What you need to know about the Hawaii Republican caucus and Trump's nomination status

As the race for the Republican presidential nomination nears its conclusion, Hawaii finds itself at the center of attention with its upcoming GOP caucuses. With former President Donald Trump now standing as the sole major candidate, Republicans prepare to cast their votes.

The caucuses, scheduled for Tuesday, will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. local time, which is midnight to 2 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.

The ballot will feature Trump and Florida businessman David Stuckenberg and former candidates Nikki Haley, Ryan Binkley, Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy. Furthermore, write-in votes are permitted for any candidate who has filed with the Federal Election Commission.

With 1,078 delegates already pledged to Trump, he is within arm's reach of clinching the Republican Party's 2024 nomination. The GOP frontrunner needs only 137 more delegates before hitting the magic number of 1,215 to secure the party's threshold and move on to the general election match-up against President Biden.

Hawaii has 19 Republican delegates at stake in the caucuses, according to the Associated Press. These delegates fall into four subgroups, each awarded to candidates separately but using the same method. The ten at-large delegates are awarded to candidates in proportion to the statewide vote.

Jeremy Yurow is a politics reporting fellow based in Hawaii for the USA TODAY Network. You can reach him at JYurow@gannett.com or on X @JeremyYurow

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