# Kim Coco Iwamoto

Kim Coco Iwamoto is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 25
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/824eca2b-d968-4807-a48b-7b3df400a904

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/824eca2b-d968-4807-a48b-7b3df400a904 (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

53% of the 1,044 bills Iwamoto sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Hawaii House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.50 (standard error 0.06), from 175 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 1,044 bills: 1,044 reached committee, 390 passed one chamber, 183 passed both, 61 became law. Cosponsored 3. 52.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 41 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/
- HR 197: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO ENSURE THAT CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET BEFORE APPROVING ANY INFRASTRUCTURE, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, FUEL, OR… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR197/
- HCR 145: URGING THE INSURANCE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO IDENTIFY FEASIBLE OPTIONS AND MECHANISMS TO… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR145/
- HR 141: URGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT, IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION AT COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION INITIATIVE MEETINGS RELATED TO RED HILL REMEDIATION… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR141/
- HCR 192: REQUESTING THE HAWAIʻI CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION TO EXAMINE THE APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING STATE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS TO ALGORITHMIC AND AUTOMATED DECISION… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR192/
- HCR 195: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF AUDITOR'S REPORT NO. 26-08 REGARDING THE… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR195/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,210 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 87% 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=301&year=2025
- Campaign site: https://www.votekimcoco.com/
- X: https://x.com/votekimcoco
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votekimcoco/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votekimcoco/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@votekimcoco
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@repiwamoto
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimcocoiwamoto

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/824eca2b-d968-4807-a48b-7b3df400a904