Politics of Hawaii
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History and Current Issues [edit]
This only covers the history of the politics of the State of Hawaii. For information on the political history of the previous two forms of government, see Territory of Hawaii - Organic Act and Kingdom of Hawaii - Government.
State Government [edit]
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Neil Abercrombie
Governor of Hawaii
(Democrat)
Congressional Representation [edit]
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Brian Schatz
U.S. Senior Senator
(Democrat) -
Mazie Hirono
U.S. Junior Senator
(Democrat) -
Colleen Hanabusa
U.S. Representative HI-01
(Democrat) -
Tulsi Gabbard
U.S. Representative HI-02
(Democrat)
County Governments [edit]
City and County of Honolulu- Kirk Caldwell
County of Hawaii- William "Billy" Kenoi
County of Maui- Alan Arakawa
County of Kauai- Bernard Carvalho
Political Parties [edit]
Political Spectrum [edit]
Dominant Party System [edit]
Hawaii has run on a Dominant party system, even misinterpreted as a Single-Party system. Whereas the legislative majority tends to hold significantly more power than any minority power and the position of the government and the position of the ruling party are closely aligned. This system was largely brought about by the 1887 Constitution which was forced on King David Kalākaua by what is now known as the Hawaii Republican at gun point. The constitution diminished the power of the monarchy and empowered the legislature.
Hawaiian nationalism [edit]
Hawaiian nationalism is focused on producing a national identity. Most Hawaiian nationalists have argued that the Hawaiian race and their descendants should govern the islands as a constitutional monarchy. It is also important to note that Hawaiian nationalism is not limited to Native Hawaiians but have included other groups including Whites and Asians such as Walter M. Gibson.
However, most citizens of Hawaii support continued membership in the United States and disregard separatist views.
Presidential elections [edit]
| Year | Republican | Democratic |
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| 2008 | 26.58% 120,446 | 71.85% 325,588 |
| 2004 | 45.26% 194,191 | 54.01% 231,708 |
| 2000 | 37.46% 137,845 | 55.79% 205,286 |
| 1996 | 31.64% 113,943 | 56.93% 205,012 |
| 1992 | 36.70% 136,822 | 48.09% 179,310 |
| 1988 | 44.75%' 158,625 | 54.27% 192,364 |
| 1984 | 55.10% 185,050 | 43.82% 147,154 |
| 1980 | 42.90% 130,112 | 44.80% 135,879 |
| 1976 | 48.06% 140,003 | 50.59% 147,375 |
| 1972 | 62.48% 168,865 | 37.52% 101,409 |
| 1968 | 38.70% 91,425 | 59.83% 141,324 |
| 1964 | 21.24%' 44,022 | 78.76% 163,249 |
| 1960 | 49.97% 92,295 | 50.03% 92,410 |
Hawaii is dominated by the Democratic Party and has supported Democrats in 11 of the 13 presidential elections in which it has participated. In 2004, John Kerry won the state's 4 electoral votes by a margin of 9 percentage points with 54% of the vote. Every county in the state supported the Democratic candidate. In 2008, Hawaii native Barack Obama also won here, by an overwhelming 45 point lead: 72% for the Democrat and 27% for Republican John McCain. Hawaii is the only actual state that gave either candidate more than 70% of the vote.
See also : United States presidential election, 2004, in Hawaii and United States presidential election in Hawaii, 2008
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