Hawaii electors convene to officially elect Barack Obama president
Hawaii is joining the other states in casting its votes for president and vice president.
The Electoral College convenes today, with each state getting a number of electors equal to its congressional representation.
In Hawaii, that’s four. The presidential electors represent the political party of the candidate who won the state’s popular vote.
President Barack Obama carried Hawaii.
The state’s electors are Marie Dolores Strazar, Debbie Shimizu, Marina Schwartz and Michael Golojuch Sr.