{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-12-2","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 12-2","heading":"Primary held when; candidates only those nominated.","body":"The primary shall be held on the second Saturday of August in every even numbered year.\n\nNo person shall be a candidate for any general or special general election unless the person has been nominated in the immediately preceding primary or special primary.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 2","Chapter 12"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0012/HRS_0012-0002.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"7fb7e4ad3c2521cd172fb9a1fa8f3bb470ba65245790d6018a6ed7a2d85378d8","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-11-99","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-12-2.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}