>> THE DEADLINE FOR CANDIDS TO FILE PAPERS TO RUN FOR E IN THE 2026 ELECTION IS FAT APPROACHING.

HAWAI'I'S PRIMARY ELECTIONS SET FOR AUGUST 8.

CONTESTS ON THE BALLOT INCE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVER, MAUI COUNTY AND KAUA'I MAY, TWO U.S.

HOUSE SEATS AND 65 SEATS IN THE STATE LEGISLA.

WHO'S RUNNING AND WHAT YOUD TO KNOW ABOUT VOTING, AS WE PREVIEW THE 2026 ELECTION.

TONIGHT'S LIVE BROADCAST AD LIVESTREAM OF INSIGHTS ON S HAWAI'I START NOW.

>> Lauren: ALOHA AND WELCE TO INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI'IM LAUREN DAY.

JUNE 2ND IS THE FILING DEAE FOR POLITICAL HOPEFULS TO N FOR OFFICE IN HAWAI'I.

BALLOTS WILL BE MAILED IN Y AND THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS HAPPENING ON AUGUST 8TH.

WHILE VOTERS WILL HAVE THEY IN DOZENS OF RACES, BUT RIT NOW, THE STATE'S HIGHEST CT HAS NO SERIOUS CHALLENGERS.

WE'LL DISCUSS THAT, ALONG H THE OTHER TOP RACES, PLUS T VOTERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF E THEY CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN TONIGHT'S.

YOU CAN EMAIL OR CALL IN YR QUESTIONS.

AND YOU'LL FINA LIVE STREAM OF THIS PROGRAT PBSHAWAII.ORG AND THE PBS I YOUTUBE PAGE.

NOW, TO OUR GUESTS.

SCOTT NAGO HAS BEEN THE CHF ELECTIONS OFFICER FOR THE E OF HAWAI'I OFFICE OF ELECTS SINCE 2010.

HE HAS MORE TH5 YEARS OF ELECTIONS EXPERIEE AND RECEIVED HIS DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT M. COLLEEN UECHI IS THE EDITOF THE NON-PROFIT HAWAI'I JOURNALISM INITIATIVE.

BASN MAUI, SHE IS THE FORMER MAG EDITOR OF THE MAUI NEWS ANS ALSO A REPORTER FOR THE MOI DISPATCH.

CHAD BLAIR IS THE POLITICS EDITOR FOR HONOLULU CIVIL .

HE'S BEEN A WRITER, EDITORD EDUCATOR IN HONOLULU FOR ME THAN 35 YEARS.

AND COLIN MOORE IS A POLITL ANALYST AND THE DIRECTOR OE MATSUNAGA INSTITUTE FOR PEE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ASL AS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR E UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I ECONC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.

WE MENTIONED IT, RACE FOR GOVERNOR.

THERE'S NO SERIOUS CHALLENS FOR GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN.

IS HE IS SHOE-IN FOR THIS ELECTION?

>> YES.

>> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTID SAY YES.

AS FAR AS I KNOW, NO ONE EE WHO HAS FILED FOR THE DEMOC NOMINATION OR NO MAJOR CANDIDATE.

AND FOR THE REPUBLICANS, MG TO THE GENERATION, TALKINGT THAT BUT ONLY GARY AS FAR I KNOW.

AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE JOSH N WILL EASILY WIN REELECTION.

YOU CAN ASK WHY THAT IS.

INCUMBENT GOVERNORS HAD A D TIME LAST FEW YEARS.

DAVID IGE, A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO LOO COLLEEN HANABUSA.

JOSH GREEN, HIS APPROVAL RS SOMEWHERE IN THE 70s, DEPENDING ON WHAT POLL YOUK AT.

REALLY, HE MANAGED TO SCARY ANY POTENTIAL COMPETITORS BECAUSE HE RAISE SO MUCH CAMPAIGN MONEY.

>> Lauren: ARE THERE ANY OR INCUMBENTS >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RN RATE IS ABOUT ABOUT 90% OF INCUMBENTS GET RE-ELECTED.

>> LONG TIME INCUMBENTS LIE DONOVAN DEL CRUZ AND DONNA.

OTHERS WE CAN MENTION.

PROBABLY THE MOST INTERESTG RACE IS THE RACE FOR CONGR.

REPRESENTATIVE ED CASE, LOG TIME INCUMBENT HAS DRAWN TO CHALLENGERS, AND THAT'S RE.

SENATOR JARRETT KEOHOKALOLD REPRESENTATIVE DELLA AU BE.

BARRING THE NEXT FEW WEEKST IS THE MARQUEE RACE.

>> Lauren: DO YOU THINK THY HAVE A CHANCE OF UNBEATEN ?

>> EVERYONE SAYS THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS IF BELATTI WAS NOT IN THE RACR KEOHOKALOLE WAS NOT IN THE, THEY WOULD HAVE A PRETTY GD CHANCE.

FAIRLY WELL KNOWN.

MORE MODERATE.

A BLUE DOG DEMOCRAT, IF YOU WILL, EVEN THOUGH HE HASN'D MANY CLOSE RACES, EXPECT FE ONES HE LOST.

I THINK THEY SPLIT -- WOULU FEEL THAT WAY THAT IT'S JAT AND DELLA REALLY DRAW PRETY MUCH FROM THE SAME POOL OF VOTERS.

>> I THINK THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS PROBABLY CORRECT.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE DRAWING FROM THE SAME VOTEO ARE MORE PROGRESSIVE.

YOUNGER VOTERS.

DELLA AU BELATTI EMPHASIZER GOOD GOVERNMENT WORK A LOT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MORE VOTE- THAT'S GOING TO FILTER DOWO VOTERS.

ED CASE WILL LIKELY WIN.

TWO KEM PET TORS AND THIS S PARTICULARLY TRUE OF JARRET KEOHOKALOLE, WHO RAISED A F MONEY.

HE'S BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER.

HE WILL NOT LOSE HIS SENATT IF HE DOESN'T WIN THIS HOUE PRIMARY.

HE CAN COME BACK IN TWO YE.

IN SOME WAYS, I'M NOT SURE SENATOR KEOHOKALOLE CAN REY LOSE.

EVEN IF HE DOESN'T WIN THE.

>> ONE OTHER THING, COLLEET SEEMS TO MEET OTHER MARQUEE RACE.

MAYOR RICHARD BISSEN OF MAI COUNTY.

WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON THAT?

>> THAT'S DEFINITELY GOINGE AN INTERESTING RACE.

IT'S KIND OF SIMILAR TO TH2 MAYOR'S RACE.

BISSEN BEAT INCUMBENT VICT.

WE HAVE A COUPLE HEAVY-WEIT CONTENDERS.

IT WAS COVID.

THERE WERE A LOT OF UNPOPUR POLICIES AT THE TIME, COMBD WITH MAYOR BISSEN'S WELL KN FIGURE IN THE COMMUNITY.

A LONG TIME JUDGE, I THINK HELPED UNSEAT VICTORINO.

NOW A HIGH PROFILE CHALLENN YUKI SUGIMURA.

BISSEN WAS ABLE TO UNSEAT D NOW HE HAS TO DEFEND HIS ST AND DEFEND HIS ADMINISTRATS DISASTER, MEANING THE FIRE.

THE CRISIS HIS ADMINISTRATS HAVING TO FACE AND DEFEND S SECTION.

>> Lauren: I HAVE A LOT MOE QUESTIONS.

I'M SURE THE VIEWERS WILL S WELL.

BUT SCOTT, I WANT TO GO TO.

TELL US WHAT VOTERS NEED TW AND KEY DATES THEY NEED TOP IN MIND.

>> VOTERS NEED TO REGULAR Y JUNE 29.

HAWAI'I ALSO HAS IN-PERSONE DAY REGISTRATION.

IF THEY MISS THE 29TH DEAD, YOU CAN ALWAYS REGISTER ANE AS A VOTER SERVICE CENTER.

GO TO ELECTION HAWAI'I.org.

IF YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR REGISTER, YOU WON'T GET YOR BALLOT AND WON'T BE ABLE TO VOTE.

>> Lauren: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE TURNOUT?

>> HAWAI'I USUALLY HAS A HR PRESENCE IN PRECEDENTIAL Y. IT'S HARD TO SEE WHAT THE TURNOUT WILL BE.

>> Lauren: ONE OF THE TOPIS OF RACES THAT A LOT OF FOLE TALKING ABOUT, LUG LIEUTENT GOVERNOR.

KAUA'I COUNTY MAYOR DEREK KAWAKAMI THREW HIS NAME INE BUCK EL.

WAS THAT A SURPRISE?

>> I DON'T THINK IT WAS A SURPRISE FOR PEOPLE WHO WAH THIS STUFF CLOSELY.

MAYOR KAWAKAMI'S A VERY POR POLITICAL FIGURE.

IT WAS CLEAR TO EVERYONE HS LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB.

HE THOUGHT -- I THINK INITY THERE WAS OF HIM RUNNING FOR RON'S S. BUT AFTER THE SCANDAL AND LIEUTENANT LUKE RESIGNED.

HE DECLARED BEFORE.

BUT SHE WAS SO WOUNDND POLITICALLY.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE WAS SURPRISED.

HE WAS AN OBVIOUS CHOICE.

>> MAYBE THE CARPENTER'S UN THINKING WE SHOULD HAVE SPT MONEY ON THOSE ADS.

THERE ARE SOME OTHER PEOPL.

SCOTT SAID JUNE 2ND, IS THE DEAD LINE?

I GUESS WE COULD HAVE ANOTR LAST-MINUTE SURPRISE.

ALL THAT MONEY WENT INTO HS RACE FROM -- IS IT FOR BETR TOMORROW?

THE SUPER PAC?

>> YES.

>> PRP, AND CLEARLY THROWIG THEIR MONEY BEHIND KAWAKAM.

BY WAY, YOU MENTIONED SIGNE OPENING.

HAVE YOU SEEN DEREK KAWAKAS SIGNS?

THEY'RE BIGGER THAN THIS T. HE SHOULD KEEP THOSE.

>> I'M WONDERING IF SYLVIAE WAS IN THE RACE, KAWAKAMI D BEAT HER.

HE WAS ONE OF THE FEW THAT MANAGED TO GET POSITIVE POLITICAL POINTS FROM THE PANDEMIC.

DOING ALL THOSE VIRAL VIDED PEOPLE REALLY REMEMBER HIMR THAT.

>> HE IS VERY ACTIVE ON SOL MEDIA.

>> HAD HE IS.

HE'S GOT THAT LOCAL STATEMN VIBE.

IT'S VERY RELATABLE TO PEO.

I'M CURIOUS WHAT YOU GUYS .

>> I THINK SYLVIA LUKE, INY WAYS, I DON'T KNOW IF TRAGS THE RIGHT WORD.

REMARKABLE POLITICS.

SUCCESSFUL IN HER LEADERSHN THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTE.

COLIN AND I WERE TALKING TO SOMEONE, AN ASIAN-AMERICAN FEMALE.

THEY LOOK FORWARD TO THE DY HAWAI'I WOULD HAVE AN ASIAN-HAWAIIAN FEMALE GOVE.

SYLVIA WOULD HAVE BEEN FRONTRUNNER.

WOULD DEREK PREVAIL?

WOULD SYLVIA PREVAIL?

I DON'T KNOW.

I WOULD HAVE TO THINK WITHE CARPET TER'S MONEY, IT'S TE IN FRONT OF THE "STAR-ADVERTISER."

AND SYLVIA LUKE'S MONEY WAT TERRIBLY IMPRESSIVE PRIOR R STEPPING OUT OF THE RACE.

>> Lauren: ARE YOU SURPRISD THERE HAVEN'T BEEN MORE PEE FILING FOR THAT PARTICULAR?

>> I AM A LITTLE BIT.

WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, N KAWAKAMI FIRST FILED, MY TT WAS, SOMEBODY ELSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT WOUL.

THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WITH PRETTY SUBSTANCE WAR CHESTN THE LEGE WHO COULD HAVE FI.

THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE HER.

POTENTIAL HERE FOR KAWAKAMO BE GOVERNOR.

IF GOVERNOR GREEN TAKES A DIFFERENT POSITION IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THIS IS SPECULATIVE.

COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE TWOS AS GOVERNOR.

THIS IS A REAL OPENING TO A TOP POSITION IN THE STATE .

THE L.G.

POSITION HAS ALWAS BEEN THAT WAY.

MANY PEOPLE WHO HELD IT, TY BECOME A GOVERNOR OR U.S.

SENATOR LIKE BRIAN SCHATZ.

IT IS ONE OF THE MOST DESIE POSITIONS IN HAWAI'I 308 P. ESPECIALLY IF IF YOU HAVE L GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOVERNOR.

THE GOVERNOR GIVES YOU THET PORTFOLIO, RUN POPULAR PRO, ADVANCE TO HIGHER OFFICE.

>> KAWAKAMI WAS RAISING MOY FOR A SENATE RACE AND HAD Y IN THE BANK.

THERE'S A SHORT WINDOW TO Y AND FILE.

IT IS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY.

THERE'S SEVERAL PEOPLE IN E STATE LEGISLATURE THAT HAVE THEIR EYE ON THE LAWSUIT LT GOVERNOR AND GOVERNORSHIP.

35,000 THERE IN$35,000 IN .

WE'VE SEEN THE LATEST TWISH THE CABINET OFFICIAL.

KAWAKAMI VERY WISELY, IN AD POSITION, JUMPED IN.

I WONDER IF THERE ARE OTHER FOLKS.

>> Lauren: SPEAKING OF KAWAKAMI, MO SIS, ONE OF OR VIEWERS IS ASKING -- I THII CAN THROW THIS QUESTION TO COLLEEN.

YOU MENTION DELLA AU BELAT.

WHO IS RUNNER FOR MAYOR OF KAUA'I?

I HEARD IT IS A CROWDED RA.

>> I KNOW THAT BERNARD CAR.

DO YOU KNOW IF THEY FILED?

>> THEY FILED.

>> THAT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING RACE.

IT KIND OF GIVES SIMILAR VS TO MAUI COUNTY.

WE'VE GOT A MAYOR AND A COUNCILMEMBER.

INTERESTING TO SEE, I DON'W WHAT KAUA'I VOTERRERS THIN.

CARVALHO SERVED COUPLE TER.

WE KNOW HIM.

ARE THEY GOING TO SAY YOU D YOUR CHANCE.

LET'S HAVE SOMEONE ELSE.

>> GO AHEAD, COLIN IF YOU T TO CHIME IN.

>> THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE, INCLUDING ANOTHER COUNCILMEMBER.

BERNARD IS A COUNCILMEMBER.

FELICIA ADDS A NEW MIX.

REMEMBER THIS IS A NONPARTN RACE.

ONE IS DEMOCRAT AND ONE ISA REPUBLICAN.

I WONDER IF RAPOZO AND CAR, SOMETIMES YOU WANT SOME NER BLOOD, FRESHER IDEAS.

I BELIEVE SHE'S THE ONLY PROMINENT FEMALE CANDIDATE.

I DON'T THINK THAT HURTS E.

>> NO.

THE TROUBLE FOR CARVALHO AD RAPOZO TO DIFFERENTIATE THEMSELVES.

THEY'RE LONGSTANDING FIGURN KAUA'I POLITICS.

>> THEY BOTH HAVE MUSTACHE.

>> THEY EVEN LOOK A LITTLET ALIKE.

FOR THEM, THAT'S GOING TO E CHALLENGE.

>> BERNARD'S TALLER.

[LAUGHTER] >> Lauren: CHAD, THIS VIEWR LAS HAS A QUESTION.

HE'S ASKING AFTER THE SCANL AROUND THE LIEUTENANT GOVER AND RESIGNATION OF RYAN YA, DO YOU THINK IT'S COMING TN END.

>> IF EVER THERE WAS AN ELN FOR ANTICORRUPTION, THIS WD BE THE ONE.

MOST PEOPLE IN THE LEGISLAE ARE RUNNING ON, WE SAVED YR TAGS TAX CUT.

YOU'RE NOT HEARING A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THAT.

THAT HAS NOT GONE AWAY, ANT WAS ONLY A COUPLE YEARS AGT A STATE SENATOR AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE WENT TO FEDL PRISON FOR BRIBERY.

YOU WONDER WHY CORPORATION HASN'T BECOME A MAJOR ISSU.

THERE'S NO NAME BRAND CHALR NOT ONLY IN THE PRIMARY TOH GREEN, BUT GARY CORY IS NOA WELL-KNOWN NAME.

WHO RAN FOUR YEARS AGO?

DUKE AIONA.

AND ANGELA TUNE PO WHAT.

I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT AND SL THINK THAT COULD BE A COMPG ISSUE, BUT NOBODY'S TALK BG IT.

ALMOST LIKE THEY'RE THEY'R.

WHEN CORPORATION IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND THERE'S T OF PROBLEMS WITH SOME LAWSE HAVE IN PLACE.

THE LEGE TOOK A PASS ON TH.

>> Lauren: THE PEOPLE YOU K TO IN YOUR REPORTING, WHATS THEIR TAKE?

DO YOU HEAR THAT CORPORATIS A HOT TOPIC, IMPORTANT TOPC THAT VOTERS CARE ABOUT?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I WOULD GUESS PROBABLY NOT.

I THINK IT'S BEEN GOING ONR SO LONG.

BEFORE THIS, IT WAS LOUIS KEALOHA.

PROBLEMS ON MAUI TOO.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE GONE O JAIL, AND INCLUDING SOMEONO DIED IN JAIL.

AND SO I THINK PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE BURNT OUT ON IT.

I'M NOT SAYING THEY SHOULD.

>> Lauren: LIKE NUMB?

>> THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO THF IT.

THREE, FOUR YEARS AGO, I DT THINK IT'S ON TOP OF MIND A LOT OF VOTERS.

>> SCOTT, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT PRESIDENT PRESIDENT .

CAN YOU BRIEFLY GIVE US ANU VIEW WHAT THAT EXECUTIVE OR DOES AND HOW HAWAI'I WILL E MOVING FORWARD?

>> REGARDLESS OF THE EXECUE ORDER, WE STILL HAVE STATES THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, WHS HAWAI'I'S VOTE BY MAIL STAF THE AS AN ELECTION OFFICIA- OFFICIALS, THAT'S WHAT OURB IS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE G TO CONTINUE TO DO UNTIL TOD OTHERWISE.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS EXECUTE ORDERS ONLY APPLY TO FEDERL EMPLOYEES.

IT DOESN'T REALLY APPLY TOR BRANCHES IN GOVERNMENT.

LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE STATES THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, AND WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW.

>> Lauren: CAN YOU GIVE USN OVERVIEW FOR VIEWERS WHO DT KNOW?

>> I BELIEVE ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WAS NOT ACCEPTING BS AFTER THE POLLS CLOSED, WHN HAWAI'I, BALLOTS NEED TO BE RECEIVED BY 7:00 P.M.

ELECN DAY.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAIL YOY ELECTION DAY, DROP IT OFF O TO VOTER CENTER AND VOTE.

>> YOU MAY NOT GETTING AROO COUNTING IT UNTIL MIDNIGHTR 1:00.

>> I'LL BE HAPPY IF WE DO.

>> THAT'S MY READ TOO.

THE ORDER IS NOT GOING TO E ANY PLAY HERE.

I THINK YOU ARE GETTING TOS FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION ABOUT ELECTION INTREEING GRETTY D SUPPRESSING THE VOTE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY THINS GOING ON NATIONALLY -- REDISTRIBUTING, I DON'T KNF IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH PLAY LOCALLY.

>> NO, I DON'T THINK SO EI.

IT'S WORTH EMPHASIZING THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM PRESIT TRUMP, THE PRESIDENT DOES T HAVE AUTHORITY OVER ELECTI.

THAT'S A MATTER FOR STATE D CONGRESS, NOT FOR THE PRES.

THE MOST TROUBLING THING TT CAME OUT OF THIS EXECUTIVER WAS A THREAT.

THREAT TO STATE LEVEL ELECN OFFICIALS.

THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE PROSECUTED.

THAT IS, IN MY OPINION, COMPLETELY DISPICKABLE.

THESE THEY WOULD BE A WAY O INTIMIDATE ELECTION OFFICIO FOLLOW THIS.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR IN HAWAI', THERE'S NO PLANS TO DO THA.

>> Lauren: HAWAI'I HAS HISTORICALLY HAD LOW VOTER TURNOUT.

HOW DO YOU -- MAYBE SCOTT,E CAN START WITH YOU.

HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE VOTERO MAIL IN BALLOTS EARLY AND PARTICIPATE AND BEAT THAT R UP?

>> SIMPLY HAVING -- BRINGIG TURNOUT UP BASED ON THE VOG SYSTEM.

I THINK IT'S THE VOTERS, CANDIDATES.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A REASON O VOTE.

THAT'S WHY IN 2020 WE HAD H TURNOUT.

THERE HAS TO BE A CAUSE TO.

YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SA HIGH TURNOUT IN MAUI BECAUF ISSUES LIKE THAT.

IT'S NOT REALLY JUST THE MECHANICS OF VOTING THAT WL DRIVE TURNOUT.

IT'S THE CAUSES AND CANDID.

IT'S A THREE-PRONGED APPRO.

>> I AGREE THAT MAUI IS PRY GOING TO HAVE -- NOT ALWAYD TURNOUT BUT REMAIN TURNOUT BECAUSE WE HAVE A MAYOR'S .

THIS IS A MAJOR ELECTION.

AFTER THE FIRE, THE LAST ELECTION WAS 2024, ONE YEAR AFTER THE FIRE.

IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS OF TE WE'VE HAD A LITTLE MORE TIO SEE WHAT LAHAINA LOOKS LIK.

IT'S CHANGED DRASTICALLY SE THE FIRE.

A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOIN.

IT WILL BE EVIDENT INTERESE HOW PEOPLE FEEL, THEY SAY THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB D WANT THIS PERSON TO SAY FOE RECOVERY.

OR WANT TO CAST MY VOTING D CHANGE.

>> ONE THING THAT MIGHT BEA FACTOR, THIS IS NOT THE STE ELECTION OFFICE'S RESPONSIBILITY, THE LACK OF VOTER CENTERS, PARTICULARLN OAHU.

WE SAW LINES, FOUR, FIVE HS PEOPLE WAITING ON ELECTION NIGHT.

I THINK YOU GUYS HAD LONG .

>> WE WERE JUST TALKING ABT THAT.

HAS LINES LATE INTO THE NI, AND EVERYBODY'S, YOU CAN TL PEOPLE AS MANY TIMES AS THY WANT.

PLEASE, SEND IN YOUR BALLO.

OPEN TEN DAYS BEFORE.

>> INCLUDING SATURDAYS.

>> PEOPLE WILL STILL WAIT L THE LAST MINUTE.

>> THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO O THAT.

AS A JOURNALIST, I HAVEN'TD ON ELECTION DAY BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS WORKING.

I THINK IT GOES TO THE IDEA SOMEONE'S GOING TO LOOK ITA THAT LINE AND GO, I'M NOT N GOING TO BOTHER.

MAYBE THEY HAD TO FIX SOMEG ON THEIR BALLOT AND MADE A MISTAKE AND CAN'T GO TO THP BOX.

SOME PEOPLE THINK DROP BOXS RESPECT SAFE.

A LACK OF ROBUST TURNOUT MT HAPPEN.

PEOPLE MIGHT SAY I'M NOT GG TO BOTHER BECAUSE THERE'S G LINE.

EVEN THOUGH THERE'S WEEKS.

>> Lauren: PEOPLE SAY THERE ARE SUCH LONG LINES.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE VOTER CENTERS?

>> ROBUST.

I KNEW IT.

>> I THINK WE OFTEN THINK HAWAI'I HAS LOW VOTER TURN.

IT'S TRUE IN THE GENERATION ELECTION.

IN PRIMARIES IS PRETTY HIGH COMPARED TO OTHER STATES.

CALIFORNIA, THEIR PRIMARY TURNOUT IS LOWER THAN OURS USUALLY.

MOST OF THE ACTION HERE ISN THE PRIMARIES.

SO OUR VOTER TURNOUT IN THE PRIMARIES CAN BE DECENT.

32% IN 2024.

IT'S THE GENERATION WHERE E BECOME THE LOWEST.

>> Lauren: SPEAKING OF THE VOTER TURNOUT, ERIC IN KAIS ASKING, ARE THERE BEING MOE VOTER CENTERS TO AVOID THEE LINES LAST TIME?

>> NO.

THERE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL VOTER SERVICE CENTERS.

THE VOTER SERVICE CENTERS E OPEN TEN DAYS PRIOR.

WE DIDN'T SEE ANY LINES.

THE LINES WERE JUST ON ELEN DAY.

IF YOU WERE TO GO ONE DAY BEFORE, YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN AND OUT.

SO WE ASK VOTERS IF THEY'RE GOING TO VOTE ON LEASHES -- ELECTION DAY, WHICH IS THER RIGHT, BE PATIENT.

>> Lauren: OR GO EARLY.

>> PUT IT IN THE MAIL TWO S AGO.

>> THERE WAS A PUSH BY THE LEGISLATURE, THE COUNTY.

ULTIMATELY, THE COUNTIES GR THE VOTES AND GIVE THE NUMS TO THE STATE.

THEY'RE THE ONES RESPONSIBR PEOPLE.

YOU DON'T RUN A VOTING SENR PER SE.

>> THERE WAS A PUSH BY SOME LAWMAKERS TO ADD SOME VOTIG CENTERS TO GIVE COUNTIES M. THE COUNTY CLERK SAID, NO K YOU.

IN SHORT, THEY FELT IT WASO DIFFICULT TO GET ENOUGH EDD MANPOWER TO HANDLE THAT.

TOO SHORT A TIME TO TURN TT AROUND.

COUNTY CLERKS -- AND THEY D THE SAME THING SCOTT SAID.

YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME O VOTE.

YOU CANNOT CLOSE IT'S POLLS UNTIL THE LAST PERSON VOTE.

>> ONE THING VOTER CAN DO O AVOID LONG LINES IS CHECK R REGISTRATION.

THIS HOLDS UP THE LINE.

YOU CAN GO ONLINE AT ELECTS HAWAI'I DOVE.gov.

MAKE SURE YOUR DRIVER'S LIS IS CURRENT.

IF IT'S NOT, YOU'RE GOING O HAVE TOUP DATE IT.

>> Lauren: GOOD TIPS.

WE DID HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEWO FAR.

ARE THERE OTHER KEY POLITIL RACES THAT YEAR THAT YOU WO TALK ABOUT THAT VIEWERS NEO BE AWARE OF BEFORE THEY REE THEIR BALLOTS?

>> I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON WE YOU LIVE.

THERE HAVE SOME LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS THAT ARE QUITE COMPETITIVE.

HAVE A CHALLENGER THAT DOET HAVE CAMPAIGN FUNDS OR NAME RECOGNITION.

MOST OF THESE, IT'S BEEN IN DISDISES WHERE THERE'S AN N SEAT.

THE MEMBER HAS DECIDED NOTO RUN FOR REELECTION.

OR SOMEONE APPOINTED TO THT SEAT.

INCUMBENTS TEND TO WIN REELECTIONS.

OFTEN IN THOSE CASES THEREA CHALLENGER BECAUSE THAT INCUMBENT ISN'T CONSIDERED PARTICULARLY SECURE.

SO LET'S SEE.

CHAD, YOU WANT TO LEAD US ?

>> IT'S ACTUALLY EXCITING.

SOME PEOPLE SAY THIS IS A G ELECTION.

NO REAL TOUGH RACE FOR GOV.

IN THE LEGISLATURE, YOU SEA LOT OF PEOPLE.

THERE ARE SOME RACES WHERE THERE'S FOUR OR FIVE CANDI, LEGITIMATE CANDIDATED VYINR AN OPENING SEAT.

JACKSON, HE'S GOING TO BE RUNNING AGAINST LES IHARA,H IS ANOTHER UNUSUAL STORY TE ON A LONG SERVING SENATOR E IHARA.

THERE'S FOUR, FIVE PEOPLE RUNNING FOR THAT.

ONE IS THE CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

DECKDEREK TURBIN.

DELLA AU BELATTI, BY HER LG THE MAKIKI SEAT, I FORGET E NUMBER THERE.

ON OAHU, TOO.

I THINK FOUR, PEOPLE ARE FE VYING FOR THAT SEAT AS WEL.

THERE ARE REPUBLICAN RACES CONTESTED.

AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL, S KIND OF EXCITING TO SEE PEE REALLY EAGER AND STARTING T THEIR SIGNS UP.

I SAW A SIGN WAVER THE OTHR WAY.

>> IT'S VERY RARE FOR US TE A COMPETITIVE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY.

WE HAVE ONE IN DISTRICT 20I BELIEVE.

AND BOB McDER MET, A FORMER MEMBER OF.

THE STAY HOUSE.

>> RAN FOR CONGRESS ONCE OR TWICE.

>> RAN FOR SENATE AGAINST N SCHATZ AT SOME POINT.

AN INTERESTING RACE WHEN YU THINK OF THE DYNAMICS.

KURT FEVELLA'S STYLE IS VEY LOCAL.

HE'S NOT REALLY AN IDEAL LL CONSERVATIVE THE WAY YOU WD DESCRIBE THE NATIONAL REPUN PARTY.

MY SON SAYS HE'S CHALLENGIM BECAUSE HE DOESN'T FEEL LIE COMPORTS WITH MORE OF AN IDEOLOGICAL POSITION.

UNUSUAL RACE TO SEE THAT CHALLENGE FOR REPUBLICANS.

IN SOME CASES IT'S A GOOD N FOR THE PARTY THAT THEY HAE ENOUGH SUPPORT.

>> I THINK THERE'S A COUPLF DEFINITELY CRATES NORMALLY SERVED IN OFFICE THAT ARE O RUNNING FOR THAT SENATE SE.

WHETHER BOB OR KURT GETS IN THERE.

RITA?

>> I THINK SHE'S RUNNING FE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY.

>> SHE'S A REPUBLICAN NOW.

TIMES CHANGED.

THERE REALLY IS OPPORTUNIT.

THAT'S NICE TO SEE SOME CONTESTED RACES.

KEEPS YOU GOING.

>> Lauren: HOW DO YOU ALL SUGGEST OR WHAT WOULD BE YR ADVICE TO VOTERS?

HOW DO YOU DO YOUR RESEARCD PARSE OUT WHO YOU SHOULD VE FOR?

FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM FRIENDS AND MY EXPERIENCE, SOMETIMES YOU GET THIS BAL.

YOU KNOW THE BIG NAMES.

HOW DO YOU SUGGEST PEOPLE O THEIR RESEARCH AND ACTUALLW WHO THEY SHOULD VOTE FOR?

>> THIS WILL BE A SECOND YE HAVE A VOTER GUIDE ONLINE.

WHICH CANDIDATED, SUBMIT TR PICTURE AND STATEMENT.

VOTERS SHOULD GET FAMILIARH THE CANDIDATES.

IN THE GENERATION ELECTION THEY'LL HAVE PROS AND CONSR QUESTIONS.

THE VOTER GUIDE IS PROBABLE BEST WAY YOU CAN GET FAMILR WITH THE CANDIDATES.

>> WILL THAT BE A PRINTED ?

>> NO, ONLINE.

YOU CAN TYPE IN AN ADDRESSD IT WILL PULL SPECIFIC CANDS ON YOUR BALLOT.

>> I THINK VOTERS HAVE TO E THIS SERIOUSLY.

AT CIVIC DUTY, ALSO I THINS A RESPONSIBILITY, AND DO TE HOMEWORK.

ONE OF THE NICE THINGS VOTY MAIL IS YOU CAN HAVE THE BT IN FRONT OF YOU AND WRAPPEP AND WHATEVER WORKS AND DO R DUE DILIGENCE AND FIND OUT.

CIVIL BEAT, LAST ELECTION, PUBLISHED CANDIDATE Q AND .

THE STAR-ADVERTISER HAS A PRINTED AND ONLINE GUIDE.

THERE DIDN'T A CANDIDATE RG TODAY THAT DOESN'T HAVE THR OWN WEBSITE, NOT NECESSARIE BEST SOURCE BUT INFORMATIOS OUT THERE ON WHERE THEY ST.

IF YOU GO TO THE BALLOT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE VOTINN PERSON.

AND YOU'RE WAITING FIVE HOS AND GOT TO VOTE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TIME TO GO AO YOUR HOMEWORK.

>> Lauren: I WANT TO GET TO SOME VIEWER QUESTIONS.

RICHARD ASKING, IS THERE A CHANCE THAT A GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE COULD WIN A LEGISLATIVE SEAT ON MAUI, SPECIFICALLY WEST MAUI.

HAS THAT HAPPENED BEFORE OE CLOSE?

>> THIS IS HOUSE DISTRICT 4 HELD BY ELLIE COCHRAN.

234REU7DFLIPPED TO REPUBLIN MIDSESSION.

THIS SEAT IS OPEN.

WE'VE GOT, I THINK SEVEN PE WHO PULLED PAPER.

I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY FILE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY COMPETITIVE RACE.

THE PRIMARY IN TERMS OF THE DEMOCRATIC RACE.

WE COULD VERY A GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE, REPUBLICAN CANDE AND DEMOCRATIC.

I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN A GRN PARTY CANDIDATE WON.

THERE'S A STRONG CANDIDATEH A GREEN PEAT THIS YEAR.

ELLIE.

HE ROSE TO PROMINENCE AFTEE MAUI FIRE.

HE'S SEEN AS A UP AND COMIG YOUNG LEADER.

WELL-SPOKEN GUY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SEE HIM AS REPRESENTING THE INTEREST F LOCAL FOLKS IN THE AFTERMAF THE FIRE.

INTERESTING TO SEE THAT RAN PARTICULAR.

>> Lauren: MAUI, FROM MIKES ASKING WHY DO YOU THINK SOY CANDIDATES PULL PAPERS EART DON'T FAIL -- FILE UNTIL TT MINUTE?

>> WE THINK WE HAVE NO IDEW COMPET TEV THE RACE IS GOIO BE.

PEOPLE THINK ABOUT IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS -- NOTHING TO PULL P. THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT IT, TESTING THE WATERS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

ONCE IT GETS REAL, I DON'TT TO RUN.

>> SEVERAL CANDIDATES PULLD PAPERS FOR SEVERAL RACES AD DIFFERENT PARTIES AS WELL.

>> YEAH.

>> I THINK BUT LAIA, SHAUNL IS RUNNING AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE WAITING FOR?

SHOULD I GO AS A REPUBLICAR DEMOCRAT.

>> OR LIBERTARIAN.

>> THERE'S ANOTHER FELLA T, LONO OR SOMETHING.

>> ONO.

>> I WONDER WHAT ARE THEY THINKING?

OKAY, I'LL GO.

>> FILING, IF YOU LOOK AT ESTABLISHED INCUMBENTS, THY WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

>> Lauren: LAST MINUTE SEES TO BE A KEY WORD.

JOHN FROM KONA IS ASKING, WHERE'S THE FUNDING COMINGR MAYOR KAWAKAMI'S CAMPAIGN?

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF AS WHICH IS SOMETHING WE TALKD ABOUT EARLIER.

>> WE DID BRING UP THE CARPENTERS EARLIER.

SUPER PAC.

THEY ARE SPENDING HEAVILY S RACE.

THIS IS PRIOR TO SYLVIA LUE DROPPING OUT.

THEY HAVE TO TO ACT INDEPE.

THEY CANNOT COORDINATE DIRY WITH THE CANDIDATE.

SOMETIMES YOU WONDER WHERET LINE IS.

WE LOOKED AT HIS CAMPAIGN FINANCES.

IT READS AS A BY THE BOOK DONATIONS.

FOR SOMEONE CERTAINLY WHO S CREDIBLE.

SERVED NOT ONLY AS MAYOR FR EIGHT YEARS BUT WAS IN THEE HOUSE FOR A WHILE TOO.

NAME PLAYERS.

ALL THIS INFORMATION IS PU, AND IT'S EASY TO SEARCH ONE AND WE DEFINITELY MAKE A PT OF FINDING OUT WHERE THAT Y IS COMING FROM.

HE HAS THIS BIG SUPER PAC HELPING HIM.

>> Lauren: SUPER PAC HAS BN THROWN AROUND A LITTLE BITN THIS SHOW.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT R PEOPLE WATCHING?

>> MY GOOD FRIEND COLIN MO, POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFFER R AT U.H.

>> SUPER PAC, WHEN I THINKT IT, IT IS A SEPARATE EXPENE COMMITTEE NOT GIVING MONEY DIRECTLY TO THE CANDIDATE.

WHEN YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING DIRECTLY TO THE FUND, THERE RULES.

IF YOU'RE OPERATING A SUPE, I'LL USE THE CARPENTER'S UN AS AN EXAMPLE.

YOU CAN SPEND HOWEVER MONET CANNOT COORDINATE WITH THE CAMPAIGN.

IF I WERE A SUPER PAC BACKG CHAD, I COULDN'T TALK ABOUD BLAIR IS A GREAT GUY.

WHAT DISTURBS PEOPLE IS THS NO LIMIT OB ON THE EXPENDI.

IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO TRA.

NOT TRUE FOR THE CARPENTER.

ON THE MAINLAND, SOME BANK ROLLED BY A SINGLE PERSON.

ELON MUSK, FOR EXAMPLE,.

>> Lauren: HOW DO THEY MAKR BREAK A CAMPAIGN?

>> IT'S FREE ADVERTISING.

YOU IT USE IT TO ATTACK YOR OPPONENTS.

YOU CAN ELEVATE YOUR PROFI.

YOU CAN DO THAT OPERATING NIMMABLY AND INDEPENDENTLY.

SO IT'S VERY, VERY -- IT'SY TO RACE RAISE THAT MONEY.

IF IT'S A SMALL NUMBER OF EXTREMELY WEALTHY PEOPLE.

YOU CAN DEPLOY THOSE RESOUS IMMEDIATELY.

>> Lauren: THIS VIEWER IS ASKING, ARE THERE ANY CANDS WITH QUESTIONABLE AFFILIATS THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE E OF LIKE NICK OX, A MEMBER E PROUD BOYS.

>> YEAH.

HE WAS NOT ELECT THE.

I THINK HE RAN AS A REPUBL, I WANT TO SAY FOR THE HOUS.

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

THERE'S DEVELOPMENT THERE BECAUSE OF THE PARDONS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP.

HE WAS A JOURNALISM STUDENT U.H.

ACTUALLY.

HE WAS THERE ON JANUARY 6.

THERE ARE PHOTOS OF HIM INE CAPITOL.

I DON'T KNOW HOW -- I WOULD THINK IF YOU'RE DOING YOURE DILIGENCE, IF THE WORDS "PD BOYS" CAME UP IN A GOOGLE SEARCH, THAT MIGHT BE A REG FOR YOU TO BE AWARE OF.

ESPECIALLY WITH AI, HAS BEE EFFICIENT AT 23507BD -- FIG THESE THINGS.

SOMETIMES WE DON'T FIND OUT UNTIL LATER THAT A CANDIDAD A PATH PAST THAT REALLY SHE BEEN DISCLOSED AND VOTERS D HAVE KNOWN BEFOREHAND.

>> Lauren: DO YOU THINK PEE ARE DOING THEIR HOMEWORK?

>> NO.

THIS IS MY PUBLIC SERVICE H HERE, LAUREN.

I THINK SOME PEOPLE DO.

I WOULD WELCOME THAT MORE.

IT IS SO EASY TO DO.

THINK ABOUT -- WAS IT GEORE SANTOS, REPUBLICAN GUY THAE IT IN NEW YORK STATE AND LR BOOTED OUT BY THE U.S.

HOU.

I THINK TRUMP MIGHT HAVE PARDONED HIM AS WELL.

HIS TRACK RECORDED, SO MUCS OUT THERE.

SO MUCH WAS FALSE.

IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TRYINGO DIFFER DIFFERENTIATE WHAT'S FAKE?

I THINK IT IS POSSIBLE.

BY THE WAY, IF THEY DON'T , OPPONENT SHOULD DO THAT.

DO A LITTLE OPPO RESEARCH.

>> I WANT TO PUT IN A PLUGR CIVIL BEAT.

WE HAVE A PRETTY ROBUST LOL MEDIA.

ONE OF THE REASONS GEORGE S GOT AWAY WITH THAT, THERE WEREN'T ANY JOURNALISTS.

>> I THINK THE THE THE LONR BROKE THE NEWS.

>> SO WE ARE FORTUNATE HER.

WE STILL HAVE A RELATIVELY ROBUST MEDIA ENVIRONMENT.

WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS LIKEL BEAT CHECKING ON CANDIDATE.

>> ROBUST IS THE WORD OF TE EVENING.

>> Lauren: PBS INSIGHTS AS WELL.

>> WE HAVE A LEGAL REQUIRE.

WE PUBLISH THEIR LEGAL NAM.

YOU CAN DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

>> GEORGE SANTOS.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN INTERESTING CASE.

THAT WAS NOT HIS ORIGINAL .

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> Lauren: THAT IS A PLUG R PBS.

I WAS GOING TO SAY A BLESSG THAT WE HAVE A SHOW LIKE INSIGHTS.

WE CAN SPEND A FULL HOUR, H I THINK IS QUITE RARE IN MA AND TV.

YOUYOU USUALLY GET A TWO ME SNIPPET.

IS ANYONE CHALLENGING MILLD DAN NA AND DON DONOVAN DEL?

>> DONOVAN IS RUNNING FOR REELECTION.

NANI BROWN IS MAKING THE RS AND AGGRESSIVELY TRYING TOE ON THE SENATOR, WHO I BELIE HAS THE LARGEST WAR CHEG CY WAR.

JARRETT COMING CLOSE.

DONOVAN, LAST I CHECKED, HA LITTLE OVER MILLION DOLLAR.

WAHIAWA, HE'S BEEN GOOD TOS DISTRICT.

MICHELLE KIDANI, I DON'T TK HE'S ON THE BALLOT FOR ANOR TWO YEARS.

>> SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL O DOES HAVE A CHALLENGER IS A MERCADO KIM.

SHE HAS A CHALLENGE, KRIST.

LIKE SENATOR DELA CRUZ, SER KIM HAS A BIG WAR CHEST.

IT'S HARD FOR CHALLENGERS O TAKE ON INCUMBENTS WHO MAYT BE POPULAR STATEWIDE BUT AE VERY POPULAR IN THEIR DISTT BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN REELED TIME AFTER TIME.

>> THEY'RE GOOD AT BRINGINE THE PORK.

A KEY TEST.

>> THIS VIEWER WANTS TO KNE HEAR ABOUT VOTER TURNOUT BG HIGHER FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELN YEARS.

THERE ARE KEY RACES AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL AT ALL COUNTS THIS YEAR.

HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE EXCIT?

THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR L COMMUNITIES.

>> EVERYONE LOOKING AT ME.

I'LL TAKE THAT.

DEFINITELY IN MAUI COUNTY,I WOULD SAY IF WE'RE TALKINGT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO VOTO MUCH COMES TO THE FIRE, RI.

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, TWO Y, IT'S GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE WHAT LAHAINA LOD LIKE.

WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE HERE.

THEY HAVE PLACES TO STAY.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE MAUI S MAUI.

LOOK FOR THE PEOPLE WHO THT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOH IS.

THEY ARE GOING TO SHOW UP O WHAT THEY SAY.

PEOPLE SAY, NO VOTERS NO GRUMBLE.

LOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO WILL TE MAUI FORWARD.

AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU VOT.

ESPECIALLY IN THE MAUI COUY RACES, PEOPLE DO BLANK VOT.

THEY CAN VOTE FOR EVERYBOD.

COUNTY TRIES TO PUT THAT ME ACROSS.

VOTE FOR EVERYBODY.

NOT JUST YOUR DISTRICT.

OFTEN TIMES BLANK WILL BE E THAN THE CANDIDATE WHO LOS.

IT MATTERS IF PEOPLE CAST R VOTE OR NOT.

>> Lauren: VIEWERS WANTINGO DISCUSS THE BRENTON AWA ANL TOKUDA RACE.

>> SENATOR AWAY IS RUNNINGA REPUBLICAN.

HE'LL MOST CERTAINLY GET TT REPUBLICAN -- BASICALLY YOE REPRESENTATIVE TOKUDA, THE2 REP QUITE POPULAR.

SHE WAS VERY VISIBLE AROUNE MAUI WILDFIRE.

THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF TURNOVER IN THAT SEAT.

KAI KAHELE, THE FORMER REP.

SENATOR AWAY REPRESENTS THE NUDES.

-- NORTH SHORE.

HE TRIES TO PRESENT HIMSELS MORE OF A POP LIST.

HE'S BEEN VERY VISIBLE ON L MEDIA.

A FORMER NEWSCASTER AND HAE OF THE MOST ROBUST SOLAR S. DO YOU WANT A LIBERAL DEMOT WHO HAWAI'I TENDS TO ELECT.

OR A POPULIST CHOICE?

>> TULSI GABBARD HELD THAT.

>> THAT'S PATSY MINK'S FORR SEAT, I BELIEVE.

TRICK IS JILL TOKUDA IS TAG BRENTON AWAY SERIOUSLY.

THEY DON'T GO HEAD TO HEADL NOVEMBER.

SHE'S TRYING TO LINK HIM TO TRUMP, MAGA.

I DON'T KNOW HOW SUCCESSFUT REALLY HAS BEEN.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CS THE COIN, AND BRENTON AWAYS NOT GOT A LOT OF MONEY IN S WAR CHEST.

HE FAMOUSLY HAS NOT TAKEN C MONEY.

TAKEN VERY LITTLE MONEY.

THIS IS A STATEWIDE RACE.

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TELEVN ADVERTISING.

HE MAY BE GOOD AD SOCIAL IMMEDIATE NA.

THAT MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE .

TOKUDA HAS A PRETTY GOOD WR CHEST AND WILL BE REALLY SUPPORTED BY THE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTION.

>> IT'S AN ALL ISLAND RACET NOT STATEWIDE RACE.

>> GOOD POINT, SCOTT.

>> Lauren: A BROAD QUESTIO, GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT'S GON IN OUR COUNTRY, IN THE STA, AND I THINK THE GOING TO VR YOU FOR THE DIFFERENT RACER KAUA'I AND MAUI COUNTY MAY.

WHAT ARE KEY ISSUES THAT TE CANDIDATES NEED TO HONE INS THEIR CAMPAIGNING TO VOTERO EARN THEIR VOTE?

AND MAYBE WE CAN BREAK IT Y HOW IT'S DIFFERENT FOR MAUR EXAMPLE, AFTER THE LAHAINA.

>> HOW IS BILL NINE GOING?

>> I CAN'T BELIEVE WE HAVET GONE THAT YET.

>> WHAT IS BILL NINE?

>> WE WILL COME BACK TO THE FEDERAL QUESTION.

BILL NINE WAS PROPOSED BY R BISSEN IN 2024 AFTER THE F, RIGHT.

TO PHASE OUT OVER 7,000 VAN RENTALS IN APARTMENT DISTR.

SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE TALKD ABOUT A LONG TIME BUT I DOT THINK THERE WAS THE WINDOWO IT.

THIS WAS KIND OF THE PERFET MOMENT.

IF NOT THE LAHAINA, WHO WOD HAVE PROPELLED IT?

BISSEN, A POLITICAL NEWCOM, NOT SOMEONE WHO'S A CAREER POLITICS.

HE'S A JUDGE.

I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS DEC.

MIGHT NOT BE POPULAR BUT IM GOING TO DO IT.

IT WAS VERY POPULAR WITH LL PEOPLE.

WE WANT MORE HOUSING.

THAT'S WHY IT'S SO POPULARH LOCAL FOLKS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.

CLEAN BUSINESSES THAT RELYN SHORT-TERM RENTALS.

THAT'S GOING TO BE A VERY INTERESTING THING THAT FACS INTO THE MAUI COUNTY RACE.

IT'S GOING TO PLAY IN HOW S FEEL.

SUGIMURA IS ANTI-BILL NINE.

>> ANY OTHER KEY ISSUES THU THINK HAWAI'I VOTERS REALLE ABOUT IN 2026?

>> I DON'T THINK THERE AREW ISSUES.

IT'S HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

CRIME MAY BE NUMBER THREE.

THOSE THREE ARE PRIMARY ISS VOTERS WANT TO HEAR ABOUT.

MEMBERS ARE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY SAVED EVERYS TAX CUTS.

THOSE ARE VOTER ISSUES FORH VOTERS.

GENERALLY HAWAI'I POLITICSS TO BE A LITTLE'SES IDEOLOG.

FOCUSED MORE ON THE BREAD D BUTTER ISSUES.

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES, WHERT OF THE ACTION S YOU'LL PROY SEE A LITTLE TENSION BETWEN PROGRESSIONS AND CENTRISTS.

YOU SEE THAT WITH SOME OF E CHALLENGERS TO THE INCUMBE.

THOSE ARE THE PRIMARY ISSU, AND THAT'S WHY IT CONNECTSO MAUI.

IN SOME WAYS MAUI POLITICSS MORE INTERESTING THAN THE T OF THE STATE.

I'M NOT SURE COLLEEN WOULD AGREE.

>> I AGREE.

>>> IT'S EASIER CLASSIFY.

THERE'S A CLEAR PROGRESSIVE FACTION.

STATE LEGISLATURE POLITICSD TO BE A LITTLE MORE FUZZY.

TWO YEARS AGO WITH THE SCOT SAIKI, KIM IWAMOTO.

MAUI, IT RUNS HOTTER THAN E REST OF THE STATE.

MOST INTERESTING RAISES I K ARE HAPPENING ON MAUI.

>> Lauren: THIS VIEWER WANS TO KNOW, DO ANY CANDIDATES- GROW GOOD JOBS?

DO ECONOMIC POLICY MATTER?

>> YOU CAN HAVE A PLAN, YON HAVE A POLICY, TO IMPLEMENT IS SOMETHING.

DIVERSE FI CASE, WE'VE TRIT TRUE TAX CREDITS.

WE'RE STILL HEAVILY TOURISM DEPENDENT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOO CHANGE.

20 YEARS FROM NOW IF WE'REN THE AIR, SAME ISSUES ARE GG TO KEEP COMING UP.

WE DEPEND SO MUCH ON THE TM DOLLARS AND THE MILITARY.

HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON WASHI.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT RESONATES.

LOOK AT THE COST OF LIVING.

A MILLION DOLLARS FOR A HON OAHU.

MAUI -- >> CHEAP.

>> CHEAP COMPARED TO MAUI.

ETERNAL QUESTIONS THAT KEEP COMING UP.

>> Lauren: SCOTT, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A COMPLAINS TO HOF FOR THE VIEWERS WHO WANT TE LOGISTICS.

WHERE CAN VOTER CAST THEIRS IN PERP THIS PERSON THIS Y?

>> VOTERS CAN CAST THEIR VT A VOTER SERVICE CENTER.

FOR A LIST, THEY CAN GO TOR WEBSITE.

ELECTION.HAWAI'I.gov.

BALLOTS -- THEY SHOULD RECE THEIR BALLOT IN THE MAIL BE 21ST.

VOTERS CAN SIGN UP FOR, THN CHECK THEIR REGISTRATION O. THEY CAN GET AN ALERT.

AND WHEN YOU RETURN YOUR B, IT WILL TELL YOU IF YOUR BT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND PROC.

>> Lauren: THERE THERE BE E BALLOT DROP BOX?

>> YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSI.

>> Lauren: WHEN YOU'RE MAIG IN YOUR BALLOT?

>> BALLOTS -- POSTMARK DOET MEAN ANYTHING.

HAS TO BE RECEIVED BY 7:00.

DON'T PUT IT IN THE MAIL TT DAY.

TAKE IT TO A DROP BOX.

>> Lauren: IF YOU DROP IT BEFORE THE 7:00 P.M.

DEADL, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO?

>> IF YOU DROP IT IN THE DP BOX.

NOT A MAIL BOX.

>> Lauren: THEY'RE YELLOW?

DEPENDING ON THE COUNTY.

>> Lauren: >> WANTS TO KNOW, ANY CHARR AMENDMENTS?

>> I DON'T KNOW, BUT IN THE FALL.

>> MAUI, WE DO TYPICALLY IE FALL.

>> OAHU, TALK ABOUT DOING R HOMEWORK.

IT'S GOING TO BE HUGE HOW Y QUESTIONS.

MAYBE MORE THAN TEN, MAYBE HIGHER.

NOT ON PRIMARY BALLOT.

>> Lauren: ANY TIPS ON HOWO LEARN, DIGEST AND UNDERSTAE LANGUAGE OF THE QUESTIONS?

>> GO TO OUR VOTER GUIDE OR WEBSITE.

IT WILL GIVE YOU WHAT A YEE MEANS AND NO VOTES WILL ME.

>> AND WE'LL BE DOING THIN, BREAKING DOWN INTERESTING QUESTIONS COMING UP.

A SNOOZE IN MANY CASES, VEY INTERESTING.

I DO KNOW FOR OAHU, I DON'W ABOUT THE OTHER COUNTIES, S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE DO NOT DOR HOMEWORK.

BE GLAD YOU DON'T LIVE IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Lauren: WE HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF LEFT.

ANY OTHER TIPS?

WE TALKED ABOUT A WIDE VARY OF CANDIDATES AND RACES AND ISSUES TONIGHT ABOUT HOW TO THAT HOMEWORK SO YOU ARE CG YOUR BALLOT WITH AN EDUCATD VOTE.

>> FOLLOW THE MONEY.

THAT'S ALWAYS ONE OF THE MT INTERESTING PARTS OF THE R. WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING?

AND GROUPS PUTTING MONEY TS ADS AND CANDIDATES.

YOU CAN FIND OUT A LOT LOOG AT THE SPENDING REPORTS.

IT DID FACTOR IN ABOUT RACS THAT HAD HIGHEST RACES, THE CLOSEST.

FOLLOW THE MONEY.

>> Lauren: A COUPLE SECOND LEFT.

>> EASY TO GET INFORMATIONS WE'VE BEEN SAYING.

YOUR VOTES MATTERS MORE INL ELECTIONS.

IF YOU WANT TO SHAPE THE FE OF THE STATE.

>> Lauren: THANK YOU SO MUH FOR COMING ON TONIGHT.

APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

WE WANT TO THANK OUR VIEWET HOME.

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