Democratic Party of Hawaii
The Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian: ʻAoʻao Kemokalaka o Hawaiʻi) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Hawaii.
Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi ʻAoʻao Demokalaka o Hawaiʻi | |
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| Chairperson | Adrian Tam (Interim Chair) |
| Governor | Josh Green |
| Lieutenant Governor | Sylvia Luke |
| Senate President | Ron Kouchi |
| House Speaker | Scott Saiki |
| Founded | April 30, 1900 |
| Headquarters | Honolulu |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Modern liberalism Progressivism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| State House | 45 / 51
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| State Senate | 23 / 25
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| Statewide Executive Offices | 2 / 2
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| U.S. House of Representatives (Hawaii seats) | 2 / 2
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| U.S. Senate (Hawaii seats) | 2 / 2
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| Website | |
| hawaiidemocrats | |
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The party is a centralized organization established to promote the party platform as drafted in convention biennially. It is also charged with registering voters and delivering voter turnout through county organizations for Hawaii County, Kauaʻi County, Maui County and the City and County of Honolulu. The Hawaii Democratic Party maintained political control of the state government in Hawaii for over forty years, from 1962 to 2002. It is currently the dominant party in the state, and is one of the strongest affiliates of the national Democratic Party. The party currently controls both of Hawaii's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, the governorship, and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature. In particular, the party controls all but two of the 25 seats in the state Senate.