# Sharon Moriwaki

Sharon Moriwaki is a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for district 12.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7e04af29-c684-402f-a7b0-bdde0591197c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e04af29-c684-402f-a7b0-bdde0591197c (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

Moriwaki sits at −0.36 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 87% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.36 (standard error 0.05), from 234 donors and 1 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (HI 2025–26 session)

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

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). · SB 847 RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB847/
- 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). · HB 1516 RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB1516/
- 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/
- 2025-04-30 · voted yea · Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). · SB 38 RELATING TO HOUSING. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/SB38/
- 2025-03-04 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · SB 38 RELATING TO HOUSING. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/SB38/

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 463 bills: 463 reached committee, 207 passed one chamber, 122 passed both, 37 became law. Cosponsored 239. 51.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii Senate 49.9%; rank 15 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 75: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO LEAD A COORDINATED INTERDEPARTMENTAL EFFORT TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN THE STATE,… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR75/
- SR 68: REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF NO-BID CONTRACTS ISSUED BY STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES UNDER PROCLAMATIONS DECLARING STATES OF EMERGENCY DURING… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR68/
- SR 150: URGING THE ADOPTION OF SHARED GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE RESTORATION OF WAIKIKI BEACHES. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR150/
- SR 69: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO LEAD A COORDINATED INTERDEPARTMENTAL EFFORT TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN THE STATE,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR69/
- SCR 74: REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF NO-BID CONTRACTS ISSUED BY STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES UNDER PROCLAMATIONS DECLARING STATES OF EMERGENCY DURING… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR74/
- SCR 159: URGING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS TO ADOPT SHARED GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE PLANNING, FINANCING, AND UNDERTAKING OF EFFORTS FOR THE RESTORATION,… (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR159/
- SR 56: URGING THE DIVISION OF BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP A PROGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR PARKING… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR56/
- SCR 58: URGING THE DIVISION OF BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP A PROGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR PARKING… (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR58/
- SB 3324: RELATING TO MEDICAID. (became law, 2026-07-07) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB3324/
- SB 3325: RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS. (became law, 2026-07-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SB3325/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $41.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 91% 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=198&year=2024
- Campaign site: https://senatormoriwaki.com/
- X: https://x.com/sharonymoriwaki?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatormoriwaki
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonymoriwaki/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@sharonmoriwaki4557
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-moriwaki-0b3606173

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e04af29-c684-402f-a7b0-bdde0591197c