Labor Links

• State and Local Labor Councils
• Hawaii State AFL-CIO
• AFL-CIO Blog: Hawaii
• Directory of Hawaii Locals
• Find a Union - Hawaii
  
• Hawaii State AFL-CIO, COPE
  
• Hawaii Affiliates & Locals
  • AFSCME Directory - Hawaii
    
  • CWA District 9 Locals - Hawaii
    
  • Hawaii Nurses Association
    
  • IUPAT: Hawaii Chapters
  • IBEW: Hawaii Locals
  • IATSE: Hawaii Locals

State Labor Laws

• Current Minimum Wage: $6.75
• Future Minimum Wage: $7.25
• Increase Effective Date: 2007-01-01
• Indexed to Inflation: No
• Minimum Wage Notes:
  

State Government

• State and Local Government Directory
• State Officials
  • Governor Linda Lingle (R)
    • Next Election: 2010
    • Linda Lingle is term-limited.
  • Lieutenant Governor James Aiona Jr. (R)
    • Next Election: 2010
    • James Aiona Jr. is term-limited.
  • Attorney General Mark Bennett ()
    • Next Election:
    • Mark Bennett
  • Secretary of State James Aiona Jr. (R)
    • Next Election:
    • James Aiona Jr.
  • Treasurer ()
    • Next Election:
• Legislative Branch

Congressional Delegation

• Senators:
  • Senator Daniel Inouye (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score: 91
    • Daniel Inouye is up for re-election in 2010.
    • Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
• Senator Daniel Akaka (D)
  • Lifetime COPE Score: 95
  • Daniel Akaka is up for re-election in 2006.
  • Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
• House Reps:
  • : Neil Abercrombie (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Neil Abercrombie is running for re-election.
  • : Mazie Hirono (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Mazie Hirono is running for other office.
  • : Daniel Inouye (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Daniel Inouye is seat is not up until 2010.
  • : Daniel Akaka (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Daniel Akaka is seat is not up until 2012.

Voter Resources

• Key Dates
  • 8/24/2006 - Primary Voter Registration Deadline
  • 9/16/2006 (by 4:30 PM) - Primary
  • 9/21/2006 - Primary Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (In Person)
  • 9/23/2006 - Primary Election
  • 10/9/2006 - General Voter Registration Deadline (Mail)
  • 10/24/2006 - Early Voting Begins (General)
  • 10/31/2006 (by 4:30 PM) - General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (Mail)
  • 11/4/2006 - Early Voting Ends (General)
  • 11/4/2006 - General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (In Person)
  • 11/4/2006 - General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (In Person)
• Voter Info
  • Vote411: Important information for voters NEW
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Hawaii Election 2006 Archive

• Endorsed Candidates

  
  
  • Note: This list draws from our candidates database, which primarily tracks major party candidates for federal offices and gubernatorial candidates. For other statewide or local office endorsements, please visit the state federation website or click here for contact information for the state and local labor councils.

• Senate Race

  • Race Type: D-I
  • Projections:
    • Charlie Cook: Safe Democrat
    • CQ Politics: Safe Democrat
    • Rothenberg Report: Safe Democratic Hold
    • Larry Sabato: Solid Democrat
    • NPR's Ken Rudin: Safe Democrat
    • Election Projection: Strong Dem Hold
  • National Journal Ranking: 20
  • Primary Date: 2006-09-23
  • National Journal Tip Sheet (Now free for everyone!)
  • US Election Atlas: Summary of Recent Polls
  • Hawaii Senate Race Wiki
  • Wikipedia: Latest Polls
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball
  • DSCC Analysis
  • Candidates
    • Incumbent: Senator Daniel Akaka (D)
    • Senate Website
    • National Journal Biography
    • Daniel Akaka has been endorsed by the State Fed.
    • Lifetime COPE Score: 95
    • Daniel Akaka has $313,107 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
    • Mark Beatty (R) - Attorney
    • Mark Beatty has $1,472 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
    • Ed Case (D) - US Rep
    • Lifetime COPE Score: 77
    • Ed Case has $10,988 on-hand as of 9/30/06.

    Analysis

    Latest News

    • HI-Sen: Thielen (R): Rumsfeld resign; oil funds terrorism
    • HI-Sen, HI-02 Primary Results Open Thread (Akaka Wins!)
    • HI-SEN: Tomorrow's Democratic Primary Between Lamont & Lieberman
    • HI-Sen: Akaka beats Case in primary
    • HI-Sen: Akaka vs. Thielen

• House Races

  • HI-01
    • Incumbent: Neil Abercrombie (D)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Neil Abercrombie (D) - US Rep
      • Richard "Noah" Hough (R) - Army Reserve Officer
    • Race Type: D-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-D
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Democrat
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • HI-02
    • Candidates
      • Mazie Hirono (D) - Ex-Lt. Gov
        Mazie Hirono has been endorsed by the State Fed.
      • Bob Hogue (R) - State Sen
      • Robert K. Wilcox, IV (N)
    • Race Type: Open-D
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-D
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Democrat
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
    • Latest News: HI-02
      • HI-02: Hirono leads in cash on hand in final weeks prior to Sept. 23 primary
  • All House Races
    • OurCongress.org: Hawaii House Race News
    • National Journal Tipsheet
    • Sabato's Crystal Ball

• Hawaii Election Links

  • Politics1 Candidates List (All Statewide Races)
  • Washington Post: Hawaii Campaign Ads *NEW*
  • DC Political Report: Hawaii
  • Election Projection: Hawaii
  • Yahoo! Hawaii Election Page (Great Resource!)
  • Polling Report
    Subscription required, see Basecamp Writeboard for login info
  • Associated Press State Profile
  • Associated Press Statewide Candidates List
  • Hedgehog Report: Latest Polls

• Campaign Finance

  • FEC Campaign Finance Data: All Federal Candidates
  • Contributions & Expenditures
  • Guide to the Law
  • Hawaii Campaign Finance Database