Contest Schedule

The following provides a schedule of when each public office is up for election.

2022

OFFICE	SEAT	JURISDICTION	TERM
Federal
U.S. Senate	1	State of Hawaii	6 years
U.S. House of Representatives	2	I & II	2 years
State
Governor and Lieutenant Governor	1 per office	State of Hawaii	4 years
State Senate	25	1-25	2 years or 4 years*
State House of Representatives	51	1 - 51	2 years
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee	5	At-Large (3 seats) Resident of Maui Resident of Oahu	4 years
County of Hawaii
Councilmember	9	1 - 9	2 years
County of Maui
Mayor	1	County of Maui	4 years
Councilmember	9	East Maui West Maui Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu Kahului South Maui Makawao-Haiku-Paia Upcountry Lanai Molokai	2 years
County of Kauai
Mayor	1	County of Kauai	4 years
Councilmember	7	County of Kauai	2 years
City & County of Honolulu
Councilmember	4	II, IV, VI, VIII	4 years

*The reapportionment commission in 2021 will assign the term of office of state senators pursuant to the Hawaii State Constitution, Article IV, Sections 7 and 8.

Dates & Deadlines

Election Day
Ballots must be received by the County Elections Division by close of voting, 7:00 p.m.

Primary: August 13, 2022
General: November 8, 2022

Voter Registration
Deadline to register to vote to receive mail ballot packet

Primary: July 14, 2022
General: October 11, 2022

Absentee Ballot Request
Deadline to request a ballot be sent to an alternate address

Primary: August 6, 2022
General: November 1, 2022

Ballots Arrive in Mail
Pursuant to Act 136, ballots must be received by voters 18 days prior to the election

Primary: July 26, 2022
General: October 21, 2022

Voter Service Centers
Open 10 days prior to the election offering accessible voting, in person voting and same day registration. Voter service centers are established and operated by the County Elections Divisions

Primary: August 1 - August 13, 2022
General: October 25 - November 8, 2022
(Excluding Sundays)

Office of Elections