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Photo of Sharon Y. Moriwaki

Senate District 12
Waikīkī, Ala Moana, Kaka‘ako, McCully
Room: 215
Phone: 808-586-6740
Fax: 808-586-6829
senmoriwaki@capitol.hawaii.gov

Senator Sharon Moriwaki was elected in 2018 to represent Waikīkī, Ala Moana, Kaka‘ako, McCully, Mō‘ili‘ili, and part of Makiki in the State Senate.

Born and raised in the Sheridan area and on St. Louis Heights, Sharon was student body secretary at Kaimuki High, a major figure in the 1979 Statewide Women's Conference, chaired the 90th anniversary celebration of Okinawan arrival in Hawai‘i, and coordinated Hawai‘i's Dukakis for President Campaign (Dukakis won the state). Throughout her career, Sharon has held people accountable and worked collaboratively with diverse groups—to get things done!

After she returned from California with a University of Southern California doctorate and a Loyola (L.A.) law degree and was working in a private Honolulu law firm, Governor Waihe‘e chose Sharon to be part of his first cabinet as Labor Department Deputy Director. Four years later, Waihe‘e appointed Sharon as his Director of Human Resources, where she instituted major personnel system reforms. Sharon's subsequent leadership included serving as Hawaii Court System Administrative Director and as UH Assistant Vice President.

Sharon's passionate advocacy for community included caring for the Makiki Stream and ahupua‘a, preserving Kaka‘ako's makai shoreline, and bringing people together to develop and implement Hawai‘i's clean energy goals and projects. She co-hosts ThinkTech Hawai‘i's television show, "Hawai‘i: The State of Clean Energy," is vice-president of the Hawai‘i Technology Institute, which primarily helps disadvantaged native Hawaiians, and volunteers with her church's program aiding houseless families. Sharon helped organize and run the Good Neighbor Store, a Democratic Party program helping over 1000 underprivileged and abused children.

Sharon moved to Kaka‘ako ten years ago, becoming founding president of Kaka‘ako United, fighting for a better life in our Senate district. She is also vice president of the One Waterfront Towers condominium board.
•  University of Hawai‘i: Co-chair, Hawai‘i Energy Policy Forum; Associate Director, Social Science Public Policy Center; UH Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs; Assistant Director & Associate Researcher, Hawai’i Gerontology Center.
•  Judiciary: Administrative Director of the Courts, chief of staff to the Chief Justice, responsible for administering the Hawai‘i State Judiciary Branch.
•  Governor Waihe‘e's 2nd Cabinet: Director, Department of Human Resources Development; Chair of the Conference of Personnel Directors; and Chair of the State Deferred Compensation Board.
•  Governor Waihe‘e's 1st Cabinet: Deputy Director, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.
•  State Government: Administrator, Labor Department's Older & Non-English Speaking Service.
•  Law: Associate, Cades Schutte LLP.

Education
•  Kaimuki High School
•  University of Southern California, BA, MA, PhD
•  Loyola Law School, JD

Service/Awards
•  President, Kaka‘ako United, citizens working for quality development in Kaka‘ako.
•  Organizer/co-host “Hawai‘i: The State of Clean Energy” ThinkTech Hawai‘i television show
•  Vice-president, Hawai‘i Technology Institute, helping disadvantaged Native Hawaiians, others
•  Vice-president, One Waterfront Towers Condominium Board
•  Volunteer, Family Promise, Church of the Crossroads helping houseless families
•  Makiki Stream Stewards, organized stream clean up and revival with students from Washington Middle, McKinley High and Ka‘ahumanu Elementary, receiving City's Good Neighborhood Award for "environmental team leadership"
•  Facilitator, Hawai‘i State Senate Working Group on Family Court Legal Interventions, helping children in high conflict divorces, earning Children's Rights Council Award
•  Organizer and co-chair, Good Neighbor Store, Democratic Party program helping over 1000 underprivileged and abused children.
•  "Unsung Hero" Award, Hawai‘i's Thousand Friends
•  UH Robert Clopton Award for Outstanding Community Service
•  National Education Association Ellison Onizuka Memorial Award for work that significantly impacts education for Asians and Pacific Islanders.
•  Hawai‘i State Public Administration Award from the American Society for Public Administration for "innovative management of the Department of Personnel Services”
•  Eugene Rooney Leadership Award from the National Association of State Personnel Executives for "her dynamism and outstanding leadership in human resources development"

For current information, please visit our website at senatormoriwaki.com.
2025 Committee Member of
 Measures Introduced in 2025
Measure and Title
SB39
RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
SB40
RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.
SB46
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB60
RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
SB61
RELATING TO LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS.
SB65
RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB89
RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
SB94
RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS.
SB95
RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.
SB97
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
SB99
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
SB102
RELATING TO RESTAURANTS.
SB103
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES.
SB120
RELATING TO BUILDING CODES.
SB130
RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE.
SB134
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB167
RELATING TO PERMITS.
SB172
RELATING TO LIQUOR.
SB174
RELATING TO FIREARMS AMMUNITION.
SB199
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN CULTURE.
SB222
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
SB223
RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
SB225
RELATED TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
SB252
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB294
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
SB296
RELATING TO MINORS.
SB297
PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.
SB298
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
SB299
RELATING TO LOAN REPAYMENT FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
SB308
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB311
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
SB322
RELATING TO MEDICAID.
SB326
RELATING TO REVOLVING FUNDS.
SB327
RELATING TO INTERNSHIPS.
SB330
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION.
SB340
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
SB349
RELATING TO CAPITAL GAINS.
SB359
RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
SB360
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
SB361
RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COURT.
SB362
RELATING TO DIGITAL CURRENCY.
SB363
RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB364
RELATING TO STATE BOATING FACILITIES.
SB365
RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
SB366
RELATING TO STREAM MAINTENANCE.
SB367
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB371
RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES.
SB384
RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION.
SB385
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB410
RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY EMPLOYMENT.
SB426
RELATING TO AN EARLY LEARNING APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM.
SB438
RELATING TO WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
SB439
RELATING TO FEES.
SB440
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB444
RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.
SB460
RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE.