# Jeanné Kapela

Jeanné Kapela is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 5
- Serving since: 2020-11-03
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/47a7e8c6-361d-4854-9253-e311b58d9e1c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/47a7e8c6-361d-4854-9253-e311b58d9e1c (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

Kapela has served since 2020.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.07), from 47 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 607 bills: 607 reached committee, 288 passed one chamber, 144 passed both, 51 became law. Cosponsored 4. 63.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 25 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 106: ENDORSING WAIKIKI AS A WORLD SURFING RESERVE. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR106/
- HCR 101: NOMINATING JOHN D. WAIHEʻE III FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR101/
- HR 145: URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROVIDE TAXPAYER RELIEF FOR TARIFF-RELATED COST-OF-LIVING IMPACTS ON HAWAII HOUSEHOLDS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR145/
- HCR 206: 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 both chambers, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR206/
- HR 152: REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS DATA AND MAPPING TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE SURVEY OF ENTITIES ENGAGED IN ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOP A… (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR152/
- HCR 156: REQUESTING THE HAWAIʻI HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION'S EAST HAWAIʻI REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHING A RURAL HEALTH… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR156/
- 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/
- HR 93: NOMINATING JOHN D. WAIHEʻE III FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR93/
- HR 151: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A SWIMMER CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR151/
- HR 153: REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ARTS-BASED SOCIAL PRESCRIBING WITHIN PUBLIC INSURANCE, PRIVATE… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR153/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Campaign site: https://www.jeannekapela.com/
- X: https://x.com/jeannekapela
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votejeanne
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeannekapela/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkapela/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWm5QjH6hgSlFJZrs-a7Ahw

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/47a7e8c6-361d-4854-9253-e311b58d9e1c