The Hawaii State Elections Commission met for the first time in nearly five months, and the meeting turned into a pile-on against chief election officer Scott Nago, with calls for him to be fired, investigated, or worse.

The commission only met because the state Supreme Court ordered it to get back to work. Commissioners had been deadlocked for months and couldn't even agree on a permanent chair, leaving no meetings scheduled before the last election.

Several commissioners had complained to the Supreme Court that election staff refused to schedule meetings, forcing the case into court. Testifiers, including a Republican state lawmaker who herself had a disputed primary race go to the Supreme Court, say that failure shows a pattern of problems with election oversight that justifies removing Nago.

Nago was notably absent from the meeting despite recently appearing before the Supreme Court in a related case. Commissioners picked a temporary chair to keep things moving, and Nago's job could be on the line again at the next meeting.

Outlook: The commission is expected to take up Nago's future directly at its next meeting, with pressure building for his removal.