Hundreds of people came to Mililani-Waena Elementary School, forming a line that snaked around several buildings on campus. By 6:15 p.m., people were having a hard time finding the end.

One of the people near the start of the line was Malia Baloyot, a 21-year-old student, who said she just made up her mind yesterday.

"I was originally going to register as a Republican so I could vote for Ron Paul, surprisingly," Baloyot said. "But I've been doing research right up until today and I just decided that the better decision would be Sen. Obama."

Baloyot said this election hits home because her fiancée is serving in Iraq.

She said what Obama stands for "works both idealistically and realistically." "He wants change, but he's going about it the smart way," she said.

Francis Canete, 56-year-old retired car salesman, said he was voting for Obama "to support the local boy."

Canete, who became a card-carrying Democrat in 2006 and was wearing an "Obama '08" button that he got from volunteers outside the polling site, said he also likes Obama's platform on healthcare and believes he would bring positive change.

Errol Hahn, 54-year-old employee with the state Department of Education, said he was voting for Clinton.

"I want to see a woman president in my lifetime," said Hahn, who said he's been a card-carrying Democrat for years. "I want to tell my daughter that she can become president of the United States and it is not a male-dominated occupation."

Hahn also said he likes Clinton's platform on issues including education and healthcare.

Hahn had been waiting in line for nearly an hour but said he didn't mind.

"It's wonderful to see everybody out expressing their opinion," he said.

Charlotte Tokunaga, a 68-year-old retired teacher and card-carrying Democrat, said she was voting for Clinton.

"I think we've given the men of the United States enough chances, and we need a woman to be president of the United States," Tokunaga said, adding that she likes Clinton's platform on education and healthcare and her experience.

"I like everything she stands for," she said. "I think she's a really straightforward person."