Hawaii Politics

Hawaii The state government of Hawaii is modeled after the United States federal
government. There are three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. The state is represented in the United States Congress by a delegation of four members. They are the senior and junior Senators, the representative of Hawaii’s 1st congressional district and the representative of Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district.

The executive branch is led by the Governor of Hawaii and assisted by the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, both elected on the same ticket. The governor, in residence at the grounds of Washington Place. The lieutenant governor is also the Secretary of State of Hawaii. Both the governor and lieutenant governor administer their duties from the Hawaii State Capitol.

The legislative branch consists of the Hawaii Legislature—the twenty-five members of the Hawaii Senate led by the President of the Senate and the fifty-one members of the Hawaii House of Representatives led by the Speaker of the House. The judicial branch is led by the highest state
court, the Hawaii State Supreme Court. Lower courts are organized as the Hawaii State Judiciary.

Unique to Hawaii is the way it has organized its municipal governments. There are no incorporated cities in Hawaii except Honolulu County. All other municipal governments are administered at the county level. All mayors in the state are elected in nonpartisan races.

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