I just spoke with Sean Mochizuki, 24, who joined a thousand other people in voting at Waiau Elementary School in Pearl City.

Mochizuki arrived at the site at around 6:15 p.m. and finished voting by 7:30 p.m. He said the site was "well-run" and volunteers moved people in and out quickly.

He also said that coordinators had told him the turn-out was four or five times what they had expected.

Mochizuki, who voted for Barack Obama, said he "felt really excited to be a part of the process."

"He's the first candidate who seems to be reaching out to individuals who are 18 to 29 and that's really refreshing," he said. "To actually be spoken to instead of hoping we don't come out to vote, or banking on our apathy."

"For the first time, there's a candidate that represents the issues of my generation."

I caught up with US Sen. Daniel Inouye, who was standing in line with his fiance, Irene Hirano, the president and chief executive officer of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.

Even though they had arrived at Thomas Jefferson Elementary around 6 p.m. (registration here opened at 6:30 p.m.), they were still waiting to vote at around 7:30 p.m.

"It's historic," Inouye said.

"I stood in line for an hour an a half now," he said.

Inouye is supporting Hillary Clinton.

He added that he had never before seen this large a turn-out for a caucus in Hawaii.

"All I know is, whatever the outcome, it's democracy at work, and it makes me feel good."

The line for the caucus at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Waikiki snakes out of the cafeteria, where the voting is being conducted, out to the parking lot, and around several school buildings.

Standing near the end of the line was Noura Khoury, 24, of Waikiki, who was voting in a caucus for the first time.

"It's astounding," said "I'm stunned. I'm really impressed that people care."

Khoury is voting for Barack Obama because, she said, he is "refreshing."

"Inexperience is kind of a factor, but at the same time, it can be an asset," she said.

Sarah Arneson, 60, of Waikiki, was standing with her sister a little further down the line. A former resident of California, where she had participated in caucuses, Arneson said she was surprised at the turn-out.

"I've never seen anything like this before. Ever," she said. "I just hope they let us in."

"I think Obama is going to win, but I'm voting for Hillary," she said. "I just feel like she's the one."

The fans inside the cafeteria were not enough to cool down the hundreds of people crowded inside. Obama and Clinton campaign signs decorated the walls. Volunteers passed out name tags and ballots.

Organizers have just announced that they have run out of name tags and people will have to sign pieces of paper instead.

Courtesy of Katharine Q. Seelye at the NYT... those concerned about the superdelegates and how they will vote might be interested in this site that identifies all the superdelegates and their commitments, if they are committed to a certain candidate at this time.

The Superdelegate Transparency Project is compiling the district-by-district results of the popular vote and the pledged delegates, then tracking these results against who the superdelegates are supporting and how they ultimately vote.

The aim of this project, the site says, "is to open up the Democratic nomination process, and to gauge what effect the superdelegates have on the nomination. Rather than hypotheticals at the end of this nomination process, we seek to make hard data available to all interested parties, including citizens, activists, journalists, bloggers, campaign staffers and people around the world who are following this U.S. election. This is the only project currently tracking this data at the district level."

Keep tabs on Hawaii's presidential caucus and our nine superdelegates here.

Arguably, voters in Wisconsin -- where it is a whopping 3 degrees right now -- face more obstacles than we do when it comes to getting to their caucus sites today.

Wisconsin and Hawaii are the two states holding contests today to see who will be the Democratic presidential nominee.

Indeed the biggest frustration in Hawaii may be the lines at the caucus sites this evening: party officials believe the caucus turnout might exceed 12,000. That's pretty monumental, as turnout has never before exceeded 5,000.

At least we can get away with wearing t-shirts and slippahs -- not parkas.

Welcome to Caucus Night. I'll be blogging live from caucus sites on Oahu (locations TBD) starting this afternoon. I'll be trying to paint a picture of who's there, how the poll is going, and just exactly what the heck is going on.

For starters, here's a basic look at what's happening: The Hawaii Democratic Party will hold a presidential preference poll at caucus sites throughout the state this evening. Of the 29 delegates that the party will send to the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August, 20 are up for grabs tonight. The candidates must get 15 percent of the vote to be eligible for delegates, which will be awarded proportionally based on the results.

Want to participate but don't know how? You have to be both a registered voter and a member of the Hawaii Democratic Party to participate, but you can register and sign up for the party at your precinct's caucus site. For early registration (recommended), visit the Office of Elections online.

Yes, you have to physically show up to the site (no absentee voting is allowed). Find your caucus site here.

Check out recent election news on the Advertiser's special web site on the caucuses or visit the Hawaii Democratic Party online (the Democrats' site was having problems this morning so hopefully it's back up now).

If you're participating in the caucuses this evening, or if you see something exciting happening, be sure to let me know.

Hope to see you out there.