# Kanani Souza

Kanani Souza is a Republican member of the Hawaii House for district 43.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 43
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/207b309f-9e03-4834-85cb-083725f7a7ab

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/207b309f-9e03-4834-85cb-083725f7a7ab (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

100% of Souza’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Hawaii, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

2 classified statements: 2 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Souza | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 50.0% | 9.3% | 5 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 100% (State House Republicans 12%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.10), from 17 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 777 bills: 777 reached committee, 307 passed one chamber, 170 passed both, 64 became law. Cosponsored 5. 58.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 37 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 101: URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA KOKUA PROGRAM AND DISABILITY SERVICES ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR101/
- HR 102: REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO REVIEW AND REFINE THE OPERATIONAL MISSIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS TO… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR102/
- HCR 110: REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO REVIEW AND REFINE THE OPERATIONAL MISSIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS TO… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR110/
- HR 176: URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY TO EXTEND THE RENEWAL PERIOD FOR SECRETARIAL DESIGNEE HEALTH CARE AUTHORIZATIONS… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR176/
- HCR 109: URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA KOKUA PROGRAM AND DISABILITY SERVICES ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR109/
- HR 200: RE-ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO IMPROVE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT TO EXAMINE THE STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS OF THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR200/
- HR 163: URGING MAUI HEALTH TO COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ESTABLISH A FULL-TIME MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR163/
- HCR 173: URGING MAUI HEALTH SYSTEM TO COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ESTABLISH A FULL-TIME MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR173/
- HCR 186: URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY TO EXTEND THE RENEWAL PERIOD FOR SECRETARIAL DESIGNEE HEALTH CARE AUTHORIZATIONS… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR186/
- HCR 71: REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPACE ECONOMY WORKING GROUP TO STUDY AND DEVELOP A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR ADVANCING HAWAII'S SPACE ECONOMY. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR71/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,000 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2025-06-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repkananisouza/status/1930532301550821717
- 2025-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkananisouza/status/1930759354984358047

## Links

- X: https://x.com/repkananisouza
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kananz
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kananza/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanani-souza-30a66567/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/207b309f-9e03-4834-85cb-083725f7a7ab