# Darius Kila

Darius Kila is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 44.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 44
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/76c9a0ff-a9f0-47ac-bf3d-9f8ee134c411

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76c9a0ff-a9f0-47ac-bf3d-9f8ee134c411 (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

Kila sits at −0.87 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 82% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.87 (standard error 0.05), from 123 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 1,181 bills: 1,181 reached committee, 547 passed one chamber, 283 passed both, 102 became law. Cosponsored 34. 65.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 23 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 213: RECOGNIZING HAWAIIAN COUNCIL FOR 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, IMPACTFUL LEADERSHIP, AND STEADFAST ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR213/
- 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 115: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS AND STATEWIDE OFFICE ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING SOLUTIONS TO DEVELOP A COORDINATED SUPPORT AND STABILIZATION… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR115/
- 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 128: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO COORDINATE CAPITAL… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR128/
- HCR 200: URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO REASSESS PRIOR DETERMINATIONS AND CLOSURE DECISIONS UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE,… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR200/
- HR 149: URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO FINALIZE, PRIORITIZE, AND MATERIALIZE THE MAKAKILO DRIVE EXTENSION PROJECT. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR149/
- HCR 118: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO STRENGTHEN MENSTRUAL HEALTH EDUCATION INITIATIVES AND TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE MENSTRUAL CYCLE CURRICULUM. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR118/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $106.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=266&year=2024
- Campaign site: https://www.dariuskila.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dariuskila44/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darius.kila/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76c9a0ff-a9f0-47ac-bf3d-9f8ee134c411