# Jarrett Keohokalole

Jarrett Keohokalole is a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for district 24.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii Senate, district 24
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/07ed1559-820e-4ea1-803e-024ce5359a87

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07ed1559-820e-4ea1-803e-024ce5359a87 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Keohokalole sits at −1.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 91% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Keohokalole says (HI 2025–26 session)

1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Keohokalole | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 100.0% | 10.3% | 1 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 42.9% | 1 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 100% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Energy 100% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.03 (standard error 0.04), from 230 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.2% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (HI 2025–26 session)

26 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Hawaii Senate 99.5%).

Key votes:

- 2025-04-08 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · HB 1378 RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/HB1378/
- 2025-03-04 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · SB 1252 RELATING TO DEMENTIA. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/SB1252/

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 319 bills: 319 reached committee, 166 passed one chamber, 79 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 10. 56.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii Senate 49.9%; rank 5 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 95: REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES,… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR95/
- SR 90: REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR90/
- SR 108: REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO REPLACE THE CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER WITH THE SECRETARY OF… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR108/
- SCR 118: URGING THE INSURANCE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO IDENTIFY FEASIBLE OPTIONS AND MECHANISMS TO… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR118/
- SR 75: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN COMPLETING THE… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR75/
- SR 110: NOMINATING JOHN D. WAIHEʻE III FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR110/
- SCR 85: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN COMPLETING THE… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR85/
- SCR 115: REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO REPLACE THE CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER WITH THE SECRETARY OF… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR115/
- SR 109: REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL FROM WITHIN THE OFFICE OF ELECTIONS TO TEMPORARILY SERVE AS THE ACTING CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER IN THE EVENT OF… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR109/
- SR 76: REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE DECENTRALIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT'S HIRING… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR76/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorjarrett/status/2034714295884554723

## Links

- Official site: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=187&year=2023
- X: https://x.com/senatorjarrett
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senator.jarrett/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorjarrett/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX0JkmCFjg9HCekpzA8p2w
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrett-keohokalole-4332041a

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07ed1559-820e-4ea1-803e-024ce5359a87