If you have missed the voter registration deadline, you can still register to vote and a cast a ballot at the same time during early voting at early walk-in locations and on Election Day at your polling place. Contact your Local Election Office if you have any questions.
To register in Hawaii you must:
be a citizen of the United States
be a resident of the State of Hawaii
be at least 16 years old (you must be 18 years old by Election Day in order to vote)
not be incarcerated for a felony conviction
not be adjudicated by a court as “non compos mentis”
Return your completed application to your Local Election Office as soon as possible. We’ll provide the mailing address for you.
All Local Election Offices will accept mailed or hand-delivered forms. If it’s close to the deadline, call and see if your Local Election Office will let you fax or email the application.
Make sure your application is received by the deadline. Your application must actually arrive by this time — simply being postmarked by the deadline is insufficient.
Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any further questions about the exact process.
Once you receive the ballot, carefully read and follow the instructions.
Sign and date where indicated.
Return your voted ballot back to the address indicated on the return envelope.
Your voted ballot must be received by the close of polls on Election Day or it will not be counted. Ballots that are postmarked but not received by Election Day will not be considered on time.
Early voting starts two Tuesdays before Election Day.
Early voting ends the Saturday before Election Day.
Hawaii voter ID
You must bring one of the following vaild forms of identification to vote at the polls on Election Day:
Current driver’s license or state ID card
A current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address
If you’re not voting for the first time in Hawaii, you don’t need to provide ID to vote by mail. If you’re a first time voter and you didn’t provide a copy of your ID when you registered to vote or applied for your absentee ballot, be sure to attach a copy of one of the following forms of ID to your absentee ballot:
Current driver’s license or state ID card
A current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address
Local Election Office: This is the government office responsible for running elections in your region. Theses are the best people to contact if you have any questions at all about voting in your state.