Corie Tanida, Executive director, Common Cause Hawaii. Tanida was working as a resear- cher for the state Senate Ways and Means Committee when, in 2013, Common Cause hired her as a part-time ...

Saturday's primary election saw the third-lowest turnout ever in Hawaii, but one bright spot is an ever-growing number of people doing their civic duty by casting a ballot well before Election Day.

HONOLULU (AP) - Government watchdogs are suing Hawaii for enacting legislation without giving the public the proper chance to weigh in. The lawsuit filed Wednesday by the League of Women Voters of ...

Thousands of votes statewide were invalidated, mostly on Oahu, and most affected voters won’t necessarily know if theirs was counted.

Last legislative session, two bills aimed at addressing Hawaii's low voter turnout failed to clear a final hurdle.

“With OIP’s current backlog, anyone submitting a complaint may need to wait at least two years for a decision — two years is too long,” writes Corie Tanida, executive director of Common ...

Two government watchdog groups on Wednesday sued Hawaii for enacting legislation without giving the public the proper chance to weigh in.

HONOLULU — Two government watchdog groups on Wednesday sued Hawaii for enacting legislation without giving the public the proper chance to weigh in.