Isles’ Republicans prepare for presidential caucus
Hawaii Republicans will gather at 44 sites Tuesday to cast ballots to decide how many of the state’s 19 delegates will be awarded to each of the remaining GOP presidential candidates. Voting begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m.
The caucus voting is open only to registered voters who are party members, but party officials will be equipped to register people to vote on the spot and to help them to sign Republican Party cards to become official members. Participants must bring photo identification, organizers said.
In 2012, about 10,000 people came out for the Hawaii Republican presidential caucus, but the turnout this year is anyone’s guess. One organizer estimated that 10,000 will show, but the party has printed 30,000 ballots to be sure everyone gets one.
Actual turnout likely will hinge on the local popularity of billionaire Donald Trump, who dominated most of the Super Tuesday voting last week. A Hawaii Poll earlier this year suggested Trump is easily the most popular of the GOP candidates in the race.
Four of the six Republican candidates who qualified to compete in the caucus voting in Hawaii are still active. They are Trump, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson also qualified for the Hawaii caucuses, but both have dropped out of the national race.
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State Sen. Sam Slom, a longtime Hawaii Republican, had been a Carson backer, but announced Friday he was shifting his support to Cruz after Carson’s withdrawal.
HAWAII COUNTY
>> HD 1 precincts 1-3, North Hawaii Education & Research Center, 45-539 Plumeria St., Honokaa
>> HD 1 precincts 4-9, HD 2 Hilo High, 556 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo
>> HD 3 precincts 1-3, Waiakeawaena Elementary, 2420 Kilauea Ave., Hilo
>> HD 3 precincts 4-6, Mountain View Elementary, 18-1235 Volcano Road, Mountain View
>> HD 3 precinct 7, HD 5 precincts 1-2, Naalehu School, 95-5545 Mamalahoa Highway, Naalehu
>> HD 4, Sacred Hearts Church 15-3003 Pahoa Village Road, Pahoa
>> HD 5 precincts 3-7, Yano Hall, 82-6156 Mamalahoa Highway, Captain Cook
>> HD 5 precinct 8, HD 6, HD 7 precinct 1, Kealakehe High, 74-5000 Puohulihuli St., Kailua-Kona
>> HD 7 precinct 2, Waikoloa Elementary, 68-1730 Hooko St., Waikoloa
>> HD 7 precincts 3-5, Thelma Parker Library, 67-1209 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela
MAUI COUNTY
>> HD 8 & 9, Grace Bible Church, 635 Hina Ave., Kahului
>> HD 10, Lahaina Civic Center, 1840 Honoapiilani Highway, Lahaina
>> HD 11, Lipoa Center-Kihei Charter School, 41 E Lipoa St. #5, Kihei
>> HD 12, HD 13 precincts 1-2, Kalama Intermediate, 120 Makani Road, Makawao
>> HD 13 precinct 3, Hana High, 4111 Hana Highway, Hana
>> HD 13 precinct 4, Lanai High, 555 Fraser Ave., Lanai City
>> HD 13 precincts 5-9, Kaunakakai Elementary, 30 Ailoa St., Kaunakakai
KAUAI COUNTY
>> HD 14 precincts 1-2, Princeville Community Club House, 4334 Emmalani Drive, Princeville
>> HD 14 precincts 3-5, HD 15 precinct 1 Kapaa Neighborhood Center 4491 Kou St., Kapaa
>> HD 15 precincts 2-4, Lihue Neighborhood Center, 3353 Eono St., Lihue
>> HD 15 precinct 5, HD 16 precincts 1-3, Kalaheo Neighborhood Center, 4480 Papalina Road, Kalaheo
>> HD 16 precincts 4-6, Waimea Neighborhood Center, 4556 Makeke Road, Waimea
HONOLULU COUNTY
>> HD 17, Kaiser High, 511 Lunalillo Home Road, Hawaii Kai
>> HD 18 & 19, Kalani High, 4680 Kalanianaole Highway, Kahala
>> HD 20, Church of the Epiphany, 1041 10th Ave., Palolo
>> HD 21 & 22, Ala Wai Elementary, 503 Kamoku St., Honolulu
>> HD 23, Noelani Elementary, 2655 Woodlawn Drive, Manoa
>> HD 24 & 26, Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School, 1202 Prospect St., Honolulu
>> HD 25 & 27, Kawananakoa Middle School, 49 Funchal St., Honolulu
>> HD 28 & 29, Farrington High, 1564 N. King St., Kalihi
>> HD 30, 31, 32, Aliamanu Middle School, 3271 Salt Lake Blvd., Salt Lake
>> HD 33, Aiea Intermediate, 99-600 Kulawea St., Aiea
>> HD 34 & 35, Highlands Intermediate, 1460 Hoolaulea St., Pearl City
>> HD 36, HD 37 precincts 2-3, Mililani Mauka Elementary, 95-1111 Makaikai St., Mililani
>> HD 37 precincts 1 & 4, & HD 38, August Ahrens Elementary, 94-1170 Waipahu St, Waipahu
>> HD 39, HD 42, HD 43 precincts 1-3, Kapolei Middle, 91-5335 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei
>> HD 40 & 41, Campbell High, 91-980 North Road, Ewa Beach
>> HD 43 precincts 4-5, Nanakuli Beach Park, 89-269 Farrington Highway, Nanakuli
>> HD 44, Waianae Intermediate, 85-626 Farrington Highway, Waianae
>> HD 45 precincts 1-2, HD 46 precinct 1, Mililani Mauka Elementary, 95-1111 Makaikai St., Mililani
>> HD 45 precinct 4, HD 47 precincts 1-2, Waialua High, 67-160 Farrington Highway, Waialua
>> HD 45 precincts 3 & 5, HD 46 precincts 2-4, Wahiawa Elementary, 1402 Glen Ave., Wahiawa
>> HD 47 precincts 3-4, Laie Elementary, 55-109 Kulanui St., Laie
>> HD 48 and 49, Ben Parker Elementary, 45-259 Waikalua Road, Kaneohe
>> HD 50 & 51 Enchanted Lake Elementary, 770 Keolu Drive, Kailua
Source: gophawaii.com
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I’m an independent. Yet I am tempted to participate in this caucus just to ensure Donald Trump and Ted Cruz get one less vote. Too bad the caucus cards the GOP sent out indicate you must “sign a Republican Party membership card” in order to cast your vote. My best guess is, Hawai’i will have a healthy turnout anyway. In that respect, the GOP did their job by keeping the race interesting.