FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, a long line of people waiting to vote stretches around City Hall on Election Day, in Honolulu.
Overall, the stateโs vote-by-mail election appears to have been a big success, leading to record numbers of voters participating.
The law also gives voters the option to vote in person at voter service centers, where people may also register to vote or get help with casting a ballot.
Ma said people waited between two to four hours on Tuesday at the two voter centers on Oahu, an island with about 549,000 registered voters.
Another factor was people who view voting in person on Election Day as sacrosanct and something they wanted to do.