Register or update your record
Submit a paper voter registration application by October 26 at 4:30 p.m. Online registration remains available, and eligible voters may register in person at a voter service center through Election Day.
Official voter resources
Make your Hawaii voting plan
Hawaii conducts elections by mail and automatically sends a ballot to each active registered voter. Voters may also register, vote in person, or use accessible voting equipment at a voter service center in their county.
First steps
Start with these three actions
Plan in-person voting
Voter service centers operate October 20 through November 3, excluding Sundays, for in-person voting, same-day registration, and accessible voting. Hours and additional locations vary by county.
Return and track your mail ballot
Sign the return envelope and return the ballot early enough for the County Elections Division to receive it by 7 p.m. on November 3. A postmark does not satisfy the deadline.
October 16ballots expected by mail
October 20voter service centers open
October 26 at 4:30 p.m.paper registration deadline
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Election Day service center hours
Election timeline
UOCAVA ballot transmission deadline
Requested ballots for military and overseas voters are sent 45 days before the General Election.
General Election ballots arrive by mail
Active registered voters should receive their automatically mailed ballot packets by this date. County places of deposit can open on different schedules, so check the official location list.
Voter service centers open
County voter service centers begin in-person voting, same-day registration, and accessible voting. They remain open through Election Day, excluding Sundays.
Paper voter registration deadline
Paper voter registration applications must reach the County Elections Division by this deadline. Online registration and in-person registration at voter service centers remain available.
Alternate-address ballot request deadline
A voter who will be away from the registered Hawaii address must request an absentee ballot sent to an alternate address by this deadline.
General Election Day and ballot receipt deadline
Voter service centers operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The County Elections Division must receive a mailed or deposited ballot by 7 p.m.; a postmark is not enough.
Deficient return-envelope cure deadline
A voter contacted about a missing or nonmatching return-envelope signature must correct the deficiency with the County Elections Division by this deadline for the ballot to be validated.
Check the current rule: No photo identification is needed to return the ordinary mail ballot; the voter must sign the return envelope, and election officials compare that signature with the voter registration record. Online registration requires a Hawaii driver license or Hawaii state identification card. A first-time Hawaii registrant who applies by mail and cannot provide a Hawaii driver license number, Hawaii state identification number, or Social Security number must provide an accepted identification document. At a voter service center, officials verify identity through the voter application or poll-book process using registration information and an available Hawaii license, state ID, Social Security number digits, or election-issued identifier. Check with the County Elections Division if your record or identification situation is unusual.
2 statewide constitutional amendments
Both questions appear on the official 2026 General Election facsimile ballot proofs. A proposal is approved only if Yes wins a majority of votes tallied after blanks and overvotes are excluded and Yes also equals at least 50 percent of all votes cast, including blanks and overvotes.
- Question 1: Judicial appointment review timeShall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to allow the Senate more time to consider and act on the appointments of justices and judges, by increasing the timeframe from thirty days to sixty days for appointments made between April 1 and December 31 when the senate is not in regular session or is about to adjourn the regular session? Status: printed on the official September 4 facsimile ballot proofs. Origin: SB121.
- Question 2: County RISE bondsShall the Hawaii State Constitution be amended to direct the legislature to authorize the counties to issue resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds to fund public improvements in designated districts, repaid solely by future growth in property tax revenues within those districts, not by increasing real property tax rates, where such bonds are excluded from the counties' debt limit and are subject to accountability and oversight requirements as may be provided by law? Status: printed on the official September 4 facsimile ballot proofs. Origin: SB3219 HD3 CD1.
No statewide judicial election or voter retention question
Hawaii voters do not decide judicial retention contests. The Judicial Selection Commission determines whether a justice or judge is retained. Constitutional Amendment Question 1 concerns the Senate's review period for appointments; it is not a retention vote on a named judge.
Read the Judicial Selection Commission processUse Hawaii's official voter instructions
The Office of Elections explains automatic mail ballots, signature verification, alternate-address requests, in-person voting, same-day registration, accessible voting, and county election contacts. County notices provide the exact voter service center and ballot deposit locations that apply locally.
Open Hawaii's official voting guideOfficial voter links
2026 election proclamationOfficial election scope, voter service center locations and hours, and ballot deposit locations and schedules.2026 Candidate's ManualOfficial election calendar with the November 10 signature cure deadline and other 2026 dates.Online voter registrationOfficial portal for eligible voters with a Hawaii driver license or state identification card.Voter registrationOfficial eligibility, registration methods, paper deadline, online access, and identification instructions.Voting in HawaiiOfficial mail-ballot, signature, return, alternate-address, and in-person voting guidance.Voter service centers and places of depositOfficial county-by-county locations and operating schedules.Military and overseas votersOfficial UOCAVA registration, request, transmission, return, and Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot guidance.2026 proposed constitutional amendmentsOfficial question text, originating bills, and the two-part approval test.Voter service center identification rulesOfficial administrative rules for verifying currently registered voters at a voter service center.
Dates checked September 30, 2026. Confirm them at the linked official source.