How this guide was made

The Clean Elections Hawaiʻi Coalition sent a candidate survey to every candidate for federal, statewide, county and state legislative office who was on the general election ballot or elected after the primary. Candidates answered eleven questions: ten on election and ethics policy and one open comment. Candidates who responded after losing their primary are included and labeled.

Answers appear word for word. Nothing was edited for length or style. Some candidates wrote their own answer in place of, or in addition to, the listed options, and those are shown as written. Candidates who did not submit the survey are listed as "Candidate did not respond."

Two early responses were submitted when the committee item on legislative rules read "Committee Vote Transparency." That option was later revised to "Committee Chair Authority," so no selection is shown for it in those two profiles.

The questions

About Clean Elections Hawaiʻi

The Clean Elections Hawaiʻi Coalition represents over 50 leading local organizations who have endorsed publicly financed elections and the end of pay-to-play politics in Hawaiʻi. We coordinate to advance a pro-democracy agenda in our islands and help end the corrupting influence of big money on our politics.

Our coordinating leadership includes Common Cause Hawaiʻi, League of Women Voters of Hawaiʻi, Our Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action, ACLU Hawaiʻi, Sierra Club Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute, Chamber of Sustainable Commerce, Indivisible Hawaiʻi, HULI PAC, Imua Alliance, and others.

Candidates who haven't responded: Fill out the candidate survey.

Questions or corrections: team@cleanelectionshawaii.org