Politics of Hawaii
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Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 196,864 | 34.27% | 366,130 | 63.73% | 11,475 | 2.00% |
2016 | 128,847 | 30.04% | 266,891 | 62.22% | 33,199 | 7.74% |
2012 | 121,015 | 27.84% | 306,658 | 70.55% | 7,024 | 1.62% |
2008 | 120,566 | 26.58% | 325,871 | 71.85% | 7,131 | 1.57% |
2004 | 194,191 | 45.26% | 231,708 | 54.01% | 3,114 | 0.73% |
2000 | 137,845 | 37.46% | 205,286 | 55.79% | 24,820 | 6.75% |
1996 | 113,943 | 31.64% | 205,012 | 56.93% | 41,165 | 11.43% |
1992 | 136,822 | 36.70% | 179,310 | 48.09% | 56,710 | 15.21% |
1988 | 158,625 | 44.75% | 192,364 | 54.27% | 3,472 | 0.98% |
1984 | 185,050 | 55.10% | 147,154 | 43.82% | 3,642 | 1.08% |
1980 | 130,112 | 42.90% | 135,879 | 44.80% | 37,296 | 12.30% |
1976 | 140,003 | 48.06% | 147,375 | 50.59% | 3,923 | 1.35% |
1972 | 168,865 | 62.48% | 101,409 | 37.52% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 91,425 | 38.70% | 141,324 | 59.83% | 3,469 | 1.47% |
1964 | 44,022 | 21.24% | 163,249 | 78.76% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 92,295 | 49.97% | 92,410 | 50.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
The politics of the
As a result, Hawaii's congressional politics are typically dominated by Democrats since statehood in 1959. The state has elected just one Republican U.S. senator, Hiram Fong, who served from 1959 to 1977, and two GOP House members.[4] The rest have been Democrats. Only two Republicans have been elected governor, and Linda Lingle was the only one to be re-elected, in 2006.
Hawaii has supported Democrats in every presidential election in which it has participated, except
State government
The Hawaii state government is composed of a bicameral system, with the Hawaii senate and the Hawaii House of Representatives making up the upper and lower houses.[5]
Federal representation
Hawaii is currently represented in the Senate by Democrats Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz. In the House, Democrats Ed Case (HI-1) and Jill Tokuda (HI-2) represent the state.[6]
Hawaii is part of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii in the federal judiciary. The district's cases are appealed to the San Francisco-based United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
County government
Each of Hawaii's four counties is governed by a mayor as follows:
City and County of Honolulu - Rick Blangiardi
County of Hawaii - Mitch Roth
County of Maui - Richard Bissen
County of Kauai - Derek Kawakami
Hawaiian nationalism
The popular green, red and yellow flag, the Kanaka Maoli flag was designed around the 1990s,[8] probably by Gene Simeona.[9] According to Dr. David Keanu Sai of the University of Hawaiʻi, it had no historical significance before the 1990s,[8] after which it was reported (and widely believed) to be an "original" flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii destroyed by the British.[9] Dr. Sai stated that it was in fact a modern design, part of a "reawakening" of awareness of the Kingdom's history; he added that the present-day Hawaiian state flag was also the Kingdom's flag (in the 19th century), designed by King Kamehameha I.[8]
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Ka Hae Hawaiʻi flown upside down, symbolizing distress, used by Hawaiian separatists
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Kanaka Maoli flag, popular in the Hawaiian sovereignty movement since the 1990s
Most citizens of Hawaii do not share the same sentiments of the sovereignty movement with public opinion seemly be in favor of remaining part of the United States. As of 2014 a poll by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser found that only 6% of respondents supported the creation of a Native Hawaiian nation with 63% being against it.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Hawaii". US Election Atlas. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ "History". Democratic Party of Hawai‘i. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ Nakamura, Kelli Y. "John Burns". Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Hawaii State Legislature – System". system.uslegal.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Hawaii Senators, Representatives, and Congressional District Maps - GovTrack.us". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Hawaiian nationalist discusses rights Constitution doesn't recognize (4/98)". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ a b c Horgan, TJ (November 10, 2019). "What is the real meaning of this flag?". KITV. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "The Honolulu Advertiser | Local News". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ Hill, Malia (2014-06-03). "Star-Advertiser Poll Indicates a Lack of Enthusiasm for a Native Hawaiian Nation | Grassroot Institute of Hawaii". Retrieved 2019-11-24.