Hawaiʻi Supreme Court denies primary election tie challenges
Hawaiʻi's Supreme Court has settled two tied West Oahu primary races, a mixed result that leaves one candidate without a rerun and forces another to fight again in the general election.
- The court unanimously rejected Ewa Beach Senator Kurt Fevella's request to rerun his tied primary race.
- Fevella lost because he did not protest the results before the legal deadline.
- Representative Kanani Souza did file on time, so her tied race against Sheila Maderas will be rerun during the general election.
- The court denied Souza's request to change how she is labeled on the ballot, since a redo of a Republican-only primary cannot be perfectly recreated.
Outlook: Fevella's race stands as decided by the tie-breaker, while Souza and Maderas face a rematch in November.