Hawaii rushed to clean up debris from one tropical storm with only a day to prepare for the next hurricane on its way, but aimed to squeeze in a primary election vote on Saturday, Reuters reported.
Voters are to decide a Democratic primary contest between Governor Neil Abercrombie, who has a thriving economy on his side, and state Senator David Ige who has surged to a double-digit edge in polls despite raising less campaign cash.
All but two polling stations on the east coast of the Big Island, hardest hit by Tropical Storm Iselle, will be open, election officials said. Iselle weakened from a hurricane before it struck the Big Island on Thursday, and lost more force as it later pushed past the U.S. state.