1. Matthew E. Fitch, Executive Director 888-450-VOTE (phone)
Luke M. Henrici, Technology and Communications Manager 888-224-3391 (fax)
3379 Whitney Ave, Suite 21 • Hamden, CT 06518
5757 West Century Blvd, Suite 700 • Los Angeles, CA 90045
SCREENER 1. First, how likely is it that you will vote in this election? If you have already
voted by mail, press 4. If haven’t voted yet, but definitely will vote, press 5, If you will probably
vote, press 6. If you are unlikely to vote or are not sure, press 9.
a. Already voted
b. Definitely vote
c. Probably vote
z. Unlikely or not sure
Q1-Q5 AND Q9 HAVE ROTATED NAMES, STATEMENTS AND RESPONSES FOR A/B
Q1a/b. Thank you. Now I want to ask you about the race for Governor between Democrat, Neil
Abercrombie, and Republican, Duke Aiona.
If the election were held today, who do you think you would vote for? For Neil Abercrombie,
press 4. For Duke Aiona, press 6. If you haven’t decided yet, press 8. If you’re not expecting to
vote for Governor or if you’re voting for another candidate, press 9.
a. Abercrombie
b. Aiona
c. Undecided
d. Not voting/Other
Q2a/b. Thank you. Now I want to ask you about the race for Senator between Democrat, Daniel
Inouye, and Republican, Cam Cavasso.
If the election were held today, who do you think you would vote for? For Daniel Inouye, press
4. For Cam Cavasso, press 6. If you haven’t decided yet, press 8. If you’re not expecting to vote
for Senate or if you’re voting for another candidate, press 9.
a. Inouye
b. Cavasso
c. Undecided
d. Not voting/Other

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Q3a/b. Thank you. What would you say plays a stronger role in your decision to vote for Daniel
Inouye/Cam Cavasso: Your positive feelings about HIM [full stop], or your negative feelings
about his opponent?
If it’s your positive feelings about (Daniel Inouye/Cam Cavasso), press 4. If it’s your negative
feelings about (Daniel Inouye/Cam Cavasso), press 6. If you’re not sure, press 9.
a. Positive
d. Negative
z.. Not sure
CD 1
Q4-1a/b. Thank you. Now I want to ask you about the race for Congress between Democrat,
Colleen Hanabusa, and Republican, Charles Djou.
If the election were held today, who do you think you would vote for? For Colleen Hanabusa,
press 4. For Charles Djou, press 6. If you haven’t decided yet, press 8. If you’re not expecting to
vote for Governor or if you’re voting for another candidate, press 9.
a. Hanabusa
b. Djou
c. Undecided
d. Not voting/Other
CD2
Q5-2a/b. Thank you. Now I want to ask you about the race for Congress between Democrat,
Mazie Hirono, and Republican, John Willoughby.
If the election were held today, who do you think you would vote for? For Mazie Hirono, press
4. For John Willoughby, press 6. If you haven’t decided yet, press 8. If you’re not expecting to
vote for Governor or if you’re voting for another candidate, press 9.
a. Hirono
b. Willoughby
c. Undecided
d. Not voting/Other

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Q6. Thank you. Just a few more questions. First, do you generally approve or disapprove of
Barack Obama’s job performance as president? Press 4 if you approve strongly, press 5 if you
approve somewhat, press 6 if you disapprove somewhat, or press 7 if you disapprove strongly.
Press 9 if you’re not sure.
a. Approve strongly
b. Approve somewhat
c. Disapprove somewhat
d. Disapprove strongly
z. Not Sure
Q7. In general, how would you describe the direction the country is moving in right now?
If you think the U.S. is moving in a very positive direction, press 4. If you think the U.S. is
moving in a somewhat positive direction, press 5. If you think the U.S. is moving in a somewhat
negative direction, press 6. Or, if you think the U.S. is moving in a very negative direction, press
7. If you’re not sure, press 9.
a. Very positive
b. Somewhat positive
c. Somewhat negative
d. Very negative
z. Not sure
Q8. In general, how would you describe the direction the state is moving in right now?
If you think Hawaii is moving in a very positive direction, press 4. If you think Hawaii is moving
in a somewhat positive direction, press 5. If you think Hawaii is moving in a somewhat negative
direction, press 6. Or, if you think Hawaii is moving in a very negative direction, press 7. If
you’re not sure, press 9.
a. Very positive
b. Somewhat positive
c. Somewhat negative
d. Very negative
z. Not sure

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Q9a/b. Thank you. This year’s ballot will also include a proposed amendment to the State
Constitution to change the way members of the state’s Board of Education are selected.
Currently, Board of Education members are elected by the public. If the amendment passes,
Board of Education members would be selected by the Governor and then confirmed by the State
Senate. People on both sides of this issue make arguments that they hope will sway public
opinion to their point of view.
Supporters of the amendment argue that Hawaii’s education system needs to be reformed
because currently, no one is directly accountable for education in Hawaii. By allowing the
Governor to appoint Board members, the Governor can be held directly accountable for
educational policy. On the other hand, opponents of the amendment argue that an elected board
better represents the opinions of the state’s residents, and that the board should remain directly
accountable to the people of the state.
After hearing these arguments, will you be voting for or against the amendment?
If you plan on voting for the amendment so that the state’s Board of Education will now be
chosen by government leaders, press 4. If you plan on voting against the amendment, so that the
state’s Board of Education will remain an elected body, press 6. If you will be voting on
November 2, but do not plan to vote on this amendment, press 8. If you’re not sure, or will not be
voting at all in November, press 9.
a. For
b. Against
c. Not voting on Amendment
d. Not sure/Not voting
Q10. This past September, there was a Democratic Party primary in the Governor’s race. The
candidates were Mufi Hannemann and Neil Abercrombie. Which candidate did you vote for?
If you voted for Mufi Hannemann, press 4. If you voted for Neil Abercrombie, press 6. If you did
not vote in the September Democratic primary, or if you voted for another candidate, press 8. If
you don’t remember, press 9.
a. Hannemann
b. Abercrombie
c. Didn’t vote/Other

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Demographics
D1. If you are a man, press 1; if you are a woman, press 2
Man
Woman
D2. If you generally identify as Asian, press 4. For White, press 5. For Pacific Islander, press 6.
For African American, press 7. For Hispanic, press 8. If you identify with two or more, press 9.
a. Asian
b. White
c. Pacific Islander
d. African American
e. Hispanic
g. Two or more
D3. Do you generally identify as being of Chinese ancestry, Japanese ancestry, Filipino ancestry,
Korean ancestry, another Asian ancestry, or of mixed Asian ancestry?
For Chinese ancestry, press 2. For Japanese ancestry, press 3. For Filipino ancestry, press 4. For
Korean ancestry, press 5. For another Asian ancestry, press 6. For mixed Asian ancestry, press 7.
If you’re not sure, press 9.
a. Chinese
b. Japanese
c. Filipino
d. Korean
e. Other
f. Mixed
z. Not sure
D4. Which religious category best describes you? If you’re Catholic, press 1. If you’re a
Mormon, press 2. If you’re an evangelical or born-again Christian, press 3. If you belong to
another Christian Denomination, press 4. For Jewish, press 5. For Buddhist, press 6. For any
other religion, press 8. If you don’t identify with any particular religion, press 9. Please make
your selection now.
a. Catholic
c. Mormon
b. Evangelical
d. Other Christian
f. Jewish
e. Buddhist
g. Other
h. None

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D5. If you are a Democrat, press 4; if you are a Republican, press 5; if you are an Independent,
or identify with another party, press 6. If you’re not sure, press 9.
a. Democrat
b. Republican
c. Independent
z. Not sure
D6. Do you consider yourself a member of the Tea Party movement? For yes, press 4. For no,
press 6. If you’re not sure, press 9.
a. Yes
b. No
z. Not sure
D7. If you consider yourself to be liberal or progressive, press 4; a moderate, press 5; or a
conservative, press 6. If you’re not sure, press 9.
a. Liberal/progressive
b. Moderate
c. Conservative
z. Not sure
D8. If you are 18-24 years old, press 4. For 25-34, press 5. For 35-49, press 6. For 50-64, press 7.
For 65 or older, press 8.
18-24
25-34
35-49
50-64
65+
D9. What is the highest level of completion you’ve completed? The choices are that you have a
high school diploma or less; attended some college without graduating, are a college graduate,
that you have some post graduate education, or that you have a post graduate degree. If you have
a high school diploma or less, press 4. If you attended some college, press 5. If you have a
college degree, press 6. If you have some post-graduate education, press 7. If you have a post
graduate degree, press 8.
a. High School or less
b. Some College
c. College Graduate
d. Graduate Plus
e. Post Grad Degree