How to Register to Vote in the Hawai‘i General Election

September 26, 2014

HONOLULU Magazine Team,

Important Voting Dates

Oct. 6
Voter registration due

Oct. 21–Nov. 1
Early walk-in voting

Oct. 28
Absentee application due

Nov. 4
General election

Voters must be citizens of the U.S., residents of the State of Hawai‘i, and at least 18 years of age by Election Day.

Voters must re-register in the cases of legal name change, change of residence or change of mailing address since the last election.

To register, pick up an affidavit on application (the Wikiwiki Voter Registration & Permanent Absentee form) from the following:

City/County Clerk’s Offices
Hawai‘i State Libraries
Office of Elections website: hawaii.gov/elections
Satellite City Halls
State agencies
U.S. Post Offices
Phone directories

In order to vote in the general election Nov. 4, voters must turn in their completed registration forms by Oct. 6 to their City/County Clerk.

Source: Hawai‘i state Office of Elections.

Quick Links

Polling Place Locator: https://elections2.hawaii.gov/ppl
Campaign Spending Commission: ags.hawaii.gov/campaign
National Institute on Money in State Politics: followthemoney.org
Center for Responsive Politics: opensecrets.org

Have questions or want to know more? Visit the Office of Elections website at hawaii.gov/elections, email elections@hawaii.gov or call 453-VOTE (8683) or toll-free for Neighbor Islands at (800) 442-VOTE (8683).

This article appears in the October 2014 issue of HONOLULU Magazine.