Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 7:24 p.m. on Saturday.

More than 200 people came in to cast their ballot for the primary election Saturday at the voting service center at the West Hawai’i Civic Center.

According to the Hawai’i County Elections Office, more than 530 votes were cast at the West Hawai’i voting service center since it opened on July 27.

Wallie Kimura-Nobriga was among the last voters to stop by the voting service center at the West Hawai’i Civic Center before the polls closed at 7 p.m.

Kimura-Nobriga said she was busy all day and had to look online to see where she could turn in her ballot to make sure her vote was counted.

Kimura-Nobriga said she votes in every election to have a say in the process.

“It’s our duty,” she said. 

During the first three hours of voting on Saturday, about 40 people cast their ballots in person at the voter service center in Kailua-Kona on Primary Election Day.

By 9:30 a.m., a small group of people had gathered outside the voting center set up at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, filling out paperwork with their address, phone number and a few yes-or-no questions before voting in person.

The Hawaiʻi County Voter Service Center in Hilo was steady throughout the day. From 11 a.m. to noon, about 70 people came by to turn in a ballot or vote in person.

“It has been steady throughout the day.  Not as busy as a general election, but there has been a steady stream of people,” said poll supervisor Debbie Kaʻahanui-Hoyohoy. 

It is too late to mail your ballots. But you can still vote in person at the voting centers, as long as you are in line by 7 p.m. You can also drop your ballots at any of the official ballot drop boxes around the island.

As of 11 a.m. Saturday, the Hawai‘i County Elections Division received 36,600 ballots (32%) of the 113,584 issued.

But today, ballots can be dropped off by 7 p.m. at any of the 10 drop off box locations around the Big Island:

• Laupāhoehoe Police Station: Puʻualaea Homestead Road, Laupahoehoe.
• Hawai‘i County Building: 25 Aupuni St., Hilo.
• Kea‘au Police Station: 16-579 Old Volcano Road, Kea‘au.
• Pāhoa Police Station: 15-2615 Keaʻau-Pāhoa Road, Pāhoa.
• Nāʻālehu Police Station: 95-5355 Māmalahoa Highway, Nāʻālehu.
• Rodney Yano Memorial Hall: 82-6156 Māmalahoa Highway, Captain Cook.
• West Hawaiʻi Civic Center: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona.
• Waikōloa Village Association: 68-1792 Melia St., Waikōloa.
• Waimea Police Station: 67-5185 Kamamalu St., Waimea.
• North Kohala Police Station: 54-3900 ʻAkoni Pule Highway, Kapaʻau.

Those who want to vote in-person can do so at the two voter service centers. Anyone who is in line by 7 p.m. can vote.

Additional election services such as voter registration and accessible voting also are offered at the centers.

• Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni St., Suite 1502, Hilo.
• West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building D, 1st Floor, Kailua-Kona.

You can track your mailed-in ballot with BallotTrax to know when it was returned and counted. Click here to see statewide voter turnout numbers.

Just outside the building where the voter booths were set up in Kona, a ballot box was available for people to drop off their mail-in ballots. As long as they are in the box before 7 p.m., they will be counted. It is too late to mail ballots through the U.S. Postal Service.

Darin Aiu, 57, along with his wife, Mildred Bonghanoy-Aiu, 55, of Kailua-Kona, were among those dropping off their ballots.

Aiu thinks voting is important to get the right people in place for everybody. “That’s why I vote.”

Bonghanoy-Aiu said she didn’t use to vote, but started getting involved after having her two daughters and thinking about their future.

“I want them to be able to live here once they finish school and do their college education and be able to afford to live here,” she said. “Right now, the prices are so expensive, it’s hard to get by.”

Lyman Medeiros, 74, also of Kailua-Kona, was excited to drop off his ballot Saturday morning, saying he votes in every election to get the right people that he likes in office.

First-time voter, Kaylee Brewer, 19, dropped off her ballot at the ballot box in front of the Hawaiʻi County building in Hilo along with her parents and grandmother.

“I was really excited to vote in this election. My birthday falls on November 22, so I couldn’t vote in the last election, and that one was important,” Brewer said. “I just felt like I couldn’t use my voice, and I really wanted to make sure it was heard. I researched the candidates, and I’m looking forward to voting again in the general election.”

Nālani, who declined to give her last name, waited for her partner while he voted in Hilo, but did not turn in a ballot herself because she felt she did not have enough information on the candidates. 

“I moved to Kalapana last year, and there are so many other issues on my mind beyond the elections,” she said. “I’m trying to take an active part in my lāhui (community) and trying to address issues that are presently happening for Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians). I did not have the bandwidth to do a ton of research on my part, but I plan to do that after the primaries, so I can feel good voting in the general election.”

She thinks that candidates need to do a better job reaching younger voters through social media. Especially, if they are running for the first time. 

Here’s a look at the races on this year’s primary ballot.

Big Island races

All 9 Hawai‘i County Council seats are up for grabs in this year’s election, with Ashley Kierkiewicz, Matt Kaneali‘i-Kleinfelder and Rebecca Villegas term-limited and Michelle Galimba choosing not to seek re-election.

That leaves five incumbents seeking re-election. Two are running unopposed: Holeka Inaba in District 8 and James Hustace in District 9.

Three of the incumbents have competition: Heather Kimball in District 1, Jennifer “Jenn” Kagiwada in District 2 and Dennis “Fresh” Onishi is in District 3.

Districts 4, 5, 6 and 7 all are open seats with multiple political newcomers in the races.

Learn more about each council race:

District 1: Incumbent Heather Kimball seeks re-election for 4th and final term against two challengers

District 2: District 2 incumbent for Hawai‘i County Council faces 4 challengers

District 3: Incumbent versus challenger, with primary winner capturing the Hawaiʻi County Council seat

District 4: Hawaiʻi County’s District 4 is an open council seat with Ashley Kierkiewicz unable to run due to term limits

District 5: District 5 candidates for Hawaiʻi County Council bring distinct knowledge, experiences to race

District 6: Candidates for Ka‘ū District seat on Hawai‘i County Council talk priorities for rural and remote area

District 7: 3 candidates running for open Kona District County Council seat talk housing, parks, infrastructure

Districts 8 and 9: These seats are uncontested.

Governor and lieutenant governor

For state elections, 3 hopefuls look to unseat incumbent frontrunner Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green in the Democratic primary, one of them from the Big Island. The East Hawai‘i resident is George “Teva” Lucas-Tadeo along with Duke Bourgoin and Lauren Kapoliahi‘aka Shim.

There are 2 candidates in the Republican primary for governor: Ken Fujiyama of Hilo and Gary Cordery.

Four nonpartisan candidates also hope to make it to the November general election, including John “Raghu” Giuffre of Hilo, Bu Laia Hill, Clyde “Mac” McClain Lewman and Calvert Williamson.

The state Office of Elections says for a nonpartisan candidate to appear on the general election ballot, they must meet either receive at least 10% of the votes cast for the office or receive a vote equal to or greater than the lowest vote received by the partisan candidate nominated.

“If more nonpartisan candidates qualify to run in the general election than there are seats available, then the nonpartisan candidate who receives the most votes will appear on the general election ballot,” the office website says.

In the primary for state offices, voters must select a party and only vote for a candidate in that party.

Four Democrats are running for lieutenant governor, including term-limited Kaua‘i Mayor Derek Kawakami. Also in the race is state lawmaker Della Au Belatti, John Cho, Ku L. “Bobby” Cuadra and Sam Puletasi.

On the Republican side, 4 others are seeking the nomination and spot on the November general election ballot: Daniel Anthony, Hopelin “Hope” Cresencia, Margaret Rose Mejia and Robert Peters. Nonpartisan candidate Kilakila Kamau also is hoping to be on the November ballot.

State legislature and national races

Several state lawmakers and one U.S. congressional seat are also on Big Island primary ballot.

Puna state Sen. Joy San Buenaventura is seeking the Democratic nomination for Senate District Seat 2. She is challenged by Tanya Yamanaka Aynessazian of Pāhoa. Libertarian candidate Frederick Fogel of Volcano is running unopposed for that party’s nomination for the seat.

Incumbent District 2 state Rep. Sue Keohokapu-Lee Loy, a Democrat from Hilo, will face-off against Cristina Holt of Pāpaʻikou in the Democratic primary, while lone Republican Jonathan Kennealy of Hilo will move forward uncontested in the GOP primary.

State Rep. Chris Todd of Hilo, the Democrat incumbent for District 3, will compete against Kuulei “Kiana” Keawekane of Hilo in the Democratic primary. Austin Martin of Kurtistown is the lone Libertarian, who will move on to the November general election unopposed.

Puna state Rep. Greggor Ilagan of District 4 is being challenged by Tamlyn “Tam” Hunt from Kea‘au in this year’s Democratic primary. Republican Zak Wittenhagen from Pāhoa is running unopposed on that side of the aisle for the seat.

Hawai‘i House District 5 Democratic primary features incumbent Jeanné Kapela of Captain Cook against familiar county council face Matt Kaneali‘i-Kleinfelder of Hilo. Loan Republican Dalene McCormick of Captain Cook will move on to the November race as she is unopposed in the GOP primary.

Waimea incumbent David Tarnas in House District 8 is running unopposed in the Democratic primary for his seat. However, there are two Republicans looking to move on to the November general election to take him on: Hope Alohalani of Kapa‘au and Monique Perreira of Waimea.

Districts 1, 6 and 7 of the state House, represented by Matthias Kusch, Kristin Kahaloa and Nicole Lowen, respectively, are all unopposed. Each incumbent will win their seats outright in the primary because they have no opposition.

At the national level, incumbent District 2 U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda will face-off against Kirill Basin, who was recently charged with two counts of first degree terroristic threatening, and Big Island residents Greg Guithues and Steven King. Awa Brenton is the lone Republican in the GOP primary, and Edward Codelia as well as Randall Terry are running as nonpartisans in this year’s primary.