D Hawaii Senate · District 17 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz

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Total votes

15,724

all sessions

Attendance

99%

46 missed

Higher than 82% of chamber peers

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99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 89% of chamber peers

Sponsored bills

Total

2,094

Primary

1,710

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Primary SB 295

Signed into law · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO THE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

Establishes within the Office of Wellness and Resilience the Malama Ohana Working Group to seek, design, and recommend transformative changes to the State's existing child welfare system. Allows the Office to contract with an administrative facilitator to provide necessary support for the working group. Requires the Malama Ohana Working Group to report to the Legislature. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor SB 1267

Signed into law · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

Expands the jurisdiction for where petitions for domestic abuse protective orders and temporary restraining orders may be filed. (HD1)

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SB 406

Signed into law · Hawaii Senate · Co-sponsor

RELATING TO CHILD VISITATION.

Allows the court to award reasonable visitation rights to a petitioning grandparent of a minor child when the child's parent is unable to exercise parental visitation due to death or incarceration and denial of reasonable grandparent visitation rights would cause significant harm to the child. Requires the court to follow best interest of the child procedures, considerations, and standards when granting grandparent visitation rights. Specifies that any person who violates the terms and conditions of a court order granting reasonable grandparent visitation rights are subject to sanctions. (HD2)

Signed into law Jun 14, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Primary SB 821

Signed into law · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

Establishes the Illegal Fireworks Task Force within the Department of Law Enforcement to stop the importation of illegal fireworks and explosives into the State, promote compliance with the fireworks control laws, and ensure the safety and security of facilities and institutions in the State against the discharge of illegal fireworks and explosives. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2025. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 7, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SCR 107

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU'S CRISIS OUTREACH RESPONSE AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE REGULAR CARE AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CENTRAL OAHU, NORTH SHORE, LEEWARD, AND WINDWARD REGIONS OF OAHU ON A REGULAR ROTATING SCHEDULE.

Passed May 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SR 93

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

URGING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO RE-INTRODUCE AND SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS PRESERVATION ACT, H.R. RES. 9614, 117TH CONG. (2ND SESS. 2022), TO LOWER THE REQUIRED MINIMUM BLOOD QUANTUM FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS SUCCESSOR LESSEE BENEFICIARIES FROM ONE-QUARTER NATIVE HAWAIIAN BLOOD TO ONE THIRTY-SECOND.

Passed May 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SR 127

Passed · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

URGING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STADIUM AUTHORITY TO PROCURE A DEVELOPER TO DESIGN, BUILD, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THE NEW ALOHA STADIUM FACILITY.