Hawaii Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot
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Hawaii's 2026 ballot includes governor (Josh Green (D), Gary Cordery (R)); 2 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked Hawaii jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.
State Snapshot
2026 Statewide & Congressional Races
Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Hawaii's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.
Governor
2 candidatesJosh Green (D)Incumbent
Josh Green is Hawaii's incumbent governor and a Democratic candidate for re-election. A physician and former lieutenant governor, he emphasizes housing, health care, disaster recovery, affordability, climate resilience, and trusted public leadership.Priorities: Address housing and cost-of-living pressures · Strengthen health care and disaster recovery · Improve climate resilience and public trustCampaign site →Gary Cordery (R)
Gary Cordery is a Republican candidate for Hawaii governor and a contractor. His campaign emphasizes housing, cost-of-living relief, local jobs, island-by-island representation, and integrity-focused leadership.Priorities: Lower housing and cost-of-living pressure · Support local jobs across the islands · Bring integrity-focused leadership to state governmentCampaign site →
Lieutenant Governor
2 candidatesDerek Kawakami (D)
Derek Kawakami is a Democratic candidate for Hawaii lieutenant governor and the mayor of Kauai County since 2018. A former state legislator and county council member from a well-known Kauai business family, he is running in the August 8 Democratic primary with an emphasis on cost of living and practical local governance.Priorities: Cost-of-living relief · Housing · Practical, community-level governanceCampaign site →Daniel Anthony (R)
Anthony describes himself as a community advocate, environmental professional, and small business leader with experience across agriculture, public policy, and community engagement in Hawaii, per the campaign site.Priorities: Restoring trust in government, per his Civil Beat candidate Q&A · Expanding local food security and supporting small businesses and family farms, per his Civil Beat candidate Q&A · Climate resilience through ahupuaa-based emergency readiness education centers, per his Civil Beat candidate Q&ACampaign site →
U.S. House - HI-1
4 candidatesEd Case (Democratic)Incumbent
Case is a sitting member of the U.S. House who has served Hawaii for over a decade and sits on the Appropriations Committee, per the campaign site. He points to his work through the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Hill water crisis, and the Maui wildfires as evidence of experienced representation, per the campaign site.Priorities: Cost of living and the economy, per his voter guide statement · Appropriations Committee seniority for Hawaii, per his voter guide statement · Defending democracy, per his voter guide statementCampaign site →Adriel C. Lam (Republican)
Adriel C. Lam appears on the Republican primary ballot for HI-1 on August 8, 2026, per the Hawaii Office of Elections certified candidate list. Lam is the Republican nominee for Hawaii's 1st Congressional District, having run unopposed in the August 8, 2026 Republican primary, per Inside Elections candidate listing. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Office of Elections' candidate list is the only verifiable source for Adriel C. Lam.Jordan S. Conley (Green)
Jordan S. Conley appears on the Green primary ballot for HI-1 on August 8, 2026, per the Hawaii Office of Elections certified candidate list. Jordan S. Conley is the Green Party nominee for Hawaii's 1st Congressional District, a teacher, coach and fitness trainer who works as a group fitness instructor for Hawaii Pacific Health and teaches fitness at a Kalihi middle school, per the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. In 2016 he founded Hapa Mana, a nonprofit aimed at bridging income and social divides, per Honolulu Civil Beat.Priorities: Universal health care, per Honolulu Star-Advertiser candidate profile · An empty-homes tax on properties left unoccupied more than half the year, per Honolulu Civil Beat candidate Q&A · Housing-first policy and adding apartments to the Hawaiian Homestead Act for Native Hawaiian housing, per Honolulu Civil Beat candidate Q&ACampaign site →Nathan M. Berning
Nathan M. Berning appears on the nonpartisan primary ballot for HI-1 on August 8, 2026, per the Hawaii Office of Elections certified candidate list. Berning ran unopposed in the August 8, 2026 nonpartisan filing and advanced to the November 3 general election ballot for HI-1, per Hawaii Public Radio. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Office of Elections' candidate list is the only verifiable source for Nathan M. Berning.
U.S. House - HI-2
2 candidatesJill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Incumbent
Tokuda represented Kaneohe and Kailua in the Hawaii State Senate from 2006 to 2018, chairing the Ways and Means Committee, per the official House biography. She earned a degree in international relations from George Washington University as the first in her family to attend college, and later worked as co-director of CyberHawaii and external affairs director of the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center before her election to Congress, per the official House biography.Priorities: Lowering the cost of housing, food, gas, and healthcare, per her voter guide statement · Protecting land and local opportunity, per her voter guide statementCampaign site →Brenton Awa (Republican)
Brenton Awa appears on the Republican primary ballot for HI-2 on August 8, 2026, per the Hawaii Office of Elections certified candidate list. Brenton Awa is the Republican nominee for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District. He is a Hawaii state senator representing District 23 and has served as State Senate Minority Leader since 2025, and previously worked as a television news anchor, per Hawaii News Now and Honolulu Civil Beat. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Office of Elections' candidate list is the only verifiable source for Brenton Awa.Priorities: Making Hawaii more affordable so residents do not have to leave the islands, per Honolulu Civil Beat · Limiting corporate and outside investor purchases of Hawaii land, with tax incentives for affordable home development, per Honolulu Civil Beat · Requiring active-duty military and defense personnel to pay a fairer share of costs such as vehicle registration, per Honolulu Civil Beat
Statewide Ballot Measures
2 statewide measures are on Hawaii's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.
Authorize RISE Bonds Amendment
Authorize the state legislature to empower the counties and municipalities of the state to issue housing infrastructure growth bonds for specified public works, public improvements, and community development.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →Increase Time for Senate to Act on Judicial Appointments Amendment
Increase the timeframe for the Senate to consider and act on appointments of judges and justices from 30 days to 60 days for appointments made between April 1 and December 31 when the Senate is not in regular session or is soon to adjourn the regular session.Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)Full measures guide →
Places We’re Tracking
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Every county in Hawaii
All 5 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 4 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.
Hawaii CountyHonolulu CountyKalawao CountyKauai CountyMaui County
How to vote in Hawaii in November 2026
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Hawaii election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.
- Voter registration deadline
- by mail Monday, October 26, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available
- Early voting
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026 through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Mail ballot
- return: Ballots must be received by the County Elections Division by close of voting, 7:00 p.m., on Election Day, November 3, 2026; no excuse needed
- Election Day hours
- Hawaii is a vote-by-mail state with no traditional polling-place hours; ballot return/in-person voting at the County Elections Division and Voter Service Centers closes at 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026.
- Where to vote
- Find your polling place with the Hawaii election office's official lookup.
- ID at the polls
- Hawaii generally does not require ID to vote. ID is required only if you are registering for the first time in Hawaii by mail and cannot provide a Hawaii driver's license, Hawaii state ID, or Social Security number on the registration application.
Hawaii 2026 Election Questions
Who is running for governor of Hawaii in 2026?
The tracked 2026 candidates for governor of Hawaii are Josh Green (D), Gary Cordery (R). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.
When is the Hawaii 2026 primary election?
Hawaii's 2026 state primary was held on August 8, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.
When is the voter registration deadline in Hawaii for the November 2026 election?
To vote in Hawaii's November 3, 2026 general election, register by mail Monday, October 26, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.
When does early voting start in Hawaii for the November 2026 election?
Early in-person voting in Hawaii runs Tuesday, October 20, 2026 through Tuesday, November 3, 2026, per the state election office.
What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Hawaii for November 2026?
Hawaii mail ballots: return: Ballots must be received by the County Elections Division by close of voting, 7:00 p.m., on Election Day, November 3, 2026; no excuse needed, per the state election office.
Where do I vote in Hawaii in November 2026?
Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Hawaii election office's official lookup at https://elections.hawaii.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.
Enter an address to narrow statewide, congressional, county, and municipal races.
Voting ResourcesRegistration, deadlines, and official election links for voters.
Election CalendarTrack major 2026 dates and upcoming election milestones.