Honolulu County, Hawaii: 2026 ballot

Registering to vote

Not registered yet? You can still register and vote on Election Day in Hawaii. You'll register in person and will usually need ID and proof of where you live. Where to go (your polling place, a vote center or the election office) depends on your county.

From NASED's official 2026 deadlines. See vote.gov or your county election office for the rules where you live.

Key dates after you vote in Hawaii

• Mail ballots sent by mail must arrive by Nov 3.
• If there's a problem with your mail ballot (a missing signature, for example), you can fix it until Nov 10.
• Results are certified by counties by Nov 23 and by the state by Nov 23. Until then, results are unofficial.

Dates from NASED (the National Association of State Election Directors), compiled from state election calendars and checked by state election officials. Your county election office has the final word on your ballot.

County (2)

• Honolulu City Council, District 4 · 2 candidates
• Honolulu City Council, District 6 · 2 candidates

Ballot measures (20)

• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 1 — Food Security Fund
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 2 — New Charter Preamble
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 3 — Office of ‘Ōiwi Resources and Cultural Stewardship
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 4 — LGBTQIA+ Commission
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 5 — Ranked-Choice Voting for City Elections Beginning in 2032
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 6 — Police Department Policies on Immigration Enforcement
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 7 — Housing Availability and Preservation Policy
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 8 — Affordable Housing Fund as a Revolving Fund
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 9 — Second Public Hearing for City Real Property Transactions
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 10 — Affordable Housing Functional Plan
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 11 — Grants to Nonprofits from the Clean Water and Natural Lands and Climate Resiliency Funds
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 12 — Outside Funding Sources for Charter Special Funds
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 13 — Historic Preservation Use and Renaming of the Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 14 — Land Management Appropriation from the Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 15 — Office of Data and Innovation
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 16 — Permanent Resident Aliens on City Boards and Commissions
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 17 — Quorum and Board Action Based on Eligible Members
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 18 — Civil Service Exemption for the Human Resources First Deputy
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 19 — City Clerk Services to the Charter Commission
• Honolulu City Charter Amendment Question 20 — Ineligibility After Impeachment

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