# Carol Fukunaga Carol Fukunaga is a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for district 11. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Hawaii Senate, district 11 - Serving since: 2022-11-08 - Current term: HI 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ca85a087-4a1f-450b-9386-11c13eb8c280 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ca85a087-4a1f-450b-9386-11c13eb8c280 (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 Fukunaga’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Hawaii, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.08), from 53 donors and 1 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (HI 2025–26 session) 20 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Hawaii Senate 99.5%). Key votes: - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). · HB 2344 RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2344/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). · HB 1481 RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB1481/ - 2026-04-14 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · HB 2344 RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/HB2344/ - 2025-03-06 · voted yea · Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). · SB 1396 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/SB1396/ - 2025-03-04 · voted yea · Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). · SB 1220 RELATING TO RENEWABLE GAS TARIFF. · pass · https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2025/SB1220/ ## Legislation (HI 2025–26 session) Sponsored 477 bills: 477 reached committee, 214 passed one chamber, 113 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 199. 52.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Hawaii Senate 49.9%; rank 14 of 24). Recent sponsored bills: - SCR 87: ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO EXAMINE REQUIRING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND PURSUE EXISTING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR87/ - SR 182: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO EVALUATE REGISTRATION, REPORTING, AND TRANSPARENCY MECHANISMS FOR TRUSTS FORMED UNDER CHAPTER… (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR182/ - SCR 76: REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BIOMARKER TESTING. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR76/ - SR 83: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION TO ESTABLISH A COORDINATED DATA ENTRY SYSTEM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR83/ - SCR 120: URGING THE STATE TO CONSIDER THE IMPORTANCE OF RANGELANDS AND PASTORALISTS AND ADOPT POLICIES THAT FURTHER SUSTAIN RANGELAND HEALTH AND PASTORALIST LIVELIHOODS. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR120/ - SR 79: ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO EXAMINE REQUIRING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND PURSUE EXISTING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR79/ - SCR 95: REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES,… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SCR95/ - SR 174: URGING THE COUNTY OF MAUI TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE FIRE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI RELATING TO FIRE HAZARDS, BRUSH CLEARANCE, FUEL BREAKS, ROADSIDE… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR174/ - SR 90: REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR90/ - SR 84: REQUESTING THE HAWAII CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OVERSIGHT COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2026/SR84/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $16.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Campaign site: https://www.carol4u.com/ - X: https://x.com/carolfukunaga?lang=en - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarolFukunagaHawaii/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-fukunaga-0890a818/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ca85a087-4a1f-450b-9386-11c13eb8c280