By Leila Fujimori Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi won re-election by a hair Tuesday, defeating retired two-term Mayor Harry Kim in a close race.
By B.J. Reyes Starting from a distant third place behind two well-known challengers at the start of the year, Kirk Caldwell completed his surge Tuesday by topping former Gov. Ben Cayetano in the race for Hono­lulu mayor and earning the right to continue overseeing the progress of the city's $5.26 billion rail transit project.
By Derrick DePledge U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono claimed victory over former Gov. Linda Lingle Tuesday night, becoming the first Asian-American woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
By Gordon Y.K. Pang Newly re-elected U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa offered an olive branch to longtime political foe Charles Djou and his supporters after a decisive but hard-fought win Tuesday night.
By Kevin Dayton Voters rejected the outspoken and sometimes controversial City Councilman Tom Berg on Tuesday night, and instead chose state Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine by a wide margin as the new Council member representing the Leeward Coast, Kapolei and parts of Ewa.
By Rosemarie Bernardo Oahu voters on Tuesday approved two proposed amendments to the Honolulu Charter.
By Ken Kobayashi City Prosecutor Keith Kane­shiro will keep his job for another four years, defeating former city Deputy Prosecutor Kevin Takata, who challenged him for the post in Tuesday's election.
By Derrick DePledge Early voting in Hawaii before today's election was slightly ahead of the last presidential election in 2008, but political analysts do not expect turnout to be much higher than the 66 percent of registered voters who cast ballots four years ago.
By B.J. Reyes Mayoral hopeful Kirk Caldwell reported raising $76,000 in the final weeks of the race, according to the latest reports filed with the state Campaign Spending Commission.