall make, or promise to make at a later time, any contributions or expenditures to or on behalf of an elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or any other individual required to file an organizational report pursuant to section 11-321. No elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or other individual required to file an organizational report pursuant to section 11-321 shall accept, or agree to accept at a later time, any contribution from a lobbyist during the specified period under this subsection. Any contribution prohibited by this subsection shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund. An elected official, candidate, candidate committee, or any other individual required to file an organizational report pursuant to section 11-321, alleged to have received a prohibited contribution in violation of this section, shall be administratively referred by the state ethics commission executive director to the campaign spending commission.

(b) For the purposes of this section:

"Elected official" has the same meaning as in section 11-342.

"Lobbyist" means any person actively registered as a lobbyist with a state or county ethics board or commission.

"Session" means a period in which both legislative houses are in session. [L 2023, c 128, §2; am L 2025, c 64, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-411 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-411
Criminal referral.
Status: in_force

In addition to an administrative determination that a violation of this part has been committed, the commission may refer the complaint to the attorney general or county prosecutor at any time the commission believes the respondent may have recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally committed a violation.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-182 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-182
Election expenses when no county elections.
Status: in_force

All expenses, including expenses attributable to registration of voters by the county clerk, for state elections conducted in any county which do not involve elections for county offices shall be borne by the State and paid out of such appropriations as may be made by the legislature for election purposes.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-382 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-382
Prohibited uses of campaign funds.
Status: in_force

Campaign funds shall not be used:

(1) To support the campaigns of candidates other than the candidate with which they are directly associated;

(2) To campaign against any other candidate not directly opposing the candidate with which they are directly associated; or

(3) For personal expenses. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 14-30 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-30
Lists of persons voted for and number of votes, certification, transmission to president of the senate.
Status: in_force

The electors shall separately list the persons voted for as president and as vice president, respectively, and the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign, certify, seal, and transmit by mail, one copy to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the president of the senate of the United States, and make such other disposition of the lists as required by law.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-29 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-29
Tally sheets.
Status: in_force

The tally sheets used in counting the ballots cast shall be marked and handled in a secure fashion prescribed in rules and regulations promulgated by the chief election officer in accordance with chapter 91.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-176 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-176
REPEALED.
Status: in_force

L 1973, c 217, §1(ddd).
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-355 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-355
Contributions by state and county contractors prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who enters into any contract with the State, any of the counties, or any department or agency thereof either for the rendition of personal services, the buying of property, or furnishing of any material, supplies, or equipment to the State, any of the counties, any department or agency thereof, or for selling any land or building to the State, any of the counties, or any department or agency thereof, if payment for the performance of the contract or payment for material, supplies, equipment, land, property, or building is to be made in whole or in part from funds appropriated by the legislative body, at any time between the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract, to:

(1) Directly or indirectly make any contribution, or promise expressly or impliedly to make any contribution to any candidate committee or noncandidate committee, or to any candidate or to any person for any political purpose or use; or

(2) Knowingly solicit any contribution from any person for any purpose during any period.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), this section does not prohibit or make unlawful the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, any noncandidate committee by any person other than the state or county contractor for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or the election of any person to office.

(c) For purposes of this section, "completion of the contract" means that the parties to the government contract have either terminated the contract prior to completion of performance or fully performed the duties and obligations under the contract, no disputes relating to the performance and payment remain under the contract, and all disputed claims have been adjudicated and are final. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-402 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-402
Filing of complaint.
Status: in_force

(a) A person alleging violations of this part shall file a complaint with the commission.

(b) A complaint initiated by the commission shall be in writing and signed by the executive director.

(c) A complaint by a person other than the executive director shall be in writing, signed by the person filing the complaint, and notarized. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-14 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-14
Ballots; where voting machines are used.
Status: in_force

In all districts in which voting machines are used, sections 15-1 to 15-12 shall apply; provided that the number and type of ballots to be printed shall be determined at the discretion of the officer charged with printing and furnishing them. The officer may use reasonable facsimiles of the sample ballot used in voting machine precincts.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-18 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-18
Transfer of registration on removal from one precinct to another in same county.
Status: in_force

A registered voter who changes residence from one precinct to another prior to any election shall notify the clerk and change the registration to the proper precinct by the appropriate registration deadline; provided that no change of registration shall be allowed if the change of residence occurs after the close of registration for an election except pursuant to section 11-21(c). The change of registration due to a change of residence may be challenged as provided in section 11-25.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-2.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-2.5
Voting by mail in precinct affected by natural disasters.
Status: in_force

(a) If the chief election officer and clerk of a county affected as a result of a natural disaster determine that the opening of a designated voter service center will adversely affect the health and safety of voters or voter service center officials, the chief election officer and county clerk, by written order, may require the registered voters of any precinct to vote by mail as provided in part VIIA of chapter 11.

(b) Within thirty days after the issuance of such an order, the chief election officer and county clerk shall notify all registered voters in the affected precinct of the issuance of the order.

(c) The chief election officer shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to implement this section. [L 1996, c 215, §1; am L 2019, c 136, §27; am L 2021, c 213, §34]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-20 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-20
Transfers; name changes; initiated by clerk.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerks shall use all reliable and pertinent information to keep the general register up to date. The county clerks may request information from, but are not limited to, the following sources:

(1) The office of the lieutenant governor for any change of name;

(2) Courts for any changes of name, divorces, separations, or other changes affecting voter status;

(3) The department of health for marriages, deaths, or other changes affecting voter status;

(4) Utility companies concerning commencement or changes of service;

(5) Residential apartments, cooperative apartments, and condominiums as to changes of occupancy.

In requesting the information the clerk shall give reasonable notice and time for furnishing the information.

(b) If the clerk has evidence indicating that a voter's registration should be transferred, the clerk shall notify the person by first-class mail of the intent to transfer registration. The notification shall include:

(1) Any evidence that the clerk may have indicating why a transfer or change should be made;

(2) The residence, precinct, and district of the voter according to current registration lists;

(3) Any alleged new address, precinct, and district;

(4) A reply form which shall contain a space for the voter's agreement or objection to the transfer, the reasons for the objection and space for the voter's signature;

(5) Notice that unless the completed form is returned not later than 4:30 p.m. on the fifteenth day after mailing, the transfer shall be processed.

(c) A voter may contest the transfer on or before election day by presenting evidence that the voter actually resides at the old address which, if found valid by the clerk or the board of registration, shall entitle the voter to be returned to the old voting list.

(d) Notwithstanding section 11-24, the clerk may, at any time, transfer a voter's registration when notice of a change of address is received by registration affidavit or other form or means approved by the chief election officer. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(j); am L 1984, c 64, §1; am L 1994, c 119, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 14-27 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-27
Filling vacancies of presidential electors; presiding officer.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief election officer shall preside at the meeting of electors described in section 14-28.

(b) The position of an elector not present to vote shall be vacant. The chief election officer shall appoint an individual as a substitute elector to fill a vacancy as follows:

(1) If the alternate elector is present to vote, by appointing the alternate elector for the vacant position;

(2) If the alternate elector for the vacant position is not present to vote, by appointing an elector chosen by lot from among the alternate electors present to vote who were nominated by the same political party or group;

(3) If the number of alternate electors present to vote is insufficient to fill any vacant position pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), by appointing any immediately available individual who is qualified to serve as an elector and chosen through nomination by and plurality vote of the remaining electors, including nomination and vote by a single elector if only one remains;

(4) If there is a tie between at least two nominees for substitute elector in a vote conducted under paragraph (3), by appointing an elector chosen by lot from among those nominees; or

(5) If all elector positions are vacant and cannot be filled pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4), by appointing a single presidential elector, with remaining vacant positions to be filled under paragraph (3) and, if necessary, paragraph (4).

(c) To qualify as a substitute elector under subsection (b), an individual who has not executed the pledge required under section 14-21(b) shall execute the following pledge: "I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for president and vice president consistent with the pledge of the individual to whose elector position I have succeeded". [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1981, c 100, §2(4); am L 2023, c 114, §5]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 12-2 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-2
Primary held when; candidates only those nominated.
Status: in_force

The primary shall be held on the second Saturday of August in every even numbered year.

No person shall be a candidate for any general or special general election unless the person has been nominated in the immediately preceding primary or special primary. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §2(a); am L 1975, c 36, §2(1); am L 1976, c 106, §2(1); am L 1979, c 122, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 2010, c 126, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-373 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-373
Noncandidate committee loan prohibited.
Status: in_force

A noncandidate committee shall not receive or make a loan.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-155 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-155
Certification of results of election.
Status: in_force

On receipt of certified tabulations from the election officials concerned, the chief election officer in a state election, or county clerk in a county election, shall compile, certify, and release the election results by district and precinct after the expiration of the time for bringing an election contest. The certification shall be based on a comparison and reconciliation of the following:

(1) The results of the canvass of ballots conducted pursuant to chapter 16;

(2) The audit of records and resultant overage and underage report;

(3) The audit results of the manual audit team;

(4) The results of any mandatory recount of votes conducted pursuant to section 11-158; and

(5) All logs, tally sheets, and other documents generated during the election and in the canvass of the election results.

A certificate of election or a certificate of results declaring the results of the election as of election day shall be issued pursuant to section 11-156; provided that in the event of an overage or underage, a list of all precincts in which an overage or underage occurred shall be attached to the certificate. The candidates to be elected who receive the most votes in any election district shall be declared to be elected; provided that candidates for offices elected by ranked-choice voting shall be declared to be elected pursuant to section 11-100. Unless otherwise provided, the term of office shall begin or end as of the close of voter service centers on election day. The position on the question receiving the appropriate majority of the votes cast shall be reflected in a certificate of results issued pursuant to section 11-156. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 264, §1(b); am L 1986, c 305, §3; am L 1997, c 61, §2; am L 2019, c 135, §2; am L 2021, c 213, §30; am L 2022, c 47, §7]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-158 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-158
Mandatory recount of votes.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief election officer, or the clerk in the case of a county election, shall conduct a recount of all votes cast for any office or ballot question in any election if the official tabulation of all of the returns for that office or question reveals that the difference in:

(1) The number of votes cast for a candidate apparently qualified for the general election ballot or elected to office and the number of votes cast for the closest apparently defeated opponent; or

(2) The number of votes cast in the affirmative for the ballot question and the number of votes cast in the negative for the ballot question, including when applicable, the tabulation of blank votes,

is equal to or less than one hundred votes or one-half of one per cent of the total number of votes cast for the contest, whichever is lesser.

(b) No candidate shall be charged for the cost of a mandatory recount under this section.

(c) All mandatory recounts of votes under this section shall be completed and the results publicly announced by the fifth business day after election day.

(d) The chief election officer may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the mandatory recount of votes under this section, including:

(1) Authorizing candidates affected by the recount, or their designated representatives, to attend and witness the recount; and

(2) Notifying the parties described in paragraph (1) of the time and place of the recount no later than one day prior to the date of the recount.

(e) This section shall apply to votes counted pursuant to section 11-151.

(f) A recount conducted pursuant to this section shall not be considered a contest for cause subject to section 11-172. [L 2019, c 135, §1; am L 2024, c 1, §1; am L 2025, c 226, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-227 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-227
§ §11-227 to 11-229 REPEALED.
Status: repealed

§ §11-227 to 11-229 REPEALED. L 2010, c 211, §9.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-92.1 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-92.1
Election proclamation; establishment of a new precinct; voter service centers and places of deposit; changes to precinct boundaries.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk shall issue a proclamation listing all voter service centers and places of deposit, including the days each voter service center and place of deposit is open and the hours of operations and location of each voter service center and place of deposit, as may have been determined by the clerk as of the proclamation date and whenever a new precinct is established in any representative district. The clerk shall make arrangements for the rental or erection of suitable shelter for the establishment of a voter service center whenever public buildings are not available and shall cause these voter service centers to be equipped with the necessary facilities for lighting, ventilation, and equipment needed for elections on any island. This proclamation may be issued jointly with the proclamation required in section 11-91.

(b) No change shall be made in the boundaries of any precinct later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day before the close of filing for an election.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), and pursuant to section 15-2.5, the clerk is not required to establish voter service centers for precincts affected by natural disasters, as provided in section 15-2.5. [L 1983, c 34, §9; am L 1984, c 39, §1; am L 1996, c 215, §2; am L 2019, c 136, §13; am L 2021, c 7, §2 and c 213, §15]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-93 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-93
§§11-93 to 11-95 REPEALED.
Status: repealed

§§11-93 to 11-95 REPEALED. L 2019, c 136, §§45 to 47.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-43 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-43
Ballot handling.
Status: in_force

In every case where the ballots are handled by election officials or election employees for disposition upon completion of the tabulation, they shall be handled in the presence of not less than two officials assigned in accordance with section 16-45.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-10 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-10
Counting of absentee ballots.
Status: in_force

If the requirements in section 15-9 are met, the return and ballot envelopes may be opened and the ballot counted as prescribed by law for the voting system in use.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 17-2 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-2
United States representative.
Status: in_force

When a vacancy occurs in the representation of this State in the United States House of Representatives, the chief election officer shall issue a proclamation for an election to fill the vacancy. The proclamation shall be issued not later than on the sixtieth day prior to the election to fill the vacancy and shall contain the date, time, and places where the special election is to be held, the time within which nomination papers shall be filed, the time for transmitting to county clerks the notice designating the offices for which candidates are to be elected, the time for transmitting to county clerks lists of candidates to be voted for at the special election and such other matter as provided for in section 11-91 and which are not inconsistent with this section. The special election shall be conducted and the results ascertained so far as practicable, in accordance with this title.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-110 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-110
[ §11-110] Election expenses and responsibilities for elections by mail.
Status: in_force

[ §11-110] Election expenses and responsibilities for elections by mail. (a) Election expenses in an election by mail shall be as follows:

(1) All expenses related to elections by mail involving both state and county offices, or involving both federal and county offices, unrelated to voter registration, shall be divided in half between the State and the counties. To the extent that a particular expense is shared statewide, each county shall pay a proration of expenses as a proportion of the registered voters at the time of the general election. The counties shall separately be responsible for expenses associated with voter registration;

(2) All expenses for county elections by mail, which do not involve state or federal offices, shall be borne by the counties and paid out of appropriations as may be made by the county councils; and

(3) All expenses for state or federal elections by mail, which do not involve county offices, shall be borne by the State and paid out of appropriations as may be made by the legislature. Expenses attributable to registration of voters by the clerk for state or federal elections that do not involve county offices shall be borne by the State and paid out of appropriations as may be made by the legislature.

(b) Election responsibilities for elections by mail shall be as follows:

(1) For elections by mail involving both state and county offices, or involving both federal and county offices:

(A) The counties shall be responsible for voter registration, absentee voting, voter service centers, places of deposit, and the mailing and receipt of ballots;

(B) The State shall be responsible for the printing and counting of ballots;

(C) The State and counties may otherwise agree to the delegation of these responsibilities to each other; and

(D) Any responsibilities not specified in this paragraph may be assigned to the counties or the State by the chief election officer;

(2) For elections by mail involving only county offices, the respective county shall be solely responsible; and

(3) For elections by mail involving only state or federal offices:

(A) The counties shall be responsible for voter registration, absentee voting, voter service centers, and places of deposit;

(B) The State shall be responsible for the printing, mailing, receipt, and counting of ballots; and

(C) Any responsibilities not specified in this paragraph may be assigned to the counties or the State by the chief election officer. [L 2019, c 136, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-102 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-102
Procedures for conducting elections by mail.
Status: in_force

(a) Ballot packages for elections by mail shall include:

(1) An official ballot;

(2) A return identification envelope with postage prepaid;

(3) A secrecy envelope or secrecy sleeve; and

(4) Instructions.

(b) To the extent practicable, the clerk shall mail a ballot package by non-forwardable mail to each registered voter in the county so as to enable voters to receive the ballot package at least eighteen days before the election; provided that the State and counties shall not be liable if the ballot package is received fewer than eighteen days before the election. The clerk shall continue mailing ballot packages to voters who register to vote no later than ten days before the date of the election and to voters who update their voter registration address no later than seven days before the date of the election and who have not yet voted ; provided that the clerk may continue mailing ballot packages beyond the deadlines established by this subsection if the clerk determines that there is reasonable time for a voter to receive and submit the ballot package before the election. In determining the initial mailing date of the ballot packages, the clerk shall consider the mailing place of origin and the most recent postal service delivery standards. The clerk shall not mail a ballot package to any voter in the county register who is identified as having an outdated or non-deliverable mailing address. Nothing in this part shall be construed to change the responsibilities of the clerk or chief election officer under chapter 15 with respect to voters requesting to vote by absentee ballot or chapter 15D with respect to uniform military and overseas voters.

(c) The exterior of the envelope containing the ballot package shall include instructions on how to obtain language translation services in Hawaiian and, at a minimum, the five most utilized foreign languages by limited English proficient persons in the State.

(d) The clerks shall determine and provide for voter service centers and places of deposit pursuant to this part and section 11-92.1. [L 2019, c 136, pt of §2; am L 2021, c 213, §18; am L 2022, c 166, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-363 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-363
Other contributions and expenditures.
Status: in_force

(a) Expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications, or any other coordinated activity made by any person for the benefit of a candidate in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate, a candidate committee, or their agents, shall be considered to be a contribution to the candidate and expenditure by the candidate.

(b) The financing by any person of the dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in part, of any broadcast or any written or other campaign materials prepared by the candidate, candidate committee, or their agents shall be considered to be a contribution to the candidate.

This subsection shall not apply if the campaign material is:

(1) Prepared and used by candidates for governor or lieutenant governor, or their candidate committees, supporting a co-candidate in the general election;

(2) Disseminated, distributed, or republished by the candidate or the candidate committee that prepared the material;

(3) Incorporated into an advertisement or electioneering communication by a different candidate, or by a noncandidate committee, advocating the defeat of the candidate that originally prepared that material; or

(4) Incorporated into a news story or editorial disseminated by any broadcast station or publisher of periodicals or newspapers, unless the candidate or the candidate committee that prepared the material also owns or controls the broadcast station or publisher.

(c) For purposes of this section, "coordinated activity" means:

(1) The payment by any person in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, at the request of, or pursuant to, any general or particular understanding with a candidate, candidate committee, the party of a candidate, or an agent of a candidate, candidate committee, or the party of a candidate;

(2) The payment by any person for the production, dissemination, distribution, or republication of any written, graphic, or other form of campaign material, in whole or in part, prepared by a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, or an agent of a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee; or

(3) Any payment by any person or contract for any electioneering communication where the payment is coordinated with a candidate, candidate committee, the party of the candidate, or an agent of a candidate, candidate committee, or the party of the candidate.

(d) No expenditure for a candidate who files an affidavit with the commission agreeing to limit aggregate expenditures by the candidate, including coordinated activity by any person, shall be made or incurred by a candidate committee or noncandidate committee without authorization of the candidate or the candidate's authorized representative. Every expenditure so authorized and made or incurred shall be attributed to the candidate with whom the candidate committee or noncandidate committee is directly associated for the purpose of imposing the expenditure limitations set forth in section 11-423. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2017, c 98, §1; am L 2022, c 169, §7]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-403 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-403
Notice of complaint; opportunity to explain or respond to complaint; failure to explain or respond to complaint.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall give notice of receipt of the complaint and a copy of the complaint to the respondent.

(b) The respondent may explain or otherwise respond in writing to the complaint and explain or otherwise respond to the complaint at a meeting promptly noticed by the commission and conducted under chapter 92.

(c) If the respondent fails to explain or otherwise respond to the complaint, the commission may treat the failure to explain or respond as a rebuttable presumption that a violation has occurred. The respondent shall have thirty days from the mailing of the complaint under subsection (a) to explain or otherwise respond to the complaint before the rebuttable presumption takes effect. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2023, c 118, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-64 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-64
Names of party officers to be filed.
Status: in_force

All parties shall submit to the chief election officer and the respective county clerks not later than 4:30 p.m. on the one hundred seventieth day prior to the next primary, a list of names and addresses of officers of the central committee and of the respective county committees.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 12-7 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-7
Filing of oath.
Status: in_force

The name of no candidate for any office shall be printed upon any official ballot, in any election, unless the candidate shall have taken and subscribed to the following written oath or affirmation, and filed the oath with the candidate's nomination papers.

The written oath or affirmation shall be in the following form:

"I,..............., do solemnly swear and declare, on oath that if elected to office I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and the Constitution and laws of the State of Hawaii, and will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that if elected I will faithfully discharge my duties as.....(name of office)...............to the best of my ability; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; So help me God."

Upon being satisfied as to the sincerity of any person claiming that the person is unwilling to take the above prescribed oath only because the person is unwilling to be sworn, the person may be permitted, in lieu of the oath, to make the person's solemn affirmation which shall be in the same form as the oath except that the words "sincerely and truly affirm" shall be substituted for the word "swear" and the phrases "on oath" and "So help me God" shall be omitted. Such affirmation shall be of the same force and effect as the prescribed oath.

The oath or affirmation shall be subscribed before the officer administering the same, who shall endorse thereon the fact that the oath was subscribed and sworn to or the affirmation was made together with the date thereof and affix the seal of the officer's office or of the court of which the officer is a judge or clerk.

It shall be the duty of every notary public or other public officer by law authorized to administer oaths to administer the oath or affirmation prescribed by this section and to furnish the required endorsement and authentication. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-42 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-42
Compensation.
Status: in_force

Members of the boards of registration shall be compensated pursuant to a schedule established by the chief election officer. The schedule shall be contained in rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-359 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-359
Family contributions.
Status: in_force

(a) A contribution by a dependent minor shall be reported in the name of the minor but included in the aggregate contributions of the minor's parent or guardian.

(b) A contribution by the candidate's immediate family shall be exempt from section 11-357, but shall be limited in the aggregate to $50,000 in any election period; provided that the aggregate amount of loans and contributions received from the candidate's immediate family does not exceed $50,000 during an election period. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2014, c 48, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-332 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-332
REPEALED.
Status: in_force

L 2013, c 112, §§11, 15.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-7 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-7
§§15-7, 15-8 REPEALED.
Status: repealed

§§15-7, 15-8 REPEALED. L 2019, c 136, §§54, 55.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-360 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-360
Contributions to a party.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall make contributions to a party in an aggregate amount greater than $25,000 in any two-year election period, except as provided in subsection (b).

(b) No political committee established and maintained by a national political party shall make contributions to a party in an aggregate amount greater than $50,000 in any two-year election period.

(c) If a person makes a contribution to a party that is earmarked for a candidate or candidates, the contribution shall be deemed to be a contribution from both the original contributor and the party distributing such funds to a candidate or candidates. The earmarked funds shall be promptly distributed by the party to the candidate.

(d) This section shall not prohibit a candidate from making contributions to the candidate's party if contributions are not earmarked for another candidate. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-333 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-333
Candidate committee reports.
Status: in_force

(a) The candidate and treasurer shall file preliminary, final, and supplemental reports that shall disclose the following information:

(1) The candidate committee's name and address;

(2) The cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period and election period;

(3) The reporting period and election period aggregate totals for each of the following categories:

(A) Contributions;

(B) Expenditures;

(C) Other receipts; and

(D) Loans;

(4) The cash on hand at the end of the reporting period; and

(5) The surplus or deficit at the end of the reporting period.

(b) Schedules filed with the reports shall include the following additional information:

(1) The amount and date of deposit of each contribution and the name and address of each contributor who makes contributions aggregating more than $100 in an election period; provided that if all the information is not on file, the contribution shall be returned to the contributor within thirty days of deposit;

(2) The amount and date of deposit of each contribution and the name, address, occupation, and employer of each contributor who makes contributions aggregating $1,000 or more during an election period; provided that if all the information is not on file, the contribution shall be returned to the contributor within thirty days of deposit;

(3) All expenditures, including the name and address of each payee and the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure. Expenditures for consultants, advertising agencies and similar firms, credit card payments, salaries, and committee reimbursements to the candidate or other individuals shall be itemized to permit a reasonable person to determine the ultimate intended recipient of the expenditure and its purpose;

(4) The amount, date of deposit, and description of other receipts and the name and address of the source of each of the other receipts;

(5) Information about each loan received by the committee, together with the names and addresses of the lender and each person liable directly, and the amount of each loan. A copy of the executed loan document shall be received by the commission by mail or delivery on or before the filing date for the report covering the reporting period when the loan was received. The document shall contain the terms of the loan, including the interest and repayment schedule. Failure to disclose the loan or to provide documentation of the loan to the commission shall cause the loan to be treated as a contribution, subject to all relevant provisions of this part;

(6) A description of each durable asset, the date of acquisition, value at the time of acquisition, and the name and address of the vendor or contributor of the asset; and

(7) The date of disposition of each durable asset, value at the time of disposition, the method of disposition, and the name and address of the person receiving the asset.

(c) The candidate committee shall file a late contribution report as provided in section 11-338 if the committee receives late contributions from any person aggregating more than $500. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2021, c 205, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-23 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-23
Changing register; striking names of disqualified voters.
Status: in_force

Whenever the clerk receives from the department of health or any informing agency, information of the death, loss of voting rights of a person sentenced for a felony as provided in section 831-2, adjudication as an incapacitated person under the provisions of chapter 560, loss of citizenship, or any other disqualification to vote, the clerk may accept the reported information as prima facie evidence to maintain and update the general register. Any person whose name is removed from the register of voters under this section may reregister to vote or appeal in the manner provided by sections 11-26 and 11-51, and the proceedings shall be had upon the appeal as in other appeals under these sections.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-92.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-92.5
[ §11-92.
Status: in_force

[ §11-92.5] Minimum number of precincts. Beginning with the 2022 primary election, there shall be a minimum of four precincts in each district; provided that each inhabited island with at least one hundred residents shall include at least one precinct.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-106 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-106
Deficient return identification envelopes.
Status: in_force

If:

(1) A return identification envelope is returned with an unsigned affirmation;

(2) The affirmation signature does not match a reference signature image; or

(3) A return identification envelope contains another condition that would not allow the counting of the ballot,

the clerk shall make an attempt to notify the voter by first class mail, telephone, or electronic mail to inform the voter of the procedure to correct the deficiency. The voter shall have five business days after the date of the election to cure the deficiency. The chief election officer may adopt rules regarding requirements and procedures for correcting deficient return identification envelopes. The counting of ballots and disclosure of subsequent election results may continue during the time period permitted to cure a deficiency under this section. The clerk's inability to contact voters under this section shall not be grounds for a contest for cause under section 11-172. This section shall apply to all return identification envelopes, including ballots utilizing the provisions of section 11-107 or chapter 15 or 15D. [L 2019, c 136, pt of §2; am L 2021, c 213, §21]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-315 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-315
Advisory opinions.
Status: in_force

The commission may render written advisory opinions upon the request of any candidate, candidate committee, noncandidate committee, or other person or entity subject to this part, as to whether the facts and circumstances of a particular case constitute or will constitute a violation under this part. If no advisory opinion is rendered within ninety days after all information necessary to issue an opinion has been obtained, it shall be deemed that an advisory opinion was rendered and that the facts and circumstances of that particular case do not constitute a violation under this part. The opinion rendered or deemed rendered, until amended or revoked, shall be binding on the commission in any subsequent charges concerning the candidate, any candidate committee or noncandidate committee, or other person or entity subject to this part, who sought the opinion and acted in reliance on it in good faith, unless material facts were omitted or misstated by the requester in the request for an advisory opinion. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the commission to issue rules through an advisory opinion.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 14-23 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-23
Time for election, number to be chosen.
Status: in_force

In each presidential election year there shall be elected at large, at the general election, by the voters of the State, as many electors and alternates of president and vice president of the United States as the State is then entitled to elect, in the manner provided under section 11-113. The electors and the alternates must be registered voters of the State. The election shall be conducted and the results thereof determined in conformity with the laws governing general elections except as otherwise provided.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-53 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-53
Decision, notice; action on.
Status: in_force

Immediately upon rendering a final decision upon any appeal, the court shall notify the board of registration from which the appeal was taken; and if the decision reverses the decision of the board, the board shall immediately order the register to be corrected to conform with the decision.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 19-4 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-4
Penalties; disqualification for, removal from office; reports of convictions to chief election officer.
Status: in_force

Every person found guilty of an election fraud shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. Besides the punishment, the person shall be disqualified from voting and from being elected to, holding or occupying any office, elective or appointive. If the person so convicted holds any office, either elective or appointive, at the time of the conviction, the office shall at once and without mention in the sentence or other proceeding be vacated by the conviction. The judge before whom the conviction is had shall immediately transmit to the chief election officer and to the respective county clerks the name of the person, the offense of which the person has been convicted and the sentence of the court.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-10.6 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-10.6
County elections accessibility needs advisory committees.
Status: in_force

(a) Each county shall establish a county elections accessibility needs advisory committee. The purpose of the advisory committee shall be to ensure equal and independent access to voter registration, casting of ballots, and all other county elections division services.

(b) Each advisory committee shall consist of five members appointed by the mayor of each respective county based on recommendations from organizations within the county that are comprised of a majority of officers and members who are persons with disabilities including visual impairment. Each member shall identify as a voter with accessibility needs arising from disabilities including visual and hearing impairments which require an accommodation to vote. The terms of advisory committee members shall be four years; provided that initial terms shall be one, two, three, or four years to ensure staggered rotation of members.

(c) Each advisory committee shall meet at least annually to review election procedures, services, and technology and access to information, and shall make recommendations to the office of elections on at least an annual basis. The advisory committees may meet and subsequently make recommendations at additional times as determined by a majority of the members. [L 2021, c 213, pt of §2; am L 2023, c 14, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-27 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-27
Number of blank and questionable ballots; record of.
Status: in_force

In addition to the count of the valid ballots, the voter service center officials shall, as to each separate official ballot, also determine and record the number of totally blank ballots and the number of questionable ballots.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-6.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-6.5
Absentee postage.
Status: in_force

The mailed distribution and return of absentee ballots shall be at no cost to the voter. The State and counties shall share in the cost of all postage associated with the distribution and return of absentee ballots pursuant to sections 11-182 and 11-183, if the costs are not covered by the federal government.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-226 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-226
REPEALED.
Status: in_force

L 2010, c 59, §2 and c 211, §9.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 14-22 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-22
Contested nominations of presidential electors and alternates.
Status: in_force

If more than one certificate of choice and selection of presidential electors and alternate electors of the same political party or group is filed with the chief election officer, as chairperson of the contested presidential electors' committee hereby constituted, the chief election officer shall notify the state comptroller and attorney general, who are the remaining members of the committee, of the date, time, and place of the hearing to be held for the purposes of making a determination of which set of electors and alternative electors were lawfully chosen and selected by the political party or group. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the chairperson of the state central committee of each political party and the chairperson of each party or group qualified under section11-113, contestants for the positions of electors and alternate electors by written notice, and to all other interested parties by public notice at least once. A determination shall be made by the committee by majority vote not later than 4:30 p.m. on October30 of the same year and the determination shall be final. Notice of the results shall be given to the nominees duly determined to have been chosen. The committee shall have all the powers enumerated in section 11-43.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-353 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-353
Anonymous contributions prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), no person shall make an anonymous contribution to any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee.

(b) A candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee shall not knowingly receive, accept, or retain an anonymous contribution, or report such contribution as an anonymous contribution, except as provided in this section.

(c) An anonymous contribution shall not be used or expended by the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, but shall be returned to the contributor. If the contributor cannot be identified, the contribution shall escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund.

(d) This section shall not apply to amounts that aggregate to less than $100 that are received from ten or more persons at the same political function. The receipt of these contributions shall be disclosed in a report filed pursuant to sections 11-333 and 11-335. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2015, c 78, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 19-2 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-2
REPEALED.
Status: in_force

L 1974, c 34, §5(a).
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-173 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-173
REPEALED.
Status: in_force

L 1973, c 217, §1(yy).
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-354 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-354
Fundraising on state or county property prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no person shall solicit a contribution in a government facility that is used for the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the State or county.

(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any government facility that permits use by nongovernmental organizations for a fee or with reservations; provided that the government facility's use rules do not prohibit political activities on the premises. Government facilities that permit use for political activities shall be available to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee for fundraising activities pursuant to the same terms and conditions that would otherwise apply to use by nongovernmental organizations.

(c) A person who violates the prohibition of fundraising on state or county property shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-410 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-410
Administrative fines; relief.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may make a decision or issue an order affecting any person violating any provision of this part that may provide for the assessment of an administrative fine as follows:

(1) If a person other than a person described in paragraph (2), an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each occurrence or an amount not to exceed three times the amount of an unlawful contribution or expenditure; or

(2) If a noncandidate committee that makes only independent expenditures and has either received at least one contribution of more than $10,000 from any one person or has made expenditures of more than $10,000 in the aggregate, in an election period, an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each occurrence; or an amount not to exceed three times the amount of an unlawful contribution or expenditure;

provided that whenever a corporation, organization, association, or labor union violates this part, the violation may be deemed to be also that of the individual directors, officers, or agents of the corporation, organization, association, or labor union, who have knowingly authorized, ordered, or done any of the acts constituting the violation.

(b) Any order for the assessment of an administrative fine shall not be issued against a person without providing the person written notice and an opportunity to be heard at a hearing conducted under chapter 91. A person may waive these rights by written stipulation or consent. These rights shall be deemed waived if the order is a preliminary determination of probable cause rendered during a chapter 92 meeting pursuant to section 11-403 and the person fails to request a contested case hearing within thirty days of receipt of the preliminary determination, as provided in section 11-405(b).

(c) If an administrative fine is imposed upon a candidate or noncandidate committee, the commission may order that the fine, or any portion of the fine, be paid from the personal funds of the candidate or the funds of the noncandidate committee; provided that if the noncandidate committee cannot pay, the commission may order that the fine be paid from the personal funds of the candidate or officers of the noncandidate committee.

(d) If the person to whom the commission's order is directed does not comply with the order, the first circuit court, upon application of the commission, shall issue an order requiring the person to comply with the commission's order. Failure to obey such a court order shall be punished as contempt. In addition to contempt proceedings, the commission may file the commission's order in the first circuit court to have the order confirmed as a judgment, which shall then have the same force and effect and shall be enforceable and collectible in the same manner as other judgments issued by the circuit courts; provided that there shall be no appeal from the judgment.

(e) Any administrative fine collected by the commission shall be deposited in the general fund of the State.

(f) Any person or the commission may sue for injunctive relief to compel compliance with this part.

(g) The provisions of this section shall not prohibit prosecution under any appropriate provision of the Hawaii Penal Code or section 11-412.

(h) Subsections (a) through (f) shall not apply to any person who, before the commencement of proceedings under this section, has paid or agreed to pay the fines prescribed by sections 11-340 and 11-391(b). [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2022, c 181, §1; am L 2023, c 120, §2 and c 121, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 14-24 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-24
Certificate of election, notice of meeting.
Status: in_force

Not later than 4:30 p.m. on the last day in the month of the election, or as soon as the returns have been received from all counties in the State, if received before that time, the chief election officer shall certify to the governor the names of the presidential electors and alternates of the same political party or group as the candidates for president and vice president receiving the highest number of votes as elected as presidential electors and alternates. Thereupon the governor shall in accordance with the laws of the United States, communicate by registered mail under the seal of the State of Hawaii to the administrator of general services of the United States, the certificates of persons elected as presidential electors, setting forth the names of the electors and the total number of votes cast for each elector. The chief election officer shall thereupon, together with a notice of the time and place of the meeting of the electors, cause to issue and transmit to each elector and alternate a certificate of election signed by the governor in substantially the following form:

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR

I,...............Governor of the State of Hawaii, do hereby certify that..............., a member of the...............party or group, was on the...............day of..............., 20....., duly elected a Presidential Elector for the State of Hawaii for the presidential election of 20......

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION OF ALTERNATE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR

I,...............Governor of the State of Hawaii, do hereby certify that..............., a member of the...............party or group, was on the...............day of..............., 20....., duly elected...............Alternate Presidential Elector for Presidential Elector...............for the State of Hawaii for the presidential election of 20...... [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §4(d); am L 1981, c 100, §2(3); am L 2020, c 70, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-316 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-316
Political activities prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) No commissioner or employee of the commission shall participate in any political campaign, including making a contribution to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, during the commissioner's term of office or employee's term of employment.

(b) Each commissioner and employee of the commission shall retain the right to:

(1) Register and vote in any election;

(2) Participate in the nonpolitical activities of a civic, community, social, labor, or professional organization, or of a similar organization;

(3) Be a member of a political party or other noncandidate political organization and participate in its activities to the extent consistent with law; and

(4) Otherwise participate fully in public affairs, except as prohibited by law, in a manner that does not materially compromise the commissioner's or the employee's efficiency or integrity as a commissioner or employee or the neutrality, efficiency, or integrity of the commission.

(c) Any commissioner or employee of the commission may request an advisory opinion from the state ethics commission to determine whether a particular activity constitutes or would constitute a violation of the code of ethics under part II of chapter 84 or this section. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-2 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-2
Voting system requirements.
Status: in_force

All voting systems adopted under this chapter by the chief election officer or the legislature shall satisfy the following requirements:

(1) It shall secure to the voter secrecy in the act of voting;

(2) It shall provide for voting for all candidates of as many political parties as may make nominations, nonpartisans, and for or against as many questions as are submitted;

(3) It shall correctly register or record and accurately count all votes cast for any and all persons, and for or against any and all questions. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-119 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-119
Printing; quantity.
Status: in_force

(a) The ballots shall be printed by order of the chief election officer or the clerk in the case of county elections. In any state or county election, the chief election officer and clerk shall endeavor to consolidate the printing and ballot package mailing contracts where the consolidation will result in lower costs.

(b) Whenever the chief election officer is responsible for the printing of ballots, unless provided otherwise, the exact wording to appear thereon, including questions and issues, shall be submitted to the chief election officer no later than 4:30 p.m. on the seventy-fifth calendar day before the applicable election.

(c) Based upon clarity and available space, the chief election officer or the clerk in the case of county elections shall determine the style and size of type to be used in printing the ballots. The color, size, weight, shape, and thickness of the ballot shall be determined by the chief election officer. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(kk); am L 1975, c 36, §1(6); am L 1976, c 106, §1(9); am L 1979, c 133, §4; am L 1980, c 264, §1(i); am L 1985, c 203, §4; am L 2011, c 143, §4; am L 2019, c 136, §16]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-28 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-28
Declaration of results.
Status: in_force

When the voter service center officials have ascertained the number of votes given for each candidate they shall make public declaration of the whole number of votes cast, the names of the persons voted for, and the number of votes for each person.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 14-28 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-28
Convening and voting for president and vice president; party vote; invalid vote.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time designated for elector voting and after all vacant positions have been filled under section 14-27, the chief election officer shall provide each elector with a presidential and a vice-presidential ballot. The elector shall mark the elector's presidential and vice-presidential ballots with the elector's votes for the offices of president and vice president, respectively, along with the elector's signature and the elector's legibly printed name.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, each elector shall present both completed ballots to the chief election officer, who shall examine the ballots and accept as cast all ballots of electors whose votes are consistent with their pledges executed under section 14-21(b) or 14-27(c). Except as otherwise provided by law, the chief election officer shall not accept and shall not count either an elector's presidential or vice-presidential ballot if the elector has failed to mark both ballots or has marked a ballot in violation of the elector's pledge.

(c) An elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the elector's pledge executed under section 14-21(b) or 14-27(c) shall vacate the office of elector, creating a vacant position to be filled pursuant to section 14-27.

(d) The chief election officer shall distribute ballots to and collect ballots from a substitute elector and repeat the process under this section of examining ballots, declaring and filling vacant positions as required, and recording appropriately completed ballots from the substituted electors, until all of the State's electoral votes have been cast and recorded. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1981, c 100, §2(5); am L 2023, c 114, §6]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-12 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-12
Voting machines; requirements.
Status: in_force

No voting machine shall be installed for use in any election in the State unless it shall satisfy the following requirements:

(1) It shall permit the voter to vote for as many persons for an office as the voter is lawfully entitled to vote for, but no more;

(2) It shall prevent the voter from voting for the same persons more than once for the same office;

(3) It shall permit the voter to vote for or against any question the voter may have the right to vote on, but no other;

(4) In special primary and primary elections it shall be so equipped that it will lock out all rows except those of the party or nonpartisan candidates selected by the voter;

(5) It shall be provided with a protective counter or protective device whereby any operation of the machine before or after the election will be detected;

(6) It shall be provided with a counter which shall show at all times during an election how many persons have voted;

(7) It shall be provided with a mechanical model, illustrating the manner of voting on the machine, suitable for the instruction of voters. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(a); am L 1980, c 264, §5(a); gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-76 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-76
Compensation.
Status: in_force

Election officials under the supervision and control of the office of elections on election day shall be compensated pursuant to a schedule established by the chief election officer. The schedule shall be contained in rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-108 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-108
Counting of mail-in ballots; validity; ballots included in recounts; certification of final tabulation.
Status: in_force

(a) Ballot processing for tabulation may begin no sooner than the eighteenth day before the election. In the presence of official observers, counting center employees may open the return identification envelopes and count the ballots; provided that any tabulation of the number of votes cast for a candidate or question appearing on the ballot, including a counting center printout or other disclosure, shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed to the public until after the closing hour of voting or after the last person in line at a voter service center desiring to vote at the closing hour of voting has voted, as provided in section 11-131, whichever is later. All handling and counting of ballots shall be conducted in accordance with procedures established by the chief election officer.

(b) The initial tabulation of ballots shall be completed no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day following an election day.

(c) Any ballot the validity of which cannot be established upon receipt shall be retained by the clerk and shall not be commingled with ballots for which validity has been established until the validity of the ballot in question can be verified by the clerk. No ballot shall be included in an initial tabulation until the clerk has determined its validity. The clerk shall make reasonable efforts to determine the validity of ballots within five business days following an election day. No ballot shall be validated beyond the fifth business day following an election.

(d) Any initial recount provided by law shall include only ballots verified for the purpose of the initial tabulation. The initial tabulation shall include any ballots designated by the clerk for inclusion. The initial tabulation shall not include any ballots that the clerk initially determines are deficient under section 11-106 and need additional time to be corrected by the voter, or any ballots the validity of which the clerk could not verify and determines under this section need up to five business days following the election to be validated to include in the final tabulation.

(e) No election result shall be certified pursuant to section 11-155 unless all ballots verified as valid by the clerk within five business days following an election day have been added to the final tabulation. Recount of a final tabulation shall be as provided by law. [L 2019, c 136, pt of §2; am L 2021, c 213, §23; am L 2023, c 7, §1; am L 2025, c 226, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-383 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-383
Exceptions.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding sections 11-381 and 11-382:

(1) A party may support more than one candidate; and

(2) A candidate for the office of governor or lieutenant governor may support a co-candidate in the general election. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15D-10 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-10
Receipt of voted ballot.
Status: in_force

A valid military-overseas ballot shall be counted if it is received by the close of the voter service center on the day of the election and meets the requirements for absentee ballots pursuant to section 15-9.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-2 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-2
Who may vote by absentee ballot.
Status: in_force

Any person registered to vote may cast an absentee ballot in any election, including an election conducted by mail, in the manner provided in this chapter and rules adopted by the chief election officer.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-157 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-157
In case of tie.
Status: in_force

In case of the failure of an election by reason of the equality of vote between two or more candidates, the tie shall be decided by the chief election officer or clerk in the case of county elections by lot.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 14-31 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-31
Compensation and mileage of electors, amounts.
Status: in_force

Each presidential elector shall receive $50 for the elector's services, plus the reasonable cost of transportation from the elector's voting residence in the State to the state capital and return. Their accounts shall be certified to by the chief election officer and audited by the state comptroller, and shall be payable out of the general fund.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-7 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-7
Elections commission.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established an elections commission within the department of accounting and general services for administrative purposes. The elections commission shall consist of nine members who shall be selected as follows:

(1) The president of the senate shall select two elections commission members;

(2) The speaker of the house of representatives shall select two elections commission members;

(3) The senators belonging to a party or parties different from the president of the senate shall designate one senator to select two elections commission members;

(4) The representatives belonging to a party or parties different from the speaker of the house of representatives shall designate one representative to select two elections commission members; and

(5) One member, who shall serve as chairperson of the elections commission, shall be selected by the members of the elections commission selected pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (4);

provided that each group of four elections commission members selected by each house shall include one elections commission member from each of the four counties.

(b) The chairperson of the elections commission under subsection (a)(5) shall be selected by a two-thirds vote.

(c) A vacancy in the elections commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment as specified in subsection (a) within fifteen days. A vacancy in the elections commission shall be filled with a person from the same county as the departing elections commission member. Elections commission member vacancies not filled within the times specified shall be filled promptly thereafter by the chief justice of the supreme court.

(d) The elections commission shall act by majority vote of its membership and shall establish its own procedures, except as may be provided by law.

(e) Notwithstanding section 26-34, elections commission member appointments shall not be subject to senatorial confirmation.

(f) The term of the elections commissioners shall be four years, except that with respect to the terms of the initial elections commission members, one member selected from each of subsection (a)(1) to (4) shall serve for a term of two years.

(g) The elections commissioners shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties. [L 2004, c 57, pt of §6]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-341 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-341
Electioneering communications; statement of information.
Status: in_force

(a) Each person who makes an expenditure for electioneering communications in an aggregate amount of more than $1,000 during any calendar year shall file with the commission a statement of information within twenty-four hours of each disclosure date provided in this section.

(b) Each statement of information shall contain the following:

(1) The name of the person making the expenditure, name of any person or entity sharing or exercising discretion or control over the person, and the custodian of the books and accounts of the person making the expenditure;

(2) The names and titles of the executives or board of directors who authorized the expenditure, if the expenditure was made by a noncandidate committee, business entity, or an organization;

(3) The state of incorporation or formation and principal address of the noncandidate committee, business entity, or organization or for an individual, the name, address, occupation, and employer of the individual making the expenditure;

(4) The amount of each expenditure during the period covered by the statement of information and the identification of the person to whom the expenditure was made;

(5) The elections to which the electioneering communications pertain and the names of any clearly identifiable candidates and whether those candidates are supported or opposed;

(6) If the expenditures were made by a noncandidate committee, the names and addresses of all persons who contributed to the noncandidate committee for the purpose of publishing or broadcasting the electioneering communications;

(7) If the expenditures were made by an organization other than a noncandidate committee, the names and addresses of all persons who contributed to the organization for the purpose of publishing or broadcasting the electioneering communications;

(8) If the expenditures were made by a nonprofit organization, the amount and date of the deposit of each donation received and the name and address of each donor making a donation individually or aggregating more than $10,000 during an election period, which was not previously reported pursuant to section 11-335; provided that a schedule filed pursuant to this section shall not include a donor's name or address if the donor has not provided consent pursuant to section 11-345;

(9) Whether any electioneering communication is made in coordination, cooperation, or concert with or at the request or suggestion of any candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, or agent of any candidate if any, and if so, the identification of the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, or agent involved; and

(10) The three top contributors as required under section 11-393, if applicable.

(c) An electioneering communication statement of information filed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to the filing of any other report required under this part.

(d) For purposes of this section:

"Disclosure date" means, for every calendar year, the first date during the calendar year on which an electioneering communication is publicly distributed, and the date on which any subsequent electioneering communication is publicly distributed; provided that the person making the electioneering communication has made expenditures for electioneering communications of more than $2,000 in the aggregate. "Disclosure date" for mailers means the date the mailers are first mailed.

"Person" shall not include a candidate or candidate committee.

(e) For purposes of this section, a person shall be treated as having made an expenditure if the person has executed a contract to make the expenditure. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2013, c 112, §9; am L Sp 2021, c 3, §1; am L 2022, c 169, §6]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-344 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-344
Sale or use of information.
Status: in_force

No information in the reports or copies of the reports filed with the commission shall be sold or used by any person for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for any commercial purpose.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-122 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-122
Digital voter information guide.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of elections shall:

(1) Prepare a digital voter information guide, which shall be posted on the office of elections website in a screen reader-accessible format for voters with special needs who are unable to read standard print due to disability;

(2) Provide a translation of the digital voter information guide in Olelo Hawaii on its website; and

(3) Provide printed copies of the digital voter information guide to all public libraries for viewing by the public.

(b) The digital voter information guide shall include:

(1) A photograph and short statement of less than one hundred fifty words for each candidate running for public office, to be prepared by the candidate; provided that the office of elections may uniformly limit the number of words for the candidate statement by applicable public office;

(2) The explanation drafted by the department of the attorney general of each state constitutional amendment that will be proposed to voters in the next general election pursuant to section 11-118.5(b); provided that the department of the attorney general shall transmit the materials required by this paragraph to the office of elections no later than seventy-five days before the general election;

(3) A clear and concise explanation, drafted by the appropriate county corporation counsel, for each proposed county charter amendment, proposed initiative, and proposed referendum issue; provided that the respective corporation counsel shall:

(A) Translate the explanation into Olelo Hawaii and any other languages required under the federal Voting Rights Act, as specified by the office of elections; and

(B) Transmit the materials required by this paragraph to the office of elections no later than seventy ‑ five days before the general election; and

(4) Information regarding mailing deadlines, places of deposit locations, same day voter registration, accessible voting locations, and opening hours of voter service centers.

(c) The office of elections shall prepare and mail with each ballot for a primary election a notice to voters that a digital voter information guide is available on the office of elections website. The notice shall be sent by electronic mail to all voters with special needs who have registered to receive alternate format ballots.

(d) Information made available over the Internet pursuant to this section shall meet or exceed the most current, ratified standards under section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility.

(e) Notwithstanding chapter 92F and any other law to the contrary, the contents of subsection (b) shall not be released to any requestor in whole or in part before the public release of the entire guide. [L 2023, c 115, §2; am L 2024, c 14, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-12 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-12
Receipt and disposition of late absentee ballots.
Status: in_force

For any election all return envelopes containing absentee ballots received by the clerk after the deadline for receipt stated in section 15-9 shall be kept unopened and disposed of pursuant to section 11-154.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-1.6 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-1.6
Appointment of the chief election officer; requirements; term; restrictions; salary; reappointment; removal.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief election officer shall be appointed by the elections commission, without regard to chapter 76. The appointment shall not be subject to the advice and consent of the senate. In the event of a vacancy, the elections commission shall meet expeditiously to select and appoint a new chief election officer to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) The person appointed to be chief election officer shall be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the State, and a registered voter of the State.

(c) The chief election officer shall serve for a term of four years. The term shall begin on February 1 following the appointment.

(d) The chief election officer shall devote full time to the duties of the office and shall hold no other public office during the individual's term of office. Except for exercising the right to vote, the individual shall not support, advocate, or aid in the election or defeat of any candidate for public office. The chief election officer shall refrain from financial and business dealings that tend to reflect adversely on the individual's impartiality, interfere with the proper performance of election duties, or exploit the individual's position. Subject to the requirements above, the individual may hold and manage investments, including real estate, and engage in other remunerative activity, but shall not serve as an officer, director, manager, advisor, or employee of any business.

(e) The chief election officer shall be paid a salary not to exceed eighty-seven per cent of the salary of the director of human resources development.

(f) The chief election officer may petition the elections commission for reappointment. The elections commission may reappoint an incumbent chief election officer based on the performance of the chief election officer. The elections commission may authorize the chief election officer to hold office until a successor is appointed.

(g) The chief election officer is an at-will employee. The elections commission shall provide written notification of any removal and state the reason for the removal. [L Sp 1995, c 27, pt of §2, §15; am L 1999, c 141, §§3, 6; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2002, c 16, §1; am L 2003, c 117, §1; am L 2004, c 57, §9; am L 2005, c 226, §2; am L 2015, c 173, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-137 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-137
Secrecy; removal or exhibition of ballot.
Status: in_force

No person shall look at or ask to see the contents of the ballot or the choice of party or nonpartisan ballot of any voter, except as provided in sections 11-139 and 11-132, nor shall any person attempt to influence a voter in regard to whom the voter shall vote for. When a voter is in the voting booth for the purpose of voting, no other person, except as provided in sections 11-139 and 11-132, shall be allowed to enter the booth or to be in a position from which the person can observe how the voter votes.

No person shall take a ballot out of the voter service center unless authorized by the chief election officer or a designee of the chief election officer. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1972, c 158, §1; am L 1973, c 217, §1(rr); am L 1975, c 36, §1(10); am L 1980, c 264, §1(m); gen ch 1985; am L 1993, c 97, §3; am L 2019, c 136, §19]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 12-8 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-8
Nomination papers; challenge; evidentiary hearings and decisions.
Status: in_force

(a) All nomination papers filed in conformity with section 12-3 shall be deemed valid unless objection is made thereto by a registered voter, an officer of a political party whose name is on file with the chief election officer, the chief election officer, or the county clerk in the case of a county office. All objections shall be filed in writing not later than 4:30 p.m. on the sixtieth day or the next earliest working day prior to the primary or special election.

(b) If an objection is made by a registered voter, the candidate objected thereto shall be notified of the objection by the chief election officer or the clerk in the case of county offices by registered or certified mail.

(c) If an objection is filed by an officer of a political party with the circuit court, the candidate objected thereto shall be notified of the objection by an officer of the political party by registered or certified mail.

(d) Except for objections by an officer of a political party filed directly with the circuit court, the chief election officer or the clerk in the case of county offices shall have the necessary powers and authority to reach a preliminary decision on the merits of the objection; provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to extend to the candidate a right to an administrative contested case hearing as defined in section 91-1(5). The chief election officer or the clerk in the case of county offices shall render a preliminary decision not later than five working days after the objection is filed.

(e) If the chief election officer or clerk in the case of county offices determines that the objection warrants the disqualification of the candidate, the chief election officer or clerk shall file a complaint in the circuit court for a determination of the objection; provided that the complaint shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court not later than 4:30 p.m. on the seventh working day after the objection was filed.

(f) If a political party objects to the nomination paper filed by a candidate because the candidate is not a member of the party pursuant to the party's rules filed in conformance with section 11-63, an officer of the party whose name appears on file with the chief election officer shall file a complaint in the circuit court for a prompt determination of the objection; provided that the complaint shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court not later than 4:30 p.m. on the sixtieth day or the next earliest working day prior to that election day.

(g) If an officer of a political party whose name appears on file with the chief election officer, the chief election officer, or clerk in the case of county offices files a complaint in the circuit court, the circuit court clerk shall issue to the defendants named in the complaint a summons to appear before the court not later than 4:30 p.m. on the fifth day after service thereof.

(h) The circuit court shall hear the complaint in a summary manner and at the hearing the court shall cause the evidence to be reduced to writing and shall not later than 4:30 p.m. on the fourth day after the return give judgment fully stating all findings of fact and of law. The judgment shall decide the objection presented in the complaint, and a certified copy of the judgment shall forthwith be served on the chief election officer or the clerk, as the case may be.

(i) If the judgment disqualifies the candidate, the chief election officer or the clerk shall follow the procedures set forth in sections 11-117 and 11-118 regarding the disqualifications of candidates. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §2(d); am L 1975, c 36, §2(4); am L 1977, c 189, §2(2); am L 1990, c 125, §1; am L Sp 1995, c 27, §§8, 15; am L 1997, c 288, §3; am L 1999, c 141, §3; am L 2011, c 143, §5; am L 2012, c 34, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-9 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-9
Return, receipt, processing, and treatment of absentee ballots.
Status: in_force

An absentee ballot shall be returned, received, processed, and treated in the same manner as a return identification envelope in an election by mail as provided by part VIIA of chapter 11.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-393 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-393
Identification of certain top contributors to noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures.
Status: in_force

(a) An advertisement shall contain an additional notice in a prominent location immediately after or below the notices required by section 11-391, if the advertisement is broadcast, televised, circulated, or published, including by electronic means, and is paid for by a noncandidate committee that certifies to the commission that it makes only independent expenditures. This additional notice shall start with the words, "The three top contributors for this advertisement are", followed by the names of the three top contributors, as defined in subsection (e), who made the highest aggregate contributions to the noncandidate committee for the purpose of funding the advertisement; provided that:

(1) If a noncandidate committee is only able to identify two top contributors who made contributions for the purpose of funding the advertisement, the additional notice shall start with the words, "The two top contributors for this advertisement are", followed by the names of the two top contributors;

(2) If a noncandidate committee is able to identify only one top contributor who made contributions for the purpose of funding the advertisement, the additional notice shall start with the words, "The top contributor for this advertisement is", followed by the name of the top contributor;

(3) If a noncandidate committee is unable to identify any top contributors who made contributions for the purpose of funding the advertisement, the additional notice shall start with the words, "The three top contributors for this noncandidate committee are", followed by the names of the three top contributors who made the highest aggregate contributions to the noncandidate committee; and

(4) If there are no top contributors to the noncandidate committee, the noncandidate committee shall not be subject to this section.

In no case shall a noncandidate committee be required to identify more than three top contributors pursuant to this section.

(b) If a noncandidate committee has more than three top contributors who contributed in equal amounts, the noncandidate committee may select which of the top contributors to identify in the advertisement; provided that the top contributors not identified in the advertisement did not make a higher aggregate contribution than those top contributors who are identified in the advertisement. The additional notice required for noncandidate committees described under this subsection shall start with the words "Three of the top contributors for this advertisement are" or "Three of the top contributors to this noncandidate committee are", as appropriate, followed by the names of the three top contributors.

(c) This section shall not apply to advertisements broadcast by radio or television of such short duration that including a list of top contributors in the advertisement would constitute a hardship to the noncandidate committee paying for the advertisement. A noncandidate committee shall be subject to all other requirements under this part regardless of whether a hardship exists pursuant to this subsection. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to establish criteria to determine when including a list of top contributors in an advertisement of short duration constitutes a hardship to a noncandidate committee under this subsection.

(d) Any noncandidate committee that violates this section shall be subject to a minimum fine of $1,000 per violation.

(e) For purposes of this section, "top contributor" means a contributor who has contributed an aggregate amount of $10,000 or more to a noncandidate committee within a twelve-month period before the purchase of an advertisement. [L 2013, c 112, §2; am L 2022, c 169, §8; am L 2023, c 127, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-407 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-407
Contested case hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) A contested case hearing shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 91 and any rules adopted by the commission, except as provided in this section.

(b) If a hearing is held before the commission, the commission shall not be bound by strict rules of evidence when conducting a hearing to determine whether a violation of this part has occurred, and the degree or quantum of proof required shall be a preponderance of the evidence.

(c) The commission or hearings officer, if there is no dispute as to the facts involved in a particular matter, may permit the parties to proceed by memoranda of law in lieu of a hearing unless the procedure would unduly burden any party or is otherwise not conducive to the ends of justice.

(d) A record shall be made of the proceeding.

(e) All parties shall be afforded full opportunity to present evidence and argument on all issues involved.

(f) Any person who appears before the commission shall have all of the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of a witness appearing before the courts of this State. All witnesses summoned before the commission or hearings officer shall receive reimbursements as paid in like circumstances in the courts of this State. Any person whose name is mentioned during a proceeding before the commission and who may be adversely affected thereby may appear or file a written statement for incorporation into the record of the proceeding.

(g) If a hearing is held before a hearings officer, the hearings officer shall render a recommended decision for the commission's consideration. Any party adversely affected by the decision may file written exceptions with the commission within fifteen days after receipt of a copy of the decision by certified mail.

(h) The commission, as expeditiously as possible after the close of the commission's hearing, shall issue its final determination of violation together with separate findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding whether a violation of this part has been committed. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-77 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-77
Appointment of watchers; service.
Status: in_force

(a) Each qualified political party shall be entitled to appoint no more than one watcher who may be present at any time at a voter service center. Each party shall submit its list of watchers no later than 4:30 p.m. on the twentieth day before any election to the clerk. All watchers shall serve without expense to the county. All watchers so appointed shall be registered voters.

(b) Each watcher shall be provided with identification from the clerk stating the watcher's name and the name of the party the watcher represents.

(c) The watcher shall call the attention of the clerk to any violations of the election laws that the watcher observes. After the clerk's attention is called to the violation, the clerk shall make an attempt to correct the violation. If the clerk fails to correct the violation, the watcher may appeal to the chief election officer. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(z); am L 1977, c 189, §1(6); am L 1983, c 34, §7; am L 2005, c 201, §4; am L 2019, c 136, §12]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-13 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-13
Rules for determining residency.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this title, there can be only one residence for an individual, but in determining residency, a person may treat oneself separate from the person's spouse. The following rules shall determine residency for election purposes only:

(1) The residence of a person is that place in which the person's habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention to return;

(2) A person does not gain residence in any precinct into which the person comes without the present intention of establishing the person's permanent dwelling place within such precinct;

(3) If a person resides with the person's family in one place, and does business in another, the former is the person's place of residence; but any person having a family, who establishes the person's dwelling place other than with the person's family, with the intention of remaining there shall be considered a resident where the person has established such dwelling place;

(4) The mere intention to acquire a new residence without physical presence at such place, does not establish residency, neither does mere physical presence without the concurrent present intention to establish such place as the person's residence;

(5) A person does not gain or lose a residence solely by reason of the person's presence or absence while employed in the service of the United States or of this State, or while a student of an institution of learning, or while kept in an institution or asylum, or while confined in a prison;

(6) No member of the armed forces of the United States, the member's spouse or the member's dependent is a resident of this State solely by reason of being stationed in the State;

(7) A person loses the person's residence in this State if the person votes in an election held in another state by absentee ballot or in person.

In case of question, final determination of residence shall be made by the clerk, subject to appeal to the board of registration under part III of this chapter. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1975, c 36, §1(1); am L 1977, c 189, §1(1); gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-304 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-304
[ §11-304] Distribution of materially deceptive media; civil remedies.
Status: in_force

[ §11-304] Distribution of materially deceptive media; civil remedies. (a) A depicted individual, including a candidate for election, whose appearance, speech, or conduct is altered or affected through the use of materially deceptive media, or any organization that represents the interest of voters likely to be deceived by the distribution of materially deceptive media, may bring an action for general or special damages against a person who violates section 11-303.

The court, in its action and in addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff or plaintiffs, may award a prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs; provided that this subsection shall not limit or preclude a plaintiff from pursuing any other available remedy.

(b) A cause of action for injunctive or other equitable relief may be maintained against any person who is reasonably believed to violate or who is in the course of violating section 11-303 by:

(1) The attorney general;

(2) The campaign spending commission;

(3) A county attorney or county prosecutor;

(4) The depicted individual;

(5) A candidate for nomination or election to a public office who is injured or is likely to be injured by dissemination of materially deceptive media; or

(6) Any organization that represents the interest of voters likely to be deceived by the distribution of materially deceptive media.

A court may issue a temporary or permanent injunction or restraining order to prevent further harm to the plaintiff. If a plaintiff, other than the attorney general, campaign spending commission if represented by a state attorney, county attorney, or county prosecutor, is awarded permanent injunctive relief under this subsection, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the plaintiff.

The court may issue a civil fine for the violation of a court order issued under this subsection in an amount of not more than $1,000 per day.

(c) For the purposes of this section:

"Distribute" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-303.

"Materially deceptive media" has the same meaning as defined in section 11-303. [L 2024, c 191, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-423 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-423
Voluntary expenditure limits; filing affidavit.
Status: in_force

(a) Any candidate may voluntarily agree to limit the candidate's expenditures and those of the candidate's candidate committee or committees and the candidate's party on the candidate's behalf by filing an affidavit with the campaign spending commission.

(b) The affidavit shall state that the candidate knows the voluntary campaign expenditure limitations as set out in this part and that the candidate is voluntarily agreeing to limit the candidate's expenditures and those made on the candidate's behalf by the amount set by law. The affidavit shall be subscribed to by the candidate and notarized and filed no later than the time of filing nomination papers with the chief election officer or county clerk.

(c) The affidavit shall remain effective until the termination of the candidate committee or the opening of filing of nomination papers for the next succeeding election, whichever occurs first. An affidavit filed under this section may not be rescinded.

(d) From January 1 of the year of any primary, special, or general election, the aggregate expenditures for each election by a candidate who voluntarily agrees to limit campaign expenditures, inclusive of all expenditures made or authorized by the candidate alone, all treasurers, the candidate committee, and noncandidate committees on the candidate's behalf, shall not exceed the following amounts expressed, respectively multiplied by the number of voters in the last preceding general election registered to vote in each respective voting district:

(1) For the office of governor--$2.50;

(2) For the office of lieutenant governor--$1.40;

(3) For the office of mayor--$2.00;

(4) For the offices of state senator, state representative, county council member, and prosecuting attorney--$1.40; and

(5) For all other offices--20 cents. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2011, c 5, §5; am L 2013, c 63, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-322 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-322
Organizational report, candidate committee.
Status: in_force

(a) The candidate committee organizational report shall include:

(1) The committee's name and address, including web page address, if any;

(2) The candidate's name, address, and telephone number;

(3) The office being sought by the candidate, district, and party affiliation;

(4) The chairperson's name and address and, if appointed, the deputy chairperson's name and address;

(5) The treasurer's name and address and, if appointed, all deputy treasurers' names and addresses;

(6) The name and address of each depository institution in which the committee will maintain any of its accounts and the applicable account number; and

(7) A certification by the candidate and treasurer of the statements in the organizational report.

(b) Any change in information previously reported in the organizational report shall be electronically filed with the commission within ten days of the change being brought to the attention of the committee chairperson or treasurer.

(c) The commission shall publish on its website the names of all candidates who have failed to:

(1) File the organizational report; or

(2) Correct a report within two weeks after the commission provides a notice to correct. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2018, c 80, §1; am L 2022, c 171, §1; am L 2023, c 5, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-44 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-44
Counting center employees.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief election officer or clerk in county elections shall designate counting center employees who will be responsible for the tabulation of the ballots.

(b) Counting center employees shall follow the procedures established by the chief election officer for the tabulation of the ballots. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1975, c 36, §5(8)]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-15.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-15.5
Duties of all state agencies; voter registration.
Status: in_force

Each state agency that deals with the public shall make available to each member of the public eighteen years of age or older an application in the form of an affidavit for voter registration pursuant to section 11-15. The application shall be available by mail or in person depending on the manner in which the agency's services are requested by the person. The form of the application may be identical to that described and found in public telephone directories.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-358 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-358
Contributions to noncandidate committees; limits.
Status: in_force

No person shall make contributions to a noncandidate committee in an aggregate amount greater than $1,000 in an election. This section shall not apply to ballot issue committees.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 17-1 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-1
United States senator.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), when a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator , the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term at the following state general election; provided that the vacancy occurs not later than 4:30 p.m. on the twenty-first day prior to the date specified in section 12-6 for the close of filing nomination papers for regularly scheduled elections; otherwise at the state general election next following. The chief election officer shall issue a proclamation designating the election for filling the vacancy. All candidates for the unexpired term shall file nomination papers not later than the date and time specified in section 12‑6 and shall be nominated and elected in accordance with this title. Pending the election, the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent. The appointee shall serve until the election and qualification of the person duly elected to fill the vacancy and shall be, at the time of appointment, and shall have been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of the same political party as the prior incumbent. The appointee shall be a resident of the State. If the prior incumbent was not a member of any political party, the governor shall appoint a person who is not and has not been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of any political party.

(b) Subsection (a) notwithstanding, when:

(1) A candidate other than the incumbent is duly elected to the office of United States senator at a general election; and

(2) The incumbent vacates the office at any time following the general election but prior to the expiration of the incumbent's term of office;

the governor, no later than the business day following receipt of official notice of the vacancy, shall temporarily appoint the person duly elected to succeed the incumbent to immediately fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §7(a); am L 2007, c 57, §2; am L 2015, c 179, §1; am L 2018, c 214, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-115.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-115.5
Legal name of candidates; publication.
Status: in_force

If the candidate name requested to be printed on a ballot is different than the candidate's legal name, the office of elections and campaign spending commission shall include the candidate's legal name wherever the name requested to be printed on the ballot is used , including but not limited to use on the office of elections and campaign spending commission websites, on voter information materials provided by the office of elections and campaign spending commission, and at the request of any registered voter; provided that when the candidate requests a name on the ballot that is different than the candidate's legal name, the candidate's legal name shall not be included on the ballot.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-43 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-43
Powers; procedures.
Status: in_force

(a) Each board of registration is given all of the powers and authority for the summoning and examining of witnesses and the maintenance of order, including the power to punish for contempt and award witness fees in accordance with section 621-7, by law given to circuit courts.

(b) Every member of the board of registration may administer oaths in all cases in which oaths are by law authorized.

(c) The procedures for challenges and appeals under sections 11-25 and 11-26 and this part shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 91 regarding contested case hearings, but shall be administered according to rules adopted by the chief election officer. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 45, §8]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 16-45 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-45
Official observers.
Status: in_force

Official observers shall be designated by the chief election officer or the clerk in county elections to be present at the counting centers and selected in the following manner:

(1) No less than one official observer designated by each political party;

(2) No less than one official observer from the news media;

(3) Additional official observers as space and facilities permit designated by the chief election officer in state elections and the clerk in county elections.

The chief election officer or clerk shall give all official observers reasonable notice of the time and place where the ballots shall be counted. No person shall be permitted in the counting center without the written authorization of the chief election officer or clerk. [L 1975, c 36, §5(9)]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-172 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-172
Contests for cause; generally.
Status: in_force

With respect to any election, any candidate, or qualified political party directly interested, or any thirty voters of any election district, may file a complaint in the supreme court. The complaint shall set forth any cause or causes, such as but not limited to, provable fraud, overages, or underages, that could cause a difference in the election results. The complaint shall also set forth any reasons for reversing, correcting, or changing the decisions of the voter service center officials or the officials at a counting center in an election using the electronic voting system. A copy of the complaint shall be delivered to the chief election officer or the clerk in the case of county elections.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-4 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-4
Request for absentee ballot.
Status: in_force

Any person registered to vote who is unable to receive a ballot at the person's voter registration address of record may request an absentee ballot in writing from the clerk at any time but no later than 4:30 p.m. on the seventh day before the election. Any mailed requests for an absentee ballot shall be mailed by the person directly to the clerk. The clerk may waive any or all of the foregoing requirements in special cases as provided in the rules adopted by the chief election officer.

The request shall include information such as the last four digits of the person's social security number or the person's driver's license number, date of birth, and the address under which the person is registered to vote. The request shall also include the temporary address to which the person wishes the requested ballot to be forwarded. The request, when made for any primary or special primary election, may include an additional request for an absentee ballot to be voted at any election immediately following the primary or special primary; provided that the person so indicates in the person's request. Upon the completion of the election or elections covered by the voter's temporary request under this section, the clerk shall resume mailing the voter's ballot package to the mailing address noted within the voter's registration record. [L 1975, c 36, pt of §3; am L 1980, c 248, §1(b); am L 1981, c 29, §1(2); gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 305, §5; am L 2004, c 100, §2; am L Sp 2008, c 4, §1; am L 2011, c 142, §3; am L 2012, c 100, §2 and c 104, §2; am L 2015, c 174, §1; am L 2016, c 168, §§2, 3; am L 2019, c 136, §28]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-98 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-98
Forms and materials used in elections.
Status: in_force

Books, blanks, records, certificates, and other forms and materials required by this title shall be of uniform character suitable for the voting system in use and shall be prescribed by the chief election officer after consultation with the clerks involved.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-408 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-408
Dismissal.
Status: in_force

The complaint shall be dismissed if the commission makes a final determination that there is no violation of this part.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-44 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-44
Records of proceedings.
Status: in_force

The several boards of registration shall each keep books of record in which full and detailed minutes shall be preserved of all their proceedings. The minutes shall be kept from day to day, and shall contain:

(1) The date and place of the meeting;

(2) The names of the members of the board present;

(3) The name of each person to whom an oath is administered, and, if an examination is held, the names of the witnesses and the substance of the answers of the applicant and of the witnesses;

(4) The name of any person challenging the right of any applicant to register, the grounds of challenge, the name of the person challenged, and the decision rendered thereon; and

(5) All other matters of detail which are likely to have a bearing upon any question concerning the action of the board or of any person appearing before it. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-9 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-9
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

The elections commission shall be exempt from section [26-35(a)(1), (4), and (5)] and shall:

(1) Make direct communications with the governor and legislature;

(2) Make all decisions regarding employment, appointment, promotion, transfer, demotion, discharge, and job descriptions of all officers and employees of or under the jurisdiction of the elections commission without the approval of the comptroller; and

(3) Purchase all supplies, equipment, or furniture without the approval of the comptroller.

The elections commission shall follow all applicable personnel laws. [L 2004, c 57, pt of §6]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-26 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-26
Appeal from ruling on challenge; or failure of clerk to act.
Status: in_force

(a) In cases where the clerk, or voter service center officials, rules on a challenge on election day, the person ruled against may appeal from the ruling to the board of registration of the person's county for review under part III. The appeal shall be brought before the challenger and challenged party leave the voter service center. If an appeal is brought, both the challenger and the challenged voter may be parties to the appeal.

(b) In cases where the clerk rules on a challenge, prior to election day, or refuses to register an applicant, or refuses to change the register under section 11-22, the person ruled against may appeal from the ruling to the board of registration of the person's county. The appeal shall be brought within ten days of service of the adverse decision. Service of the decision shall be made personally or by registered mail, which shall be deemed complete upon deposit in the mails, postage prepaid, and addressed to the aggrieved person's last known address. If an appeal from a decision on a challenge prior to election day is brought, both the challenger and the challenged voter may be parties to the appeal.

(c) If the appeal is sustained, the board shall immediately certify that finding to the clerk, who shall thereupon alter the register to correspond to the findings of the board, and when necessary, the clerk shall notify the voter service center officials of the change in the register. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(n); am L 1980, c 264, §1(c); gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 45, §7; am L 2021, c 213, §13]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-10 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-10
Candidates for public office; public service announcements; public funds.
Status: in_force

(a) No person who is a candidate for public office shall appear in, or lend the person's name, image, or voice to, any public service announcement or any advertisement that is produced on behalf of any state-administered program or paid for with state, county or federal revenues, from the time the candidate files nomination papers until the day after the day of:

(1) The primary election, in the case of a candidate in a primary election who fails to be nominated to stand in a general election; or

(2) The general election, in the case of a candidate who is nominated in a primary election and seeks election in a general election.

(b) A candidate who holds public office shall be exempt from the prohibition specified in subsection (a) if the announcement or advertisement is in anticipation of or in response to a disaster or state or national emergency; provided that the announcement or advertisement is reasonably necessary for an official function of the candidate.

(c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit a candidate from appearing in a broadcast of official state, county, or federal proceedings. [L 2007, c 54, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-112 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-112
Contents of ballot.
Status: in_force

(a) The ballot shall contain the names of the candidates, their party affiliation or nonpartisanship in partisan election contests, the offices for which they are running, and the district in which the election is being held. In multimember races the ballot shall state that the voter shall not vote for more than the number of seats available or the number of candidates listed where the number of candidates is fewer than the number of seats available.

(b) The ballot may include questions concerning proposed state constitutional amendments, proposed county charter amendments, or proposed initiative or referendum issues.

(c) At the chief election officer's discretion, the ballot may have a background design imprinted onto it.

(d) When the electronic voting system is used, the ballot may have pre-punched codes and printed information that identify the voting districts, precincts, and ballot sets to facilitate the electronic data processing of these ballots.

(e) The name of the candidate may be printed with the Hawaiian or English equivalent or nickname, if the candidate so requests in writing at the time the candidate's nomination papers are filed. Candidates' names, including the Hawaiian or English equivalent or nickname, shall be set on one line.

(f) The ballot shall bear no word, motto, device, sign, or symbol other than as allowed in this title.

(g) The ballot may include information necessary to use ranked-choice voting as described in section 11-100. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1975, c 36, §1(5); am L 1977, c 189, §1(7); am L 1980, c 264, §1(g); am L 1983, c 34, §13; am L 1984, c 62, §1; am L 1996, c 173, §4; am L 2022, c 47, §4]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-14.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-14.5
Residence address; confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(a) If a life threatening circumstance exists to:

(1) A law enforcement person;

(2) The law enforcement person's family; or

(3) Persons otherwise determined by the clerk of the county in which the person is registered,

that person may apply to the county clerk in writing to keep confidential the information relating to the residence address and telephone number contained in the affidavit of registration of that person, or any list or register prepared therefrom.

(b) If the disclosure of the residence address or telephone number of a person would result in an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or expose the person or a member of the person's family to risk of bodily harm, the person may apply to the chief election officer or county clerk to keep confidential the person's residence address and telephone number contained in the person's affidavit of registration, or any list or register prepared therefrom.

(c) Upon good cause shown, the clerk shall determine whether to grant confidentiality in accordance with rules established by the chief election officer, and that decision shall be final.

(d) If the voter registration of a person covered by this section is challenged, the clerk shall release the residence address of that person to the challenger pursuant to rules established by the chief election officer. If an appeal is taken relating to the challenge, the residence address shall also be released to the appropriate appellate body. [L 1990, c 156, §2; am L 1997, c 157, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-2.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-2.5
§§11-2.
Status: repealed

§§11-2.5 to 2.7 REPEALED. L 2004, c 57, §§10 to 12.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-425 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-425
Maximum amount of public funds available to candidate.
Status: in_force

(a) The maximum amount of public funds available in each election to a candidate for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, or mayor shall not exceed ten per cent of the expenditure limit established in section 11-423(d) for each election.

(b) The maximum amount of public funds available in each election to a candidate for the office of state senator, state representative, county council member, and prosecuting attorney shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the expenditure limit established in section 11-423(d) for each election.

(c) For the office of Hawaiian affairs, the maximum amount of public funds available to a candidate shall not exceed $1,500 in any election year.

(d) For all other offices, the maximum amount of public funds available to a candidate shall not exceed $100 in any election year.

(e) Each candidate who qualified for the maximum amount of public funding in any primary election and who is a candidate for a subsequent general election shall apply with the commission to be qualified to receive the maximum amount of public funds as provided in this section for the respective general election. For purposes of this section, "qualified" means meeting the qualifying campaign contribution requirements of section 11-429. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2011, c 5, §6]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-429 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-429
Minimum qualifying contribution amounts; qualifying contribution statement.
Status: in_force

(a) As a condition of receiving public funds for a primary or general election, a candidate shall not be unopposed in any election for which public funds are sought, shall have filed an affidavit with the commission pursuant to section 11-423 to voluntarily limit the candidate's campaign expenditures, and shall be in receipt of the following sum of qualifying contributions from individual residents of Hawaii:

(1) For the office of governor--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $100,000;

(2) For the office of lieutenant governor--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $50,000;

(3) For the office of mayor for each respective county:

(A) County of Honolulu--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $50,000;

(B) County of Hawaii--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $15,000;

(C) County of Maui--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $10,000; and

(D) County of Kauai--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $5,000;

(4) For the office of prosecuting attorney for each respective county:

(A) County of Honolulu--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $30,000;

(B) County of Hawaii--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $10,000; and

(C) County of Kauai--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $5,000;

(5) For the office of county council--for each respective county:

(A) County of Honolulu--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $5,000;

(B) County of Hawaii--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $1,500;

(C) County of Maui--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $5,000; and

(D) County of Kauai--qualifying contributions that in the aggregate exceed $3,000;

(6) For the office of state senator--qualifying contributions that, in the aggregate exceed $2,500;

(7) For the office of state representative--qualifying contributions that, in the aggregate, exceed $1,500;

(8) For the office of Hawaiian affairs--qualifying contributions that, in the aggregate, exceed $1,500; and

(9) For all other offices, qualifying contributions that, in the aggregate, exceed $500.

(b) A candidate shall obtain the minimum qualifying contribution amount set forth in subsection (a) once for the election period.

(1) If the candidate obtains the minimum qualifying contribution amount, the candidate is eligible to receive:

(A) The minimum payment in an amount equal to the minimum qualifying contribution amounts; and

(B) Payments of $1 for each $1 of qualifying contributions in excess of the minimum qualifying contribution amounts; and

(2) A candidate shall have at least one other qualified candidate as an opponent for the primary or general election to receive public funds for that election.

(c) The candidate shall not receive more than the maximum amount of public funds available to a candidate pursuant to section 11-425; provided that the candidate shall not receive public funds for a primary election if the candidate does not obtain the minimum qualifying contribution amounts before the date of the primary election. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-65 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-65
Determination of party disqualification; notice of disqualification.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than 4:30 p.m. on the one hundred twentieth day after a general election, the chief election officer shall determine which parties were qualified to participate in the last general election, but which have become disqualified to participate in the forthcoming elections. Notice of intention to disqualify shall be served by certified or registered mail on the chairperson of the state central committee or in the absence of the chairperson, any officer of the central committee of the party, as shown by the records of the chief election officer. In addition, public notice of intention to disqualify shall also be given.

(b) If an officer of the party whose name is on file with the chief election officer desires a hearing on the notice of intention to disqualify, the officer of the party shall, not later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day after service by mail or not later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day after the last day upon which the public notice is given in any county, whichever is later, file an affidavit with the chief election officer setting forth facts showing the reasons why the party should not be disqualified. The chief election officer shall call a hearing not later than twenty days following receipt of the affidavit. The chief election officer shall notify by certified or registered mail the officer of the party who filed the affidavit of the date, time, and place of the hearing. In addition, public notice of the hearing shall be given not later than five days prior to the day of the hearing. The chief election officer shall render the chief election officer's decision not later than 4:30 p.m. on the seventh day following the hearing. If the party does not file the affidavit within the time specified, the notice of intention to disqualify shall constitute final disqualification. A party thus disqualified shall have the right to requalify as a new party by following the procedures of section 11-62. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §1(5); am L 1977, c 189, §1(4); gen ch 1985, 1993; am L 1998, c 2, §4]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 15-11 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-11
Voting by absentee voter at a voter service center prohibited.
Status: in_force

Any person having voted an absentee ballot pursuant to this chapter shall not be entitled to cast a ballot at a voter service center on election day. An absentee voter who casts a ballot at a voter service center shall be guilty of an election offense under section [19-3(a)(5)].
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-92.3 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-92.3
Natural disasters; postponement; consolidation of precincts; special elections.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event of a flood, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, high wind, or other natural disaster, occurring before an election where the extent of damage caused is such that the ability of voters, in any precinct, district, or county, to exercise their right to vote is substantially impaired, the chief election officer or clerk in the case of county elections may postpone the conducting of an election in the affected precinct, district, or county for no more than twenty-one days; provided that any postponement shall not affect the conduct of the election, tabulation, or distribution of results for those precincts, districts, or counties not designated for postponement. The chief election officer or clerk in the case of county elections shall give notice of the postponement by whatever possible news or broadcast media are available.

(b) In the event the chief election officer or the clerk in a county election determines that the number of candidates or issues on the ballot in a special, special primary, or special general election does not require the full number of established precincts, the precincts may be consolidated for the purposes of the special, special primary, or special general election into a small number of special, special primary, or special general election precincts.

A special, special primary, or special general election precinct shall be considered the same as an established precinct for all purposes. No later than 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day before the special, special primary, or special general election, the chief election officer or the clerk shall give public notice, in the area in which the special, special primary, or special general election is to be held, of the special, special primary, or special general election precincts. [L 1983, c 34, §11; am L 1993, c 304, §5; am L 1996, c 215, §3; am L 1998, c 2, §5; am L 2019, c 136, §14; am L 2021, c 213, §16]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-138 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-138
Time allowed voters.
Status: in_force

A voter shall be allowed to remain in the voting booth for five minutes, and having voted the voter shall at once emerge and leave the voting booth. If the voter refuses to leave when so requested by a majority of voter service center officials after the lapse of five minutes, the voter shall be removed by the voter service center officials.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-6 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-6
Petitions ; withdrawal of signatures.
Status: in_force

Wherever in this chapter the signatures of registered voters are required on a petition, any voter who, after signing a petition, seeks to withdraw the voter's signature may do so by providing notice in writing to the chief election officer any time before the filing of the petition. The notice shall include the voter's name, residence address, the month and date portions of the voter's date of birth, the voter's signature, and a statement that the voter wishes to remove the voter's signature from the petition; provided that the written notice shall not require the voter's social security number or any portion thereof and the year portion of the voter's date of birth. Upon receipt of that notice containing the information required by this section, the chief election officer shall notify the group or individual to whom the petition was issued and the signature of the individual shall not be counted.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-404 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-404
Initial determination by the commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall promptly determine, without regard to chapter 91, to:

(1) Summarily dismiss the complaint;

(2) Investigate further;

(3) Make a preliminary determination; or

(4) Refer the complaint to an appropriate prosecuting attorney for prosecution under section 11-411. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 11-21 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-21
Change of name, transfer on election day.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk may designate a registration clerk, who may be an election official, at a voter service center in the county on the day of the election.

(b) These registration clerks shall take applications for change of name from voters who have been married or who have had their names changed since the last election.

(c) Any person whose name appears on the registered voters list whose residence has changed since the last election, and whom the clerk has not transferred under section 11-20, may apply on a form prescribed by the chief election officer on the day of the election for transfer of registration to the precinct of the new residence. Any person so transferring voter registration shall be immediately added to the register of the new precinct.

(d) Where a person was incorrectly placed on a list of voters of a precinct in which the person does not actually reside, the person may correct the registration. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1972, c 77, §3; am L 1984, c 64, §2; am L 1985, c 203, §2; am L 1987, c 273, §4; am L 1992, c 129, §§3, 4; am L 2019, c 136, §8; am L 2021, c 213, §8]