# Elijah Pierick

Elijah Pierick is a Republican member of the Hawaii House for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 39
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/313f96df-c94e-45d7-8cc6-19465ad40612

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/313f96df-c94e-45d7-8cc6-19465ad40612 (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

27% of the 563 bills Pierick sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Hawaii House.

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

116 classified statements: 116 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 | Pierick | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 2.9% | 413 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 30.2% | 9.3% | 38 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 1.8% | 298 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.9% | 12.7% | 484 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 24% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Health 22% (State House Republicans 10%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 10% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.05), from 185 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 563 bills: 563 reached committee, 88 passed one chamber, 36 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 2. 26.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 48 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 142: REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS EMERGENCY SHELTERS CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND TO DEVELOP A PLAN… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR142/
- HCR 169: URGING THE STATE AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS THE INEQUITABLE LOCATION OF MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES, CLEAN AND SOBER HOMES,… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR169/
- HCR 151: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO EVALUATE WAYS TO EXPAND REMOTE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HAWAII RESIDENTS AND… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR151/
- HCR 154: REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI TO EXPAND THE HELE-ON SHARED RIDE PROGRAM TO SERVE THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI, INCLUDING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS SUCH… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR154/
- HCR 150: REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS EMERGENCY SHELTERS CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND TO DEVELOP A PLAN… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR150/
- HR 162: ESTABLISHING AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE ON THE KAUHALE INITIATIVE, OHANA ZONES, AND RELATED HOUSING PROJECTS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR162/
- HR 159: URGING THE STATE AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS THE INEQUITABLE LOCATION OF MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES, CLEAN AND SOBER HOMES,… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR159/
- HR 146: REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI TO EXPAND THE HELE-ON SHARED RIDE PROGRAM TO SERVE THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI, INCLUDING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS SUCH… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR146/
- HR 143: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO EVALUATE WAYS TO EXPAND REMOTE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HAWAII RESIDENTS AND… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR143/
- HCR 147: REQUESTING THE COMPTROLLER TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS AND DRAFT PLANS FOR A GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR MEMORIAL ON THE GROUNDS OF THE HAWAII STATE… (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR147/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $43.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 90% 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.

- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPierick/status/2064446147129921665
- 2026-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPierick/status/2057230695593017358
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPierick/status/2056850232873480574
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPierick/status/2052202193328210017
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPierick/status/2051829888622235881
- 2026-05-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPierick/status/2050035536514134338
- 2026-04-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPierick/status/2049722801612001444
- 2026-04-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPierick/status/2047841401518567616
- 2026-04-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPierick/status/2047434973943349431
- 2026-04-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPierick/status/2045369896201244734

## Links

- Official site: https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=283&year=2024
- Campaign site: https://www.repelijahpierick.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepPierick
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elijahforhawaii
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elijah.pierick/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@repelijahpierick
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/representative-elijah-pierick

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/313f96df-c94e-45d7-8cc6-19465ad40612