2026 General Election News

Voting is one way to show your support for candidates who make decisions that affect yourself and your family.

Check your personal email for the HFFA endorsements list! Will be posted on the HFFA website, login required.

Important Dates:

10/14: Places of deposit open

10/16: Voters receive ballots

10/20: Voter Service Centers open

10/26: Deadline to register to vote using paper voter registration forms

10/27: Deadline to request an absentee ballot

11/3: GENERAL ELECTION

Visit Office of Elections for voter registration information and a Voter Guide.

14th Annual Signature Chefs Food Festival

It’s a wrap!

Mahalo to our Sponsors, Supporters, Chefs, Volunteers, Contractors and everyone who helped make this event a success! We are tying up loose ends and will share the updates soon.

Mahalo Nui Loa and A Hui Hou!

In Memoriam

See In Memoriam for details and other upcoming services.

Retired Honolulu Fire Captain Stephen J. Johnson
Retired Honolulu Fire Fighter Michael J. Phillips
Retired Honolulu BC Samuel Bong
Retired Honolulu Fire Fighter George Onekea Jr.
- Private services will be held
Honolulu Fire Fighter John East
- October 18, 2026, Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary
Retired Honolulu Fire Captain Eugene Moniz Celebrado

IAFF Fallen Firefighters Memorial

The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) 40th Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Observance was held on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Colorado Springs. Honolulu FF1 Jeffrey Fiala’s name was engraved on the IAFF’s Wall of Honor alongside other members who made the ultimate sacrifice. Watch on IAFF YouTube

IAFF Line-of-Duty Deaths

Fire fighter occupational cancer is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths in the fire service.

PC: IAFF.org

Learn more about IAFF proactive measures and ongoing initiatives aimed at safeguarding the health and well-being of our members across the United States and Canada from this urgent threat. See, Cancer – IAFF

Beware of phone solicitations

Hawaii Fire Fighters Association is NOT conducting phone solicitations

Identity theft, frauds, and scams are the fastest growing crimes in our communities, and many Hawaii citizens are victims of these serious crimes. If you are contacted by someone asking for donations on behalf of firefighters, EMS or first responders, DO NOT DONATE OR GIVE OUT YOUR INFORMATION. Ask for the organization’s name and phone number to call and do your research first. Call the Attorney General’s office to report the suspicious activity. Please pass the word on to your family and friends.

Community and Crime Prevention Branch
Department of the Attorney General
235 South Beretania Street, Suite 401
Honolulu, HI 96813 (Map)
Telephone: (808) 586-1150

Visit http://ag.hawaii.gov/cpja/ to learn other ways to protect yourself from scams and fraud.

WORKING FOR YOU 24/7

The Hawaii Fire Fighters Association (HFFA Local 1463) is an affiliate of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), AFL-CIO. Since 1963, HFFA Local 1463 has been the exclusive collective bargaining representative for all City, State and County fire fighters in Hawai‘i. Its primary role is to negotiate and administer the collective bargaining agreement which governs the terms and conditions of fire fighter employment while handling grievances, and perform labor-related and legislative activities in the interest of its members.

As of May 1, 2024, the IAFF membership rose to 345,493 members, making it the one of the largest and most influential labor unions in North America, committed to advancing the rights, safety, and future of fire fighters, emergency medical workers, and rescue workers across the United States and Canada.

The IAFF is the driving force behind nearly every advance in the fire and emergency services in the 21st century. With headquarters in Washington, DC, and Ottawa, Ontario, the IAFF represents full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics in more than 3,500 affiliates. IAFF members protect more than 85 percent of the population in communities throughout the United States and Canada. The IAFF is also one of the most active lobbying organizations in Washington, DC. The IAFF Political Action Committee, FIREPAC, is among the top one-half of one percent of the nearly 6,000 federally registered PACs in the country.

It is an undeniable fact that among labor organizations, HFFA and its parent union, the IAFF, are second to none when it comes to membership representation. Whether at the bargaining table or in the legislative halls of Washington, D.C.; from the county council to the Fire Chief’s office; in the courts and throughout the 50th state, Hawai‘i‘s fire fighters are ably represented.

You can count on HFFA Local 1463 members to bravely protect lives and property knowing that their Union is looking out for them. Because when seconds count, saving a life is all that matters.