Ten Parties are Petitioning for Party Status in Hawaii

The Hawaii state elections office website lists the parties that have asked for petition blanks, so as to try to qualify as a party.  The requirement is 861 signatures (one-tenth of 1% of the number of registered voters).

Parties already on are Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and No Labels.  The Solidarity Party has submitted a petition, which is being checked.

Here is the list:  Aloha Aina, American Shopping, Free Will, Green, New Republican, Socialism & Liberation, Royal Hawaiian Kingdom, We the People, WXYZ Next Day, and the 1787 Party.

If the Party for Socialism & Liberation qualifies, it will be the first party with “Socialist” or “Socialism” in its name on the Hawaii ballot since 1912, when the Socialist Party was on and had a nominee for Delegate to the U.S. House.