# Garner Shimizu

Garner Shimizu is a Republican member of the Hawaii House for district 32.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 32
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9019d5ea-bfe8-4cca-9254-7960319a15bc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9019d5ea-bfe8-4cca-9254-7960319a15bc (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

44% of the 519 bills Shimizu sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Hawaii House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.07), from 147 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 519 bills: 519 reached committee, 174 passed one chamber, 64 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 5. 43.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 45 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/
- HCR 169: URGING THE STATE AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS THE INEQUITABLE LOCATION OF MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES, CLEAN AND SOBER HOMES,… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR169/
- 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 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/
- HCR 168: REQUEST THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A TEMPORARY WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE CURRENT CAPACITY OF UTILITY SERVICES, THE EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR168/
- 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/
- 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 148: SUPPORTING HAWAII'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND GREATLY APPRECIATING THE SACRIFICES MADE TO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR148/
- 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 151: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO EVALUATE WAYS TO EXPAND REMOTE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HAWAII RESIDENTS AND… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR151/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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=306&year=2025
- Campaign site: https://www.voteshimizu.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voteshimizu/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garner-shimizu-7557025b

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9019d5ea-bfe8-4cca-9254-7960319a15bc