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  • Hawaii primary voting period opens ahead of Aug. 8 statewide election

    Hawaii’s 2026 primary election voting period opened July 27, beginning a statewide mail-voting process that runs through Election Day on Aug. 8.

    The primary will determine nominees for statewide offices, including governor and lieutenant governor. Hawaii’s Office of Elections says voters also have in-person options at voter service centers, which are operating during the voting period.

    The central deadline for completed ballots is 7 p.m. on Aug. 8. County election divisions must receive ballots by that time on Election Day.

    Mail voting is the statewide system

    Hawaii conducts its elections by mail under the state’s 2026 election proclamation. The primary is not over until Aug. 8, and the official materials in the source packet do not provide statewide turnout or ballot-return totals.

    For voters using mail ballots, the deadline is based on when a completed ballot reaches the appropriate county election division. The Office of Elections identifies 7 p.m. on Election Day as the receipt cutoff.

    The Aug. 8 primary is the first of Hawaii’s two statewide election dates in 2026. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3.

    Service centers offer in-person and accessible voting

    Voter service centers opened July 27 and are scheduled to operate through Aug. 8. They are generally closed on Sundays, except where local schedules specify otherwise.

    At the centers, voters can cast ballots in person and use accessible voting services. The centers also allow same-day voter registration during the primary voting period.

    That makes the service centers an available option for people who want to vote in person or who need to register when they vote. The Office of Elections provides service-center locations and schedules by county, so voters should rely on their county’s listed schedule for operating details.

    Alternate-address request date was Aug. 1

    The deadline to request that a ballot be sent to an alternate address was Aug. 1, according to the Office of Elections’ 2026 election dates and deadlines. That was a separate deadline from the Aug. 8 requirement for completed ballots to be received by county election divisions.

    The distinction matters because the alternate-address request process concerns where a ballot is sent, while the Election Day deadline applies to the return of a completed ballot. The official calendar lists both dates as part of the primary-election timetable.

    What happens next

    Voting and voter-service-center operations continue through Aug. 8, subject to the Sunday exception and county-specific schedules. On Election Day, completed ballots must be in the hands of county election divisions by 7 p.m.

    The primary will decide nominees for offices including governor and lieutenant governor before the Nov. 3 general election. The approved official materials do not establish current turnout, ballot-return totals, candidate support or the competitiveness of any contest.

    Sources

  • Honolulu voter service centers are open ahead of the August 8 primary

    Honolulu’s two voter service centers opened July 27 ahead of Hawaiʻi’s August 8, 2026 primary, offering accessible voting, in-person voting and same-day registration.

    The City and County of Honolulu locations are part of a state election system that conducts elections by mail. The centers provide an in-person option for voters seeking the services available at those sites before and on Primary Election Day.

    Where to go and when

    The voter service center at Honolulu Hale is located at 530 South King Street. The Kapolei Hale voter service center is at 1000 Uluohia Street.

    Both locations are open Monday through Saturday from July 27 through August 7, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

    On Primary Election Day, Saturday, August 8, both centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

    Services offered at the centers

    The centers offer accessible voting, in-person voting and same-day registration. That makes the sites available to Honolulu voters who need accessible or in-person voting services, as well as those who need to register on the day they visit a center.

    Hawaiʻi’s elections are conducted by mail, so the voter service centers are an additional option rather than a requirement for every voter to cast a ballot in person.

    August 8 deadline

    The primary election is scheduled for August 8, 2026. Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. that day.

    The final listed opportunity to use either Honolulu voter service center is the Election Day schedule, which runs from 7 a.m. until the 7 p.m. ballot-receipt deadline.

    Sources