# Mahina Poepoe

Mahina Poepoe is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House for district 13.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Hawaii House, district 13
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: HI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c6f087db-713b-43c2-b557-7306f62ee15c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c6f087db-713b-43c2-b557-7306f62ee15c (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

100% of Poepoe’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Hawaii, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.08), from 28 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 1,175 bills: 1,175 reached committee, 513 passed one chamber, 249 passed both, 81 became law. Cosponsored 8. 62.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii House 60.2%; rank 29 of 50).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 203: CONGRATULATING THE 2026 FARRINGTON-KAISER-KALANI COMPLEX AREA TEACHER OF THE YEAR, THE 2026 KAPAʻA-KAUAʻI-WAIMEA COMPLEX AREA TEACHER OF THE YEAR, THE 2026… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HR203/
- HCR 201: RECOGNIZING THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES AND THE RISKS THAT TRAFFIC-RELATED AIR POLLUTION POSES TO… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HCR201/
- 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/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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=284&year=2023
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reppoepoe
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reppoepoe/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c6f087db-713b-43c2-b557-7306f62ee15c