Hawaii Supreme Court Orders Office of Elections to Answer Petition Over Refusal to Support Elections Commission Court gives state agency until July 24 to explain why it would not help the Commission meet; petitioners may reply by July 29 HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has ordered the State Office of Elections to respond, by Friday, July 24, 2026, to a petition alleging the agency unlawfully refused to provide administrative support to the Hawaiʻi Elections Commission — support the Commission needed to convene a meeting and elect a chairperson.