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Senate District 14
Kapālama, ‘Ālewa, Kalihi, Kalihi Valley, Ft. Shafter, Moanalua Gardens & Valley, Red Hill

Room: 218
Phone: 808-587-7200
Fax: 808-587-7205
senkim@capitol.hawaii.gov

Senator Kim represents Hawai‘i's 14th Senatorial District and has served in the Hawai‘i State Senate since 2000. Senator Kim served on the Honolulu City Council from 1984 to 2000 and represented Moanalua, Aiea, and Kalihi communities as a State Representative from 1982 to 1984.

Senator Kim is a graduate of Farrington High School, attended the University of Hawai‘i, and received a B.A. from Washington State University.

Experience

Previous Leadership Assignments
• President, Hawai‘i State Senate (2013-2015)
• Vice President, Hawai‘i State Senate (2003-2008, 2011-2013)
• Chair, Committee on Tourism (2003-2006, 2011-2013)
• Chair, Special Committee on Accountability (2011-2013)
• Chair, Committee on Ways and Means (2009-2010)
• Chair, Committee on Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs (2001-2002)

Membership
• National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) - 2020‑2021 Board Chair, At-Large Position, Southwest Regional State Director, State Director
• Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Legislative Advisory Committee
• National Conference of State Legislators Education Committee
• National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials
• National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
• Board of Hispanic Caucus Chair
• Women In Government - Hawaii State Director

Community Activity
• Member, Kalihi Business Association
• Member, Filipino Chamber of Commerce
• Honorary Member, Hawai‘i Korean Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Moanalua Lions Club
• Board of Trustees, Palama Settlement
• Member, Hawai‘i Korean Millenium Commission
• Member, Special Committee on Studying Effects of Economy on Judiciary

Awards and Recognition

• Partner in Education Award, Achieve3000 (2018)
• Light of the Orient Award, Korean American Foundation of Hawaii (2015)
• Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association Legislator of the Year (2014)
• Legislator of the Year for the Friends of the Library of Hawaii (2012)
• Distinguished Honoree by Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation (2012)
• Outstanding City and County Administrator, American Society for Public Administration (1997)
• Outstanding Alumni Award, Farrington High School (1997)
• Hawai‘i Jaycee's Three Outstanding Young Persons (1988)

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Measure and Title
SB60 RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
SB98 RELATING TO LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
SB103 SD1 RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES.
SB134 RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB135 RELATING TO THE LABELING OF MACADAMIA NUTS.
SB189 SD1 RELATING TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING.
SB193 RELATING TO CRIME.
SB196 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB312 HD1 RELATING TO AUDIBLE VEHICLE REVERSE WARNING SYSTEMS.
SB315 RELATING TO FERAL PIGS.
SB327 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO INTERNSHIPS.
SB328 SD1 HD2 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB329 HD1 RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.
SB380 RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
SB382 HD1 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
SB421 SD1 RELATING TO LITERACY.
SB422 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB436 SD1 RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL.
SB440 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB441 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
SB443 SD1 HD2 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
SB444 RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.
SB476 RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
SB494 SD2 RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
SB497 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB508 RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE.
SB516 RELATING TO LAND USE.
SB555 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
SB568 RELATING TO FERAL ANIMALS.
SB582 SD1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
SB605 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB641 SD1 RELATING TO ALCOHOL.
SB652 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.
SB653 RELATING TO NUISANCE ABATEMENT.
SB708 RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS.
SB740 RELATING TO SPECIAL PERMITS.
SB762 SD1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL CRIMES.
SB772 RELATING TO MEDIA LITERACY.
SB856 RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
SB857 RELATING TO CARE HOMES.

Senator Donna Mercado Kim (D)

April 2025 Kalihi–Palama Neighborhood Board Community Report

April 2025 Liliha–Puunui–‘Ālewa Neighborhood Board Community Report

April 2025 Moanalua Valley Community Association Community Report

April 2025 Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board Community Report

April 2025 Moanalua Gardens Community Association Community Report

March 2025 Kalihi–Palama Neighborhood Board Community Report

March 2025 Moanalua Valley Community Association Community Report

March 2025 Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board Community Report

March 2025 Liliha–Puunui–‘Ālewa Neighborhood Board Community Report

March 2025 Moanalua Gardens Community Association Community Report

February 2025 Kalihi–Palama Neighborhood Board Community Report

February 2025 Moanalua Valley Community Association Community Report

February 2025 Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board Community Report

February 2025 Liliha–Puunui–‘Ālewa Neighborhood Board Community Report

February 2025 Moanalua Gardens Community Association Community Report

January 2025 Kalihi–Palama Neighborhood Board Community Report

January 2025 Liliha–Puunui–‘Ālewa Neighborhood Board Community Report

January 2025 Moanalua Valley Community Association Community Report

January 2025 Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board Community Report

January 2025 Moanalua Gardens Community Association Community Report

December 2024 Moanalua Gardens Community Association Community Report

December 2024 Moanalua Valley Community Association Community Report

December 2024 Liliha–Puunui–‘Ālewa Neighborhood Board Community Report

December 2024 Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board Community Report

December 2024 Kalihi–Palama Neighborhood Board Community Report

November 2023 Moanalua Gardens Community Association Community Report

November 2023 Moanalua Valley Community Association Community Report

November 2023 Liliha Puunui ‘Ālewa Neighborhood Board Community Report

November 2023 Kalihi–Palama Neighborhood Board Community Report

November 2023 Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board Community Report

October 2023 Liliha Puunui ‘Ālewa Neighborhood Board Community Report

October 2023 Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board Community Report

October 2023 Kalihi–Palama Neighborhood Board Community Report

October 2023 Moanalua Valley Community Association Community Report

September 2023 Community Report

August 2023 Community Report

July 2023 Community Report

June 2023 Community Report

May 2023 Community Report

April 2023 Community Report

March 2023 Community Report

Kalihi Town Hall on Wed., March 1, 2023 at 5:30pm

February 2023 Community Report

January 2023 Community Report

November 2022 Community Report

October 2022 Community Report

September 2022 Community Report