# Ikaika Hussey

Ikaika Hussey is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 29.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 29
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2f96974d-decf-46e2-8aed-adf60e072e1e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f96974d-decf-46e2-8aed-adf60e072e1e (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 Hussey’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Hawaii, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hussey | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 20.0% | 10.4% | 124 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 40.0% | 39.2% | 384 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.09), from 29 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 363 bills: 363 reached committee, 151 passed one chamber, 83 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 10. 55.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 39 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 197: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO ENSURE THAT CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET BEFORE APPROVING ANY INFRASTRUCTURE, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, FUEL, OR… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR197/
- HCR 192: REQUESTING THE HAWAIʻI CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION TO EXAMINE THE APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING STATE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS TO ALGORITHMIC AND AUTOMATED DECISION… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR192/
- HCR 195: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF AUDITOR'S REPORT NO. 26-08 REGARDING THE… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR195/
- HCR 207: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO ENSURE THAT CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET BEFORE APPROVING ANY INFRASTRUCTURE, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, FUEL, OR… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR207/
- HCR 185: URGING ALL COUNTY PLANNING AND PERMITTING AGENCIES TO DENY ALL PERMIT APPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION, OR USE OF WAREHOUSES BY UNITED… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR185/
- HR 175: URGING ALL COUNTY PLANNING AND PERMITTING AGENCIES TO DENY ALL PERMIT APPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION, OR USE OF WAREHOUSES BY UNITED… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR175/
- HR 179: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE INCOME REPORTING STRUCTURES, INCLUDING THE TREATMENT OF FOREIGN… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR179/
- HCR 198: FINDING THAT "EXCITED DELIRIUM" AND "EXCITED DELIRIUM SYNDROME" ARE NOT MEDICAL DIAGNOSES RECOGNIZED BY ANY LEADING MEDICAL OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR198/
- HCR 140: URGING STATE AGENCIES THAT OWN OR CONTROL LAND IN WEST MAUI TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE AGGRESSIVE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, FUEL REDUCTION, DEFENSIBLE SPACE, AND… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR140/
- HR 181: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL HAWAII GENUINE PROGRESS INDICATOR REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE NO LATER… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR181/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,500 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2025-11-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ikaikahussey/status/1992035958657818953
- 2025-11-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ikaikahussey/status/1991534267978117243
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/ikaikahussey/status/1965938533740457995
- 2025-07-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/ikaikahussey/status/1942289748141150545
- 2025-05-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ikaikahussey/status/1924309480797605960

## Links

- Official site: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=302&year=2025
- Campaign site: https://www.ikaika.house/
- X: https://x.com/ikaikahussey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Rep-Ikaika-Hussey/61572688680899/#
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rephussey/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f96974d-decf-46e2-8aed-adf60e072e1e