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D Hawaii Senate · District 14 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Donna Kim

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Total votes
15,467
all sessions
Attendance
100%
4 missed
Higher than 82% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
2,945
bills & resolutions
Lower than 85% of chamber peers
Committees
3
assignments
2,945 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
2,945
Primary
2,476
Co-sponsor
469
Matching
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Primary SB 635
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Allows the elections commission to refer a complaint to the attorney general or county prosecutor in addition to any administrative determination and without the requirement that the commission believes the respondent has recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally committed a violation. Disqualifies a person convicted of violating elections criminal prosecution laws from holding elective public office for ten years rather than four. Repeals language stipulating that elections criminal prosecution law does not apply to any persons who has paid or agrees to pay fines related to report filing violations and advertisement violations prior to the commencement of the proceedings.

Passed Mar 16, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 576
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO USED MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS.

Requires licensed used motor vehicle part dealers to obtain a written statement by a seller of a catalytic converter that the seller has the lawful right to sell and dispose of the catalytic converter. Requires a seller of a catalytic converter to present a receipt or notarized declaration regarding the catalytic converter. Prohibits a licensed used motor vehicle part dealer from purchasing a catalytic converter with no receipt or notarized declaration and to report the attempted sale to the police. Establishes the offense of theft of catalytic converter as a class C felony. Takes effect 5/6/2137. (SD2)

Passed Mar 15, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 946
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RENT RELIEF.

Establishes a Commercial Rent Relief Grant Program. Requires that the commercial rent relief grants be given priority for moneys received through federal funding. Appropriates an unspecified amount to the emergency and budget reserve fund for the program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Passed Mar 12, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 792
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Increases the minimum and potential maximum fine for violating certain provisions relating to the installation of a noisy muffler. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Passed Mar 12, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 341
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO TARO.

Establishes an exclusion from the state income tax for an unspecified portion of a person's income derived from the business of taro cultivation or production of taro products. Provides that the exclusion shall not apply if the department of agriculture determines that more than 30,000 acres of land is used for locally grown taro. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Passed Mar 11, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 1
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO HOUSING.

Establishes the ALOHA homes program to develop low-cost homes on state-owned and county-owned land in urban redevelopment sites to be sold in leasehold by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation (HHFDC) to qualified residents. Exempts certain land from the definition of public lands. Requires HHFDC to gain legislative approval before disposing of certain lands. Provides for the disposition of lands acquired by HHFDC but no longer needed for the ALOHA homes program. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Passed Mar 11, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 241
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.

Authorizes qualifying patients and qualifying out-of-state patients to transport cannabis between islands of the State for personal medical use. Effective 5/6/2137. (SD1)

Passed Mar 11, 2021 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 1368
Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor
RELATING TO AIRFIELDS.

Creates the Kawaihapai Airfield Revitalization Task Force to keep Kawaihapai Airfield open, provided that necessary issues are addressed. Requires the task force to report to the legislature. Effective 5/6/2137. Sunsets on June 30, 2022. (SD2)

Passed Mar 11, 2021 0 co-sponsors
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