Did my Senator support the Ho`okipa Bill?
Question:
Did my State Senator support the Ho`okipa Bill during the 2018 legislative session?
Background:
In the following table, the marks in the Ho`ikipa column have these meanings:
++ introduced the bill and voted aye; + voted aye; +/- voted aye with
reservations; - voted nay. Note that senator names are linked to legislative
web sites with contact information.
Or, view a map of Senate districts, where bluer indicates stronger support for the Ho`okipa bill and redder is the opposite.
| Dist. | Senator | Ho`okipa | Party | Areas Represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaiali‘i Kahele | + | Dem | Hilo |
| 2 | Russell E. Ruderman | + | Dem | Puna, Ka`u |
| 3 | Josh Green | + | Dem | Kona, Ka`u |
| 4 | Lorraine Inouye | + | Dem | Hilo, Hamakua, Kohala, Waimea, Waikoloa, Kona |
| 5 | Gilbert S. C. Keith-Agaran | + | Dem | Wailuku, Waihe’e, Kahului |
| 6 | Rosalyn Baker | + | Dem | South and West Maui |
| 7 | J. Kalani English | + | Dem | Kalawao, Hana, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka`i, Lana`i and Kaho`olawe |
| 8 | Ronald D. Kouchi | + | Dem | Kauai, Ni’ihau |
| 9 | Stanley Chang | ++ | Dem | Honolulu, Hawai`i Kai, `Aina Haina, Wai`alae-Kahala, Diamond Head |
| 10 | Les Ihara, Jr. | + | Dem | Kaimuki, Kapahulu, Palolo, Maunalani Heights, St. Louis Heights, Mo`ili`ili, Ala Wai |
| 11 | Brian Taniguchi | ++ | Dem | Manoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakolea |
| 12 | Brickwood Galuteria | + | Dem | Kaka`ako, Ala Moana, Waikiki, McCully, Mo`ili`ili |
| 13 | Karl Rhoads | ++ | Dem | Liliha, Palama, Iwilei, Kalihi, Nu`uanu, Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Lower Tantalus, Downtown |
| 14 | Donna Mercado Kim | +/- | Dem | Moanalua, `Aiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Halawa Valley |
| 15 | Glenn Wakai | + | Dem | Kalihi, Mapunapuna, Airport, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor |
| 16 | Breene Harimoto | + | Dem | Pearl City, Momilani, Pearlridge, `Aiea, Royal Summit, `Aiea Heights, Newtown, Waimalu, Halawa, Pearl Harbor |
| 17 | Clarence K. Nishihara | + | Dem | Waipahu, Pearl City, Crestview, Manana, Pacific Palisades |
| 18 | Michelle Kidani | + | Dem | Mililani Town, Waipi`o Gentry, Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia |
| 19 | Will Espero | + | Dem | `Ewa Beach, `Ewa by Gentry, Ocean Pointe, `Ewa Villages, Iroquois Point |
| 20 | Mike Gabbard | - | Dem | Makakilo, Kapolei, Kalaeloa, `Ewa, Waipahu |
| 21 | Maile Shimabukuro | + | Dem | Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Ko `Olina, Nanakuli, Ma`ili, Wai`anae, Makaha, Makua |
| 22 | Donovan Dela Cruz | + | Dem | Mililani Mauka, Waipi`o Acres, Wheeler, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village, Poamoho |
| 23 | Gil Riviere | - | Dem | Kunia, Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa, Waialua, Hale`iwa, Kahuku, La`ie, Ka`a`awa, Kane`ohe |
| 24 | Jill N. Tokuda | + | Dem | `Ahuimanu, He`eia, Kane`ohe, Kane`ohe MCAB |
| 25 | Laura Thielen | + | Dem | Kailua, Lanikai, Enchanted Lake, Keolu Hills, Maunawili, Waimanalo, Hawai`i Kai, Portlock |
Answer:
Support for the 2018 Ho`okipa Bill was strong in the Senate, where it was introduced by Senators Rhoads, Chang, and Taniguchi. Twenty-two senators consistently voted for the bill. Senator Mercado Kim had reservations, and Senators Gabbard and Riviere voted against the bill.