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Elections

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Ballotpedia covers 13 state executive offices in the state of Hawaii. The executive branch is governed by Article V of the Hawaii Constitution.

State executive organization

Executive officials in Hawaii are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Hawaii's state government:

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Current officeholders

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Attorney General of Hawaii	Anne Lopez	Nonpartisan	December 5, 2022
Governor of Hawaii	Joshua Green	Democratic	December 5, 2022
Hawaii Chairperson of Land and Natural Resources	Dawn N. S. Chang	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2023
Hawaii Commissioner of Agriculture	Sharon Hurd	Nonpartisan	March 31, 2023
Hawaii Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Nadine Ando	Nonpartisan	May 2, 2023
Hawaii Director of Finance	Seth Colby	Nonpartisan	December 8, 2025
Hawaii Director of Labor and Industrial Relations	Jade Butay	Nonpartisan	December 5, 2022
Hawaii Public Utilities Commissioner	Naomi Kuwaye	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2022
Hawaii Public Utilities Commissioner	Colin Yost	Nonpartisan	April 14, 2023
Hawaii Public Utilities Commissioner	Vacant
Hawaii State Auditor	Les Kondo	Nonpartisan	May 1, 2016
Hawaii State Board of Education At Large	Ken Kuraya	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2022
Hawaii State Board of Education At Large	Wesley Lo	Nonpartisan	March 26, 2024
Hawaii State Board of Education At Large	Roy Takumi	Nonpartisan	May 9, 2024
Hawaii State Board of Education City and County of Honolulu	Elynne Chung	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2024
Hawaii State Board of Education City and County of Honolulu	Mary Hattori	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2024
Hawaii State Board of Education City and County of Honolulu	N. Makana McClellan	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2022
Hawaii State Board of Education Hawaii County	Kaimana Barcarse	Nonpartisan
Hawaii State Board of Education Kauai County	William Arakaki	Nonpartisan
Hawaii State Board of Education Maui County	Kahele Dukelow	Nonpartisan	April 17, 2024
Hawaii State Board of Education Military Liaison	Angenene Robertson	Nonpartisan	August 12, 2021
Hawaii State Board of Education Student Representative	Mia Nishiguchi	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2025
Hawaii Superintendent of Education	Keith Hayashi	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2022
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii	Sylvia Luke	Democratic	December 5, 2022

Elections

2026

See also: Hawaii state executive official elections, 2026

The following state executive offices are up for election in Hawaii in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (5 seats)

2025

There were no state executive elections in Hawaii in 2025.

2024

See also: Hawaii state executive official elections, 2024

The following state executive offices were up for election in Hawaii in 2024:

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (4 seats)

2023

There were no state executive elections in Hawaii in 2023.

2022

See also: Hawaii state executive official elections, 2022

The following state executive offices were up for election in Hawaii in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (6 seats)

2021

There were no state executive elections in Hawaii in 2021.

2020

See also: Hawaii state executive official elections, 2020

The following state executive offices were up for election in Hawaii in 2020:

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (4 seats)

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in Hawaii in 2019.

2018

See also: Hawaii state executive official elections, 2018

The following state executive offices were up for election in Hawaii in 2018:

Governor
Lieutenant governor
Office of Hawaiian Affairs board of trustees

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in Hawaii in 2017.

2016

There were no state executive offices up for election in Hawaii in 2016.

2015

There were no state executive elections in Hawaii in 2015.

2014

See also: Hawaii state executive official elections, 2014

There were two state executive offices up for election in 2014.

• Governor of Hawaii
• Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

2013

There were no state executive elections in Hawaii in 2013.

2012

There were no state executive elections in Hawaii in 2012.

Footnotes

State executive offices

Offices

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Elections

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Features

Chart of state executive officers • Compensation • How gubernatorial vacancies are filled • How vacancies are filled in state executive offices • State executive officials serving in home states • State government trifectas • State of the state addresses • Term limits

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