# Glenn Wakai

Glenn Wakai is a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2011-01-19
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5ef4a0ba-e9b0-4a62-9ac7-42d88308f3df

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5ef4a0ba-e9b0-4a62-9ac7-42d88308f3df (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

Wakai has served since 2011.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.59 (standard error 0.04), from 229 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (HI 2025–26 session)

5 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Hawaii Senate 99.5%).

Key votes:

- 2026-03-10 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · SB 847 RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB847/

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 248 bills: 248 reached committee, 116 passed one chamber, 65 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 573. 53.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii Senate 49.9%; rank 12 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 94: ENDORSING WAIKIKI AS A WORLD SURFING RESERVE. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR94/
- SR 101: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND LAND MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO DEVELOP A COUNTYWIDE HOUSING PATTERN BOOK TO STREAMLINE PERMIT… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR101/
- SR 92: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING NOT COVERED BY THE FEDERAL FAIR… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR92/
- SR 152: REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A CLIMATE LITERACY SEAL OF EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK IN… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR152/
- SCR 98: URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CALL A CONVENTION FOR PROPOSING AMENDMENTS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION LIMITED TO PROPOSING… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR98/
- SCR 95: 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 one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR95/
- SR 90: 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 one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR90/
- SR 89: ENDORSING WAIKIKI AS A WORLD SURFING RESERVE. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR89/
- SR 91: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE HAWAII ELECTRIC RELIABILITY ADMINISTRATOR. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR91/
- SCR 161: REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A CLIMATE LITERACY SEAL OF EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK IN… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR161/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $60.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=217&year=2024
- Campaign site: https://glennwakai.com/
- X: https://x.com/GlennWakai
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glenn.wakai
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glenn_wakai
- YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@glennwakai7583
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-wakai-7395a11b2

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5ef4a0ba-e9b0-4a62-9ac7-42d88308f3df