HRS §16-24

Watching the ballot count

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section says that, as long as the room is big enough, anyone can watch ballots being counted on election day. You can only be kept out if it is needed to keep the peace.

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The statute, as written — Count, public

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Insofar as the limits of the room in which the voting takes place reasonably allow, no person shall be prevented from attending the counting of the ballots on election day, unless it is necessary to preserve the peace.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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