Primary documents first
Sources and methods
Use these primary records to verify Hawaii's statewide candidates, campaign disclosures, voting deadlines, write-in rule, two constitutional amendments, and judicial retention structure. The method below explains how ballot identities were matched to finance records and why report windows must be read before comparing totals.
What did candidates report?
What other statewide questions apply?
What rules and dates apply?
Candidate identity records
These records connect a ballot name with the name used in a disclosure system.
How records become a W4POLITICS comparison
- Use official election records as the rosterDo not infer a general-election candidate from a campaign site or news story.
- Keep state and federal records separateUse the disclosure system responsible for each office.
- Match identities conservativelyPublish numeric summaries only when the record supports the candidate-to-filer match.
- Preserve source terminologyUse the official field labels and avoid invented totals.
- Show the boundaryList missing and uncertain coverage beside completed work.
Found an error or newer filing? Use the corrections process and include the page, field, and original public document when possible.
Source review completed September 30, 2026.
