Participation in Hawai'i's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. The State of Hawaii does not conduct registration by party. Voting in the Democratic Party of Hawaii elections, including the Delegate Selection Process, requires membership in the Democratic Party of Hawaii and proof of voter registration.

Ballots are mailed on 5 March The Party-run Primary offers same-day registration.

Saturday 6 April 2024: Hawaii Party-run Primary. Hours 7:00a-3:00p HAST (1700-0100 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary. The ballot uses ranked choice with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice with a 15% viability threshold. If a candidate has officially ended their candidacy, the voter's next choice (recursively) is tallied. Write-ins are not permitted. Uncommitted is on the ballot.

Ranked choice voting is used, however, candidates not receiving 15% on the first round are eliminated. Then, beginning with the candidate who received the smallest number of votes, votes cast for candidates who fall below the 15% threshold are eliminated and the voter's next choice is tallied. The process continues until all candidates have at least 15% of the vote. If no candidate receives at least 15%, the threshold will be half the percentage of the votes received by the front-runner.

Party-run Primary First Expression of Preference
Not used for delegate computation. (preliminary)
Excluded from Nationwide vote.

Party-run Primary Final Expression of Preference (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.

22 of 31 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the preferences expressed today's Hawaii Party-run Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates at either the Congressional District Level or statewide level. Here is how the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

• 14 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the party-run primary results in each of Hawaii's 2 Congressional Districts.
• 8 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the party-run primary results statewide.
• 5 at-large National Convention delegates
• 3 Pledged PLEOs

Party-run Primary

Saturday 25 May - Sunday 26 May 2024: Hawai'i Democratic State Convention convenes. National Convention District-level delegates are elected according to the Party-run Primary by the state Convention delegates on the first day. National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected by the State Central Committee on the second day.

The remaining 9 National Convention delegates consist of

• 9 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 4 Democratic National Committee members.
• 4 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 2 Representatives).
• 1 Governor.
• 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 9 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".