Voter Protection: Be Involved
Make sure your vote counts!
Lt. Governor
Exec. Chambers, State Capitol • Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-0255
STATE REPRESENTATIVE INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE FRAUD ALLEGATIONS
Election complaints filed and ethics violation fines are part of Rep. Cachola’s political career.
State Rep. Romy Cachola had an elections complaint filed against him in 2018 by 47
unidentified plaintiffs, the complaint alleged voter fraud, coercion, and intimidation. The case was eventually dismissed, but Cachola has a history of voter fraud and intimidation tactics allegations dating back to 2012. Cachola was fined $50,000 in 2014 for ethics violations, and in 2012 he was named as a defendant in a lawsuit that alleged voter intimidation. He won House District 30 by 120 votes in 2012, and mail-in absentee ballots played a significant role in that win.
- www.civilbeat.org/2012/08/16869-concerns-of-voter-intimidation-raised-in-cacholavictory/
- www.civilbeat.org/2018/08/elections-suit-accuses-state-lawmaker-of-voter-fraud-andintimidation/
HAWAII VOTER INFORMATION PORTAL IS EASILY ACCESIBLE
Weak authentication system leaves Hawaii voters information at risk of being accessed by hackers.
The Hawaii state application allows voters to register, update their existing voter registration and confirm their voter registration address. Voters need their first name, last name, date of birth, Hawaii Driver´s License or Hawaii State ID card and the last four numbers of their Social Security Number. That information can be obtained from the state, open sources, data brokers, darknet or data breaches. There are data brokers and vendors that legally acquire sensitive personal information such as Social Security Numbers or driver’s license numbers to sell to clients for background checks, fraud checks, or other purposes.
HAWAII VOTING MACHINES ARE OLD, CONTAIN BUGS AND AT RISK OF BEING HACKED
It is essential software is kept up to date or it becomes open to attack from a hacker.
The State of Hawaii has adopted the Hart voting system. Hart Voting (eSlate, eScan, Ballot
Now) has a long history of issues with their voting machines in several states. Voter’s complaints include flipping selections to other parties than that selected. A Professor at Rice University in Houston examined the systems extensively and stated that the problem is a common type of software bug that the maker of the equipment could have fixed a decade ago but didn’t, despite previous voter’s complaints. He also said there are much more serious security problems that the manufacturer has failed to fix, and the machines are susceptible to hacking.
- www.eac.gov/voting-equipment/certified-voting-systems
- www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SCEC-18-0000910.pdf
- hands.ehawaii.gov/hands/awards
- www.hartintercivic.com/wp-content/uploads/HartProductCatalog.pdf
- publicnewsupdate.com/texas-has-a-long-history-of-problems-with-hart-eslate-votingmachines/
- www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/texans-say-voting-machines-are-flipping-selections-to-the-other-party
- www.khon2.com/news/political-news/minor-snags-reported-on-oahu-during-election-day/
Hawaii Constitutional Preamble
We, the people of Hawaii, grateful for Divine Guidance, and mindful of our Hawaiian heritage and uniqueness as an island State, dedicate our efforts to fulfill the philosophy decreed by the Hawaii State motto, "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono."
We reserve the right to control our destiny, to nurture the integrity of our people and culture, and to preserve the quality of life that we desire.
We reaffirm our belief in a government of the people, by the people and for the people, and with an understanding and compassionate heart toward all the peoples of the earth, do hereby ordain and establish this constitution for the State of Hawaii. [Am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978]
