# Kirstin Kahaloa

Kirstin Kahaloa is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 6.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 6
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b6d9dda7-d2e1-443e-a19b-ee44ed891cad

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6d9dda7-d2e1-443e-a19b-ee44ed891cad (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

Kahaloa sits at −0.98 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State House Democrats.

## What Kahaloa says (HI 2025–26 session)

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kahaloa | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 481 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 14.4% | 62 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.05), from 88 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 811 bills: 811 reached committee, 381 passed one chamber, 215 passed both, 73 became law. Cosponsored 0. 66.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 22 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 165: REAFFIRMING THE LEGISLATURE'S COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATE AS A MEMBER LEGISLATURE IN THE PACIFIC INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR165/
- 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/
- 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 154: REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI TO EXPAND THE HELE-ON SHARED RIDE PROGRAM TO SERVE THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI, INCLUDING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS SUCH… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR154/
- HR 93: NOMINATING JOHN D. WAIHEʻE III FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR93/
- HR 178: REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AN AGRICULTURAL TOURISM WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE EXISTING LAWS AND ORDINANCES RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL… (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR178/
- HCR 187: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO BEGIN INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS TEACHER RETENTION IN THE STATE. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR187/
- HR 195: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON RECYCLABLE, BIODEGRADABLE, AND COMPOSTABLE LABELING IN THE STATE TO DETERMINE IF THE LABELING IS… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR195/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $32.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kahaloaforkona/status/2088362164688212322
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/kahaloaforkona/status/2086717901852274984
- 2026-02-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/kahaloaforkona/status/2023525125866602949

## Links

- Official site: https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/memberpage.aspx?member=264&year=2024
- Campaign site: https://www.kahaloaforkona.com/
- X: https://x.com/kahaloaforkona
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KahaloaForKona/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirstin_808/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kkahaloa

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6d9dda7-d2e1-443e-a19b-ee44ed891cad