Chad Blair

The state Elections Commission has gone off the rails. Lawmakers and others have some ideas for fixing it but it won't be easy.

Two legislators strongly reject a proposal from the Hawaiʻi Elections Commission to return to same-day, in-person voting.


The state Elections Commission has asked the Legislature to revert to in-person, same-day voting. But experts say voting by mail is safe and popular.

The No Kings rally in Washington, D.C., was peaceful and plainly patriotic.

Meanwhile, the state Ethics Commission plans to consider addressing the "revolving door" between state officials and the private sector.

The commission also asked the Legislature to consider returning to one-day, in-person voting, and narrowly rejected firing chief election officer Scott Nago.

He’s held the job longer than anyone else in state history and been at the center of controversy nearly every election cycle.

The subcommittee wants to end all-mail elections and fire Elections Chief Scott Nago, but it’s unclear whether it has the votes to do either.

One of the departed commissioners was the lead author of an investigation that determined complaints about the Kauaʻi election were valid.

Joint fundraisers in odd-numbered years are more prevalent than they used to be.