Sa, Oct 30, 2010, last day for walk-in "absentee ballot" voting. F, Oct 29, is the last day for a few locations. Places & hours (pdf), instructions (scroll to bottom).
Tu, Nov 2, 2010, General election
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Candidate list [League of Women Voters] Candidates are invited to submit information
Candidate information [politics1.com]
Candidates on the issues [Hawaii Reporter]
Find your local candidates on video [Olelo]
Hawaii 2010 Voters Guide General Election [Honolulu Star-Advertiser]
Hawaii Family Forum & Hawaii Catholic Conference Survey of General Election Candidates (pdf)
Hawaii Reporter 2010 Election Guide
Maui Tea Party candidate information
Office of Elections (Hawaii)
OleloNet On Demand Videos of candidates and candidate forums
PAYCHECKS List of Most Friendly Business Candidates
See the bottom of this page for the amendment proposals that will be on state ballots
Party abbreviations:
D - Democrat
F - Free Energy
G - Green
L - Libertarian
N - Nonpartisan
NS - Nonpartisan Special
R - Republican
U.S. Senate
Jim Brewer (G)
Cam Cavasso (R)
Daniel Inouye (D, incumbent)
Jeff Jarrett (N)
Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (L)
U.S. House of Representatives District 1 (urban Honolulu)
District 1 Map (pdf)
Charles Djou (R)
Colleen Hanabusa (D)
Articles and Videos Featuring More than One Candidate
Race for Abercrombie's Seat Should Be Exciting [HPI]
U.S. House of Representatives District 2 (rural Oahu and neighbor islands)
District 2 Map
Pat Brock (L)
Mazie Hirono (D, incumbent)
Andrew Vsevolod Von Sonn (N)
John W. Willoughby (R)
Governor of Hawaii
Neil Abercrombie (D)
Duke Aiona (R)
Daniel H. Cunningham (F)
Thomas (Tom) Pollard (N)
Information about More than One Gubernatorial Candidate [HPI]
Lt. Governor of Hawaii
Lynn Berbano Finnegan (R)
Leonard Leo I Kama (N)
Brian Schatz (D)
Deborah (Jo B) Spence (F)
Lt. Governor Candidate Forum on Education (Olelo video, 1 hr 59 min) Sep 8, 2010
[Lt gov] candidates weigh in on education, taxes, agriculture, state hospitals [The Garden Island] Aug 13, 2010
Key reference tools for Hawaii state senator & representative voting records
Find your state legislators & districts: Click here
Check your state senator's or representative's voting record
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii 2010 Legislative Score Card for Hawaii state senators & representatives
Hawaii Business Report: Who are the Pro Business Lawmakers?
How Hawaii state senators voted on HB 444, SD 1, the Same-Sex Civil Unions Bill, in January 2010.
How Hawaii state representatives voted on HB 444, SD 1, the Same-Sex Civil Unions Bill, in April 2010 (pdf). With this vote, the bill passed both houses of the heavily Democratic legislature, then was sent to Governor Linda Lingle's (R) desk, where it was vetoed. The veto prevented it from becoming law, but the issue is expected to be revived, likely in 2011, by same-sex marriage supporters.
How Hawaii state senators voted on the appointment of Katherine Leonard to Hawaii supreme court chief justice on Aug 6, 2010. The vote went against Leonard, 14 - 8.
State Senator
District 2 - Waiakea Uka, Kalapana, Volcano, Kahuku
Michael W. Hale (R)
Russell S. Kokubun (D, incumbent)
State Senator
District 4 - Wailuku, Waihe'e, Kahului, Pa'ia, Lower Pa'ia
Eric Seibert (R)
Shan S. Tsutsui (D, incumbent)
State Senator
District 7 special election - Kaua'i, Ni'ihau
Incumbent Gary L. Hooser resigned at the last minute to run for lieutenant governor.
David R. Hamman (R)
Ronald D. Kouchi (D)
State Senator
District 8 - Hawai'i Kai, 'Aina Haina, Kahala, Diamond Head
Larry Price (D)
Sam Slom (R, incumbent)
State Senator
District 9 - Palolo, St. Louis Heights, Maunalani Heights, Kaimuki, Kapahulu, West Diamond Head, Waikiki Gold Coast
Les S. Ihara, Jr. (D, incumbent)
Lisa Leialoha Shorba (R)
State Senator
District 10 - Manoa, Mo'ili'ili, McCully, Makiki
Eric B. Marshall (R)
Brian T. Taniguchi (D, incumbent)
State Senator
District 11 - Makiki/Punchbowl, Ala Moana, McCully
Carol Fukunaga (D, incumbent)
State Senator
District 13 - Sand Island, Kalihi, Liliha, Nu'uanu, Pauoa, Pu'unui
Suzanne N. J. Chun Oakland (D, incumbent)
Judy C. Franklin (R)
State Senator
District 14 - Moanalua, Red Hill, 'Aiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Halawa Valley
Peter DuDek (R)
Donna Mercado Kim (D, incumbent)
State Senator
District 15 - Kalihi, Moanalua Gardens, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Ridge, 'Aiea
Incumbent Norman Sakamoto (D), whose term is expiring, is running instead for lieutenant governor
Ben Pascua (R)
Glenn Wakai (D)
State Senator
District 19 - Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia, Makakilo, Kapolei, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, portions of Waipahu and Ko 'Olina
Aaron Toa Bonar (R)
Mike Gabbard (D, incumbent)
State Senator
District 20 - 'Ewa Beach, 'Ewa by Gentry, Ocean Pointe, 'Ewa Villages, West Loch, Honouliuli, lower Waipahu
Will Espero (D, incumbent)
Anel A. (Tito) Montes (R)
State Senator
District 22 - Mililani Mauka, Wahiawa, Hale'iwa, Mokule'ia, North Shore
Special Election, incumbent Robert Bunda resigned to run for lieutenant governor
Charles (Bo) Aki (R)
Donovan Dela Cruz (D)
Central Oahu (Wahiawa) Candidates Forum State Senate District 22 (1 hr 33 min) Sep 8, 2010
State Senator
District 24- Kane'ohe, Kane'ohe MCAB, Kailua, Enchanted Lake
Tracy Nakano Bean (R)
Jill N. Tokuda (D, incumbent)
State Senator
District 25 - Kailua, Lanikai, Waimanalo, Hawai'i Kai
Incumbent Fred Hemmings (R) decided not to run again
Virginia Enos (R)
Pohai Ryan (D)
State Representative
District 1 - North Kohala, South Kohala, Hamakua, North Hilo, South Hilo
Eric Paul D'Almeida (R)
Mark M. Nakashima (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 2 - South Hilo, Waiakea Kai, Kaumana, Keaukaha
Jerry Leslie Chang (D, incumbent)
Sharon (DeMello) Vannatta (R)
State Representative
District 3 - South Hilo, Panaewa, Puna, Keaau, Kurtistown
Tania Kehau Cortez-Camero (R)
Clifton K. (Clift) Tsuji (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 4 - Puna, Pahoa, Hawaiian Acres, Kalapana
Faye P. Hanohano (D, incumbent)
Marlene (Nachbar) Hapai (R)
State Representative
District 5 - Puna, Ka'u, South Kona, North Kona
Fred Fogel (L)
Robert (Bob) Herkes (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 6 - North Kona, Keauhou, Kailua-Kona, Honokohau
Denny Coffman (D, incumbent)
Rebecca N. (Becky) Leau (R)
State Representative
District 7 - North Kona, South Kohala
Cindy Evans (D, incumbent)
Scott W. (Hendo) Henderson (R)
State Representative
District 8 - Wailuku, Waihee, Waiehu, Puuohala, Waikapu
Dean Schmucker (R)
Joe Souki (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 9 - Kahului, Wailuku, Puunene, Spreckelsville, Paia
Jeff Hoylman (R)
Gil S. Coloma Keith-Agaran (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 10 - Lahaina, Kaanapali, Kapalua, Maalaea, Kihei
Ramon Kitaichi Madden (R)
Angus L.K. McKelvey (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 11 - Makena, Wailea, Kihei
Joseph Bertram III (D, incumbent)
George R. Fontaine (R)
State Representative
District 12 - Pukalani, Makawao, Olinda, Pulehu, Kula, Ulupalakua
Laurie Rinaldi (R)
Kyle Yamashita (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 13 - Kahoolawe, Molokini, Lanai, Molokai, Keanae, Wailua, Nahiku, Hana
Meiling K. Akuna (R)
Mele Carroll (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 14 - Hanalei, Anahola, Kealia, Kapaa, Waipouli
Hermina (Mina) Morita (D, incumbent)
Harry E. Williams (R)
State Representative
District 15 - Lihue, Koloa
Larry Fillhart (R)
James Kunane Tokioka (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 16 - Niihau, Lehua, Koloa, Waimea
Daynette (Dee) Morikawa (D)
Phil Sterker (R)
State Representative
District 18 - Hahaione, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, Hawaii Loa Ridge, Aina Haina, Wailupe, Kahala
Incumbent Lyla B. Berg (D) is running instead for lieutenant governor of Hawaii
Chris (Pei-Ji) Baron (R)
Mark Jun Hashem (D)
State Representative
District 20 - St. Louis Heights, Palolo Valley, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimuki
Julia E. Allen (R)
Calvin K.Y. Say (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 21 - Kaimuki, Kapahulu, Waikiki, Ala Wai, Diamond Head
Jay Lembeck (R)
Scott Y. Nishimoto (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 22 - Moiliili, McCully, Kaimuki
Gregory (Greg) Cuadra (R)
Scott K. Saiki (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 23 - Waikiki, Ala Moana
Tom Brower (D, incumbent)
Thomas E. White (R)
State Representative
District 24 - Manoa, Manoa Valley, University
Isaac W. Choy (D, incumbent)
Zach Thomson (R)
State Representative
District 25 - Tantalus, Makiki, McCully
Della Au Belatti (D, incumbent)
Isaiah Kauka Sabey (R)
State Representative
District 26 - Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Punchbowl
Norm Katz (R)
Sylvia Luke (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 27 - Nuuanu, Puunui, Liliha, Alewa Heights
Corinne Wei Lan Ching (R, incumbent)
Lynn Vasquez (D)
State Representative
District 28 - Palama, Downtown, Chinatown, Sheridan
David S.Y. Chang (R)
Karl Rhoads (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 29 - Sand Island, Mokauea, Kalihi Kai, Kapalama
Ken Harding (R)
Joey Manahan (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 30 - Kamehameha Heights, Kalihi Valley, Fort Shafter
Carole Kauhiwai Kaapu (R)
John Mizuno (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 31 - Moanalua Valley, Moanalua, Salt Lake
Incumbent Glenn D. Wakai (D) is running instead for state senator, Senate District 15
Linda E. Ichiyama (D)
Garner Musashi Shimizu (R)
State Representative
District 32 — Lower Pearlridge, Aiea, Halawa, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Moanalua Gardens
Incumbent Lynn Finnegan (R) is running instead for lieutenant governor
Aaron Ling Johanson (R)
Lei Sharsh (D)
State Representative
District 33 - Red Hill, Halawa Heights, Halawa Valley, Aiea, Aiea Heights
Sam Kong (R)
Blake K. Oshiro (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 34 - Newtown, Waiau, Pearl City, Waimalu
K. Mark Takai (D, incumbent)
William G.K. Wong (R)
State Representative
District 35 - Pearl City, Waipahu
Henry J.C. Aquino (D, incumbent)
Reginald A. Yago (R)
State Representative
District 36 - Pearl City, Momilani, Pacific Palisades, Manana
Reed S. Shiraki (R)
Roy M. Takumi (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 37 - Mililani, Waipio Gentry
Beth Fukumoto (R)
Ryan I. Yamane (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 38 - Mililani, Mililani Mauka
Shaun Hayato Kawakami (R)
Marilyn B. Lee (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 39 - Wahiawa, Whitmore Village, Poamoho
Sam Curtis (R)
Marcus R. Oshiro (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 40 - Royal Kunia, Makakilo, Kapolei, Kalaeloa
Marissa Capelouto (R)
Sharon E. Har (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 41 - Waipahu, Village Park, Waikele
Incumbent Jon Riki Karamatsu (D) ran for lieutenant governor instead and lost in the Sept. 18 primary election.
Ty Cullen (D)
Carl J. Wong (R)
State Representative
District 42 - Waipahu, Honouliuli, West Loch, Ewa
Tom Berg (R)
Rida Cabanilla Arakawa (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 43 - Ewa Beach, Iroquois Point, Puuloa
Jason W. Bradshaw (D)
Kymberly (Marcos) Pine (R, incumbent)
State Representative
District 45 - Waianae, Makaha, Makua
Jadeen Meyers (R)
Maile S.L. Shimabukuro (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 46 - Kaena Point, Schofield, Mokuleia, Waialua, Haleiwa, Waimea, Pupukea, Sunset, Kahuku, Kunia Camp, Poamoho, Wheeler, Laie
Incumbent Michael Y. Magaoay (D) ran for the state senator District 22 special election instead and lost in the Sept. 18 primary election.
Gil Riviere (R)
Larry Sagaysay (D)
State Representative
District 47 - Laie, Hauula, Punaluu, Kahana, Kaaawa, Waikane, Kahaluu, Ahuimanu, Kaneohe
Richard Fale (R)
Jessica E. Wooley (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 48 - Heeia, Haiku Valley, Kapunahala, Kaneohe
Ken Ito (D, incumbent)
Mo Radke (R)
State Representative
District 49 - Maunawili, Olomana, Enchanted Lake, Kaneohe
Joseph Aiona (R)
Pono Chong (D, incumbent)
State Representative
District 51 - Lanikai, Waimanalo
Chris Lee (D, incumbent)
Maka Wolfgramm (R)
City and County of Honolulu
Councilmember Honolulu Council District II (nonpartisan office) - Mililani Mauka, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village, Mokuleia, Waialua, Haleiwa, Waimea, Pupukea, Sunset Beach, Kahuku, Laie, Hauula, Punaluu, Kahana, Kaaawa, Kualoa, Waiahole, Waikane, Kahaluu, Ahuimanu, and a portion of Heeia
Incumbent Donovan Dela Cruz is running for state senator in the District 22 special election instead.
Ernie Yorihiko Martin (NS)
John D. White (NS)
City and County of Honolulu
Councilmember Honolulu Council District IV (nonpartisan office) - Hawaii Kai, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, Aina Haina, Wailupe, Waialae-Iki, Kalani Valley, Kahala, Wilhemina Rise, a portion of Kapahulu, a portion of Kaimuki, Diamond Head, Waikiki, and a portion of Ala Moana
Incumbent Lee D. Donohue, appointed in June to replace Charles Djou (R) when Djou was elected to the U.S. House in a special election to replace Neil Abercrombie (D), who in turn stepped down to run for governor, is not seeking election.
Stanley Chang (NS)
Rich Turbin (NS)
City and County of Honolulu
Councilmember Honolulu Council District VI (nonpartisan office) - A portion of Makiki, Downtown Honolulu, Punchbowl, Liliha, Pauoa Valley, Nuuanu, Alewa Heights, Papakolea, Kalihi Valley, and a portion of Kalihi
Incumbent Rod Tam has reached his term limit for the position. He resigned to run for mayor of the City & County of Honolulu and lost in the September 18, 2010 primary.
Sesnita Der-Ling Moepono (NS)
Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo (NS)
County of Hawaii
Council Member Hawaii Council District 5 (nonpartisan office) - Puna Makai (Hawaiian Paradise Park, Ainaloa, Pahoa Village, Hawaiian Beaches & Shores, Nanawale, Leilani, Kapoho, Kalapana, Opihikao, Kahena, Pohoiki)
Fred Blas (NS)
Emily I. Naeole-Beason (NS, incumbent)
County of Hawaii
Council Member Hawaii Council District 6 (nonpartisan office) - Puna (Kurtistown, Mt. View, Volcano), Kau (Pahala, Naalehu, HOVE), and South Kona (Milolii, Hookena, and portions of Honaunau)
Guy Enriques (NS, incumbent)
Brittany Smart (NS)
Mayor Maui County (nonpartisan office)
Alan M. Arakawa (NS)
Charmaine Tavares (NS, incumbent)
Maui Councilmember Races
Hopefuls spar on familiar themes, generate sparks [The Maui News] Oct 10, 2010 (about council hopefuls)
Councilmember East Maui (nonpartisan office)
Robert (Bob) Carroll (NS)
Bill (Kauakea) Medeiros (NS, incumbent)
Councilmember West Maui (nonpartisan office)
Elle Cochran (NS)
Alan Fukuyama (NS)
Councilmember Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu (Maui) (nonpartisan office)
Lisa Gapero (NS)
Michael (Mike) Victorino (NS, incumbent)
Councilmember Kahului (nonpartisan office)
Joe Pontanilla (NS, incumbent)
Councilmember South Maui (nonpartisan office)
Don Couch (NS)
Wayne K. Nishiki (NS, incumbent)
Councilmember Makawao-Haiku-Paia (Maui) (nonpartisan office)
Kai Nishiki (NS)
Mike White (NS)
Councilmember Upcountry (Maui) (nonpartisan office)
Gladys Coelho Baisa (NS, incumbent)
Councilmember Lanai (Maui County) (nonpartisan office)
Incumbent Sol P. Kaho'ohalahala ran for Maui mayor instead and lost.
Riki Hokama (NS)
Matthew J. K. (Matt) Mano (NS)
Councilmember Molokai (Maui County) (nonpartisan office)
Danny A. Mateo (NS, incumbent)
County of Kauai Mayor (nonpartisan office)
Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. (NS, incumbent)
Diana LaBedz (NS)
Kauai County Councilmember 7 seats (nonpartisan office)
Bill (Kaipo) Asing (NS, incumbent)
Rolf H. Bieber (NS)
Tim Bynum (NS, incumbent)
Dickie (Walaau) Chang (NS, incumbent)
Ted Daligdig III (NS)
Mizdebz DeSilva Carveiro (NS)
Dennis M. Fowler (NS)
Jay Furfaro (NS, incumbent)
Ed Justus (NS)
Derek S.K. Kawakami (NS, incumbent)
KipuKai Les P. Kualii (NS)
Nadine K. Nakamura (NS)
Mel Rapozo (NS)
Ken Taylor (NS)
JoAnn A. Yukimura (NS)
Council candidates weigh in on Apollo Kaua‘i island energy issues [The Garden Island] Oct 21, 2010
Kauai County Council Candidates [The Garden Island] Oct 11, 2010
A reporter's view of a Kauai council meeting [The Garden Island] Jul 24, 2009
Board of Education (nonpartisan office)
Board of Education 2010 Race: Popularity Contest or a Chance for Parent Voices? [Hawaii Reporter]
II School Board 2nd Dept/Maui (1)
R. Ray Hart (NS)
Leona Rocha-Wilson (NS)
Board of Education (nonpartisan office)
I School Board 5th Dept/Leeward (1)
James Arola (NS)
Maralyn A. Kurshals (NS)
David O'Neal (NS)
Board of Education (nonpartisan office)
I School Board 6th Dept/Windward (1)
Valzey Freitas (NS)
John R. Penebacker (NS, incumbent)
Board of Education (nonpartisan office)
First School Board District (City & County of Honolulu) No District Residency (3)
Melanie Bailey (NS)
Kim Coco Iwamoto (NS, incumbent)
Roger Kiyoshi Takabayashi (NS)
Brian Y. Yamane (NS)
Randall M.L. Yee (NS)
Pamela Young (NS)
Articles or videos about more than one candidate (Board of Education, Honolulu)
OHA Trustee
Island of Oahu (1)
Peter Apo (NS)
Jackie Kahookele Burke (NS)
Walter Meheula Heen (NS, incumbent)
Videos of all 3 Oahu OHA candidates [Olelo]
OHA Trustee
Island of Maui (1)
Boyd Poki Mossman (NS, incumbent)
OHA Trustee
No Island Residency Required (3)
Rowena M. N. Akana (NS, incumbent)
Kama Hopkins (NS)
Leona Mapuana Kalima (NS)
Joseph Kuhio Lewis (NS)
Kealii J. Makekau (NS)
William (Willy) Meyers (NS)
Michael Malulani Odegaard (NS)
Oswald (Oz) Stender (NS, incumbent)
John Waihee IV (NS, incumbent)
Video of all no island residency required OHA candidates, except for Kalima
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Amendments on Hawaii General Election ballots
Voters urged to research little known charter questions [Hawaii News Now] Oct 20, 2010
Suggested Positions on State Constitution and City & County of Honolulu Charter Amendments on Your Ballot [Hawaii Reporter] by Hawaii state senator Sam Slom
Hawaii Constitution & County Charter Amendments, with Comments [Hawaii Reporter] by Greg Wiles Oct 25, 2010
Republican Party Voting Guide (pdf) Mostly Hawaii state constitution and county charter amendments, since the recommendation to vote Republican is self-evident.
Amendments to the Hawaii State Constitution
A "blank" vote on Hawaii constitutional questions will be counted as a "no" vote.
CON AMEND: RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Shall the Board of Education be changed to a board appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, as provided by law?
Amendment information at Hawaii state legislature website
League of Women Voters information
Smart Business Hawaii information
Panel of education experts discuss the amendment [PBS] (video, 56 min)
BoE: Our Most Important Vote? [HPI] Oct 20, 2010
BOE: Elected or appointed? [Honolulu Star-Advertiser] Oct 17, 2010
The Election, Vote 'Yes' to Appointed Board of Education: Change Long Overdue [Hawaii Reporter]
CON AMEND: RELATING TO THE TAX REBATE REQUIREMENT
Shall the legislature be provided with the choice, when the state general fund balance at the close of each of two successive fiscal years exceeds five per cent of the general fund revenues for each of the two fiscal years, to provide a tax refund or tax credit to the taxpayers of the State, or to make a deposit into one or more funds, as provided by law, which shall serve as temporary supplemental sources of funding for the State in times of an emergency, economic downturn, or unforeseen reduction in revenue?
Amendment information at Hawaii state legislature website
Senator Sam Slom recommends a "no" vote
Hawaii voters to decide if a "rainy day" fund is needed [Ballotopedia]
On the Ballot in Hawaii: Tax and Spend Measures [Hawaii Reporter]
Amendments to the Charter of the City & County of Honolulu
Hawaii League of Women Voters Fact Sheet on Proposed Amendments with Pros and Cons (pdf) [League of Women Voters - Hawaii]
Comments by Donovan Dela Cruz, Honolulu City Council councilmember [Hawaii Reporter]
HONOLULU: RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Shall the Revised City Charter be amended to create a semi-autonomous public transit authority responsible for the planning, construction, operation, maintenance, and expansion of the City’s fixed guideway mass transit system?
Vote NO on the Honolulu Amendment for Transit Authority [HPI] Oct 21, 2010
Why You Should Vote NO on the Transit Authority [HPI] Oct 20, 2010
Vote No on the Transit Authority Question [Hawaii Reporter] Oct 14, 2010
Pro-rail piece that gives Honolulu city & county administration pro-rail position [Examiner.com] Oct 12, 2010
Opinion of paid communications consultant on the rail project whose job is to advance rail [http://yes2rail.blogspot.com/]
HONOLULU: RELATING TO THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF CITY OFFICERS
Shall the Revised City Charter be amended to prohibit a newly-appointed city officer, for a period of twelve months from the start of the officer’s current employment with the city, from participating in or making any decision with respect to any city matter with which he or she was directly involved while working for a private entity in the twelve-month period immediately preceding the start of the officer’s current city employment and where such prior involvement on behalf of a private entity may tend to impair the independence of judgment in the performance of the officer’s official duties?
HONOLULU: RELATING TO THE LIQUOR COMMISSION AND CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPTIONS
Shall the Liquor Commission be allowed to hire and dismiss its Administrator and Deputy Administrator in the same fashion as department heads appointed by the mayor?
HONOLULU: RELATING TO ORDINANCES BY INITIATIVE POWER AND OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
Shall the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu, be amended to remedy language inconsistencies and to clarify the provisions of the Ordinances by Initiative Power, Article III, Chapter 4, and to make conforming amendments to other sections of the Charter?
HONOLULU: RELATING TO THE DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
Shall the Revised City Charter be amended to update provisions and to provide for the disposal of City personal property by rules and regulations of the Director of Budget and Fiscal Services, and other conforming amendments?
HONOLULU: RELATING TO THE CREATION OF AN OFFICE OF HOUSING
Shall the Revised City Charter be amended to create an office of housing directly under the mayor, to be headed by an administrator who shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to council confirmation, and who may be removed
by the mayor?
City housing office would lack expertise to fulfill goal [Honolulu Star-Advertiser] Oct 31, 2010
City needs an Office of Housing [Honolulu Star-Advertiser] Oct 18, 2010
AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER PROPOSED BY THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION
League of Women Voters Hawaii: Pros & Cons (pdf)
Making sense of the ballot questions AND the actual ballot language [Debbie Hecht]
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OPEN SPACE FUND
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended by (1) establishing a public access, open space and natural resources preservation fund to set aside a minimum of one percent of real property tax revenues; (2) allowing additional revenue from grants and private contributions, voluntary contributions specified on the real property tax bill, proceeds from the sale of general obligation bonds, other council appropriations, and any other source of revenue; (3) specifying that this fund shall be used solely to purchase or otherwise acquire lands or property entitlements in the county for public outdoor recreation and education, and to pay the principal, interest and premium due on bonds issued for this fund; (4) requiring any balance remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse; and (5) authorizing the county council to establish by ordinance procedures for the administration and expenditure of moneys in this fund?
Voters will mull important charter amendments on Nov. 2 Charter Proposal 1 [Hilo Tribune-Herald] Oct 17, 2010
Council action means choices limited in land fund charter vote [West Hawaii Today] Jun 24, 2010
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO RECALL
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended to (1) change the number of signatures required to recall an official elected at-large or by voters of the entire county to twenty-five percent of the total valid votes cast for the office subject to the recall petition in the last election; (2) change the number of signatures required to recall a district council member to twenty-five percent of the total valid votes cast for the district office subject to the recall petition in the last election; (3) require signers of a recall petition to also provide the month and day of their birth and the last four digits of their social security number; (4) provide more time for the gathering of signatures; and (5) give the county clerk five more days to verify a supplemental petition?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO CHARTER AMENDMENT PETITIONS
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended to (1) change the number of
signatures required for a charter amendment petition to 20% of the total ballots cast in
the last general election; (2) require signers of a charter amendment petition to also
provide the month and day of their birth and the last four digits of their social security
number; and (3) give the county clerk additional time to verify such a petition?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE LAWS
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended to (1) remove various references
to civil service laws; (2) delete section 7-1.5, relating to position classification plan;
compensation, in its entirety; (3) delete section 7-2.5, relating to dismissal, suspension,
demotion, or grievance, in its entirety; (4) add a new subsection to section 13-3 relating
to civil service and exemptions; and (5) delete section 13-9, relating to non-civil service
status and classification, in its entirety?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO THE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended by (1) renaming the
reapportionment commission to the redistricting commission; (2) requiring the
commission members be appointed by July 1 of the year prior to a redistricting year; (3)
requiring the commission to file a report with the redistricting plan to explain the
commission’s reasoning for the plan and how the plan complies with redistricting
criteria; (4) requiring the commission to hold at least one public hearing in each council district prior to completing a draft of the plan; (5) requiring the commission to hold at least one public hearing in both east Hawai‘i and west Hawai‘i after completing a draft of the plan; and (6) requiring the commission to adhere to the redistricting criteria in the Charter?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO PRESERVATION OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended by adding a new section to Article XIII to recognize that the county shall conserve and protect Hawai‘i’s natural beauty and all natural and cultural resources and shall promote the development and utilization of these resources in a manner consistent with their conservation and in furtherance of the self-sufficiency of the county?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO GRAMMAR, SPELLING, AND FORMATTING OF THE CHARTER
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai`i be amended by correcting various
grammatical, spelling, and formatting errors throughout the Charter?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended to (1) rename the head of the
department of water supply to manager-chief engineer; and (2) correct the title of the
director of public works?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO DATA SYSTEMS
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended to (1) rename the data systems
department to the department of information technology and; (2) move the department
from Article V, under the mayor and staff agencies, to Article VI, under the managing director?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended to move the fire department from Article VI, under the managing director, to Article VII, under the direction of the fire
commission?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai`i be amended to allow the mayor to prescribe other duties as directed for the director of environmental management?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai`i be amended to require the director of the department of environmental management to possess an engineering degree or a degree in a related field?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended by adding new subsections to Article IX, section 9-3, to permit the prosecuting attorney to (1) research, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding crime, crime prevention, and the criminal justice system to the governor, the legislature, the judiciary, the county council, the mayor, the Hawai‘i police department, and other criminal justice agencies, or the general public; (2) provide crime prevention training programs for law enforcement agencies, citizens, businesses, and civic groups; (3) develop public education programs to provide the general public information that will assist citizens to prevent crime and to avoid being victims of crime; and (4) receive and expend financial grants, donations and other funds as permitted by law for crime research, prevention, and education?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO TERMS OF MERIT APPEALS BOARD MEMBERSHIP
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended to systematically stagger the terms of the membership of the merit appeals board upon the expiration of the member’s term set to expire on December 31, 2010 so that no more than a single board member’s term will expire in any given year?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS SERVING UNDER COMMISSIONS
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended to (1) require the merit appeals
board, liquor commission, and water board to issue a statement of reasons for the
removal of their respective department heads; and (2) allow the director of human
resources, director of liquor control, fire chief, and manager of the department of water
supply an opportunity to respond to the statement of reasons for removal at a hearing of
the board or commission prior to a vote to remove the respective department head?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF CHARTER COMMISSION MEMBERS
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended by requiring the members of the
charter commission be appointed by July 1 of the year prior to a charter review year?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended by (1) providing that members of
boards and commissions who do not receive compensation from their employers during
the time they are serving on boards and commissions may be reimbursed by the county
for actual work hours lost at the straight time rate of pay of such members in their
regular employment; and (2) lowering such reimbursement to two times the state
minimum wage hour rate?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO ELECTRONIC POSTING OF SPECIAL MEETING NOTICES
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended to require, when possible,
electronic posting of special meeting notices of the council, boards, and commissions?
HAWAII COUNTY: RELATING TO PUBLICATION OF NOTICES VIA AN ELECTRONIC MEDIUM
Shall the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i be amended by requiring notices published in
the newspaper to also be distributed via an electronic medium, such as the Internet?
AMENDMENTS TO THE KAUAI COUNTY CHARTER PROPOSED BY THE 2010 CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
Voters urged to research little known charter questions [Hawaii News Now] Oct 20, 2010
Joann’s Recommendations re the Proposed County Charter Amendments and State Constitutional Amendments on the General Election Ballot [JoannYukimura.com] Oct 12, 2010
Charter amendments confusing, poorly written [The Garden Island] Oct 8, 2010
KAUAI: RELATING TO COUNTY COUNCIL TERMS
Shall the term of office for councilmembers be extended from two to four years with a limit of two consecutive four year terms?
KAUAI: RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR MANAGING DIRECTOR
Shall the Mayor’s Administrative Assistant, whose title shall be changed to Managing Director, be required to have appropriate job qualifications and perform certain duties?
KAUAI: RELATING TO FINANCIAL PROCEDURES
Shall the Charter provisions relating to centralized purchasing and disposition of surplus property be changed to conform with State law?
KAUAI: RELATING TO BIDDING REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CONTRACTS
Shall the dollar limit without competitive bidding for contracts with County officers, employees or firms in which an officer or employee has a substantial interest, be increased from $500 to $1,000?
KAUAI: RELATING TO POST EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CONTRACTS
Shall the County extend from six months to one year the timeframe prohibiting the County from entering into a contract with a former County employee or a firm that is represented by a former County employee, for those contracts where the former County employee participated in the subject matter while employed with the County?
KAUAI: RELATING TO DISCLOSURES
Shall any employee delegated to act on behalf of the Director or Deputy Director of Finance be required to file a disclosure statement with the County Board of Ethics?
KAUAI: RELATING TO TIME EXTENSION FOR ETHICS ADVISORY OPINIONS
Shall the time in which the County Board of Ethics has to render opinions be extended from 30 days to 45 days, which opinions shall be binding on the Board, unless changed or revoked by the Board?
AMENDMENTS TO THE MAUI COUNTY CHARTER PROPOSED BY THE MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL
Voters urged to research little known charter questions [Hawaii News Now] Oct 20, 2010
Constitutional and Charter Amendments and OHA (pdf) [The Maui News]
Ohana Coalition General Election Card 2010 (pdf) [OhanaCoalition.com]
MAUI: PERTAINING TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND
Should a minimum of two percent (2%) of the certified real property tax revenues for fiscal years 2008 through 2015 be appropriated into an affordable housing fund to be used for the provision, protection, and expansion of affordable housing and suitable living environments for persons of very low to gap income?
MAUI: RELATING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE COUNTY OFFICE
Should candidates for elective County office be required to file financial disclosure statements concurrently with the filing of nomination papers, instead of allowing financial disclosures to be filed within 15 days of filing nomination papers?
Back charter changes HPI note: The proposed amendment on district voting, noted in this article, is not on the ballot. The second proposed amendment, on candidate financial disclosure, is. [The Maui News] Jul 13, 2010
MAUI: RELATING TO THE BUDGET ORDINANCE AND CAPITAL PROGRAM ORDINANCE
Should the Charter be revised, effective as of January 1, 2011, to: (1) Reduce by ten days the amount of time the mayor has to veto budget and capital program ordinances; (2) Extend by ten days, to March 25 of each year, the deadline for the mayor to submit to council annual budget and capital program ordinance proposals; and (3) Extend by ten days, to June 10 of each year, the date by which Council must pass annual budget and capital program ordinances?
