# Lisa Kitagawa

Lisa Kitagawa is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 48.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 48
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1d8bd1da-7126-4248-8a1e-dce56626b746

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d8bd1da-7126-4248-8a1e-dce56626b746 (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

73% of the 375 bills Kitagawa sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Hawaii House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.05), from 96 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 375 bills: 375 reached committee, 192 passed one chamber, 118 passed both, 53 became law. Cosponsored 0. 72.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 4 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 24: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON HAWAII'S FOOD MANUFACTURING STRENGTHS AND STRATEGIC MARKETS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR24/
- HCR 23: REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND ORTHOTIC DEVICES. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR23/
- HR 23: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON HAWAII'S FOOD MANUFACTURING STRENGTHS AND STRATEGIC MARKETS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR23/
- HCR 22: URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PASS H.R. 2687, ALSO KNOWN AS THE END KIDNEY DEATHS ACT. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR22/
- HR 22: URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PASS H.R. 2687, ALSO KNOWN AS THE END KIDNEY DEATHS ACT. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR22/
- HB 2372: RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2372/
- HB 2168: RELATING TO THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2168/
- HB 2591: RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2591/
- HB 2388: RELATING TO PUBLIC NOTICE. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2388/
- HB 2547: RELATING TO CORPORATE BONDS. (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2547/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $41.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=76&year=2019,https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=76&year=2023
- Campaign site: https://www.lisakitagawa.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/representative-lisa-kitagawa-110741641505108
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkitagawa
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitagawa-9220b1191

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d8bd1da-7126-4248-8a1e-dce56626b746