Tuesday 19 February 2008: 20 of 29 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the preferences expressed in a Presidential Preference Poll held during today's Hawaii Presidential Precinct Caucuses. [NOTE: Presidential Preference polling is scheduled for 7 PM to 7:30 PM local time (0500 to 0530 UTC) at each precinct caucus site]. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at both the Statewide and Congressional District Level.

• 13 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the caucus results in each of Hawaii 2 Congressional Districts.
• CD 1: 6
• CD 2: 7
• 7 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the caucus results statewide.
• 4 at-large National Convention delegates
• 3 Pledged PLEOs

Friday 23 May - Sunday 25 May 2008: Hawai'i Democratic State Convention: The 20 pledged delegates are actually chosen at this gathering. These 20 delegates must vote as pledged per the preferences expressed by participants in the 19 February Presidential Preference Poll.

The remaining 9 National Convention delegates consist of

• 8 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 4 Democratic National Committee members.
• 4 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 2 Representatives).
• 0 Governors.
• 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.
• 1 Unpledged "add-on" (selected by the State Party Committee on 25 May).

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