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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.

Experience

• 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.

2026 Committee Member of

2026 Allowance Report

Expenditure Report

Measures Introduced in 2026

Measure and Title
SB39 RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
SB40 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.
SB46 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB60 RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
SB61 RELATING TO LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS.
SB89 RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
SB94 RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS.
SB95 RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.
SB99 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
SB103 SD1 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 SD1 RELATING TO HAWAIIAN CULTURE.
SB225 RELATED TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
SB252 SD2 HD2 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 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
SB299 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO LOAN REPAYMENT FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
SB308 SD2 RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB311 SD1 HD1 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
SB322 SD1 RELATING TO MEDICAID.
SB327 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO INTERNSHIPS.
SB340 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
SB349 RELATING TO CAPITAL GAINS.
SB359 RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
SB360 RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
SB361 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COURT.
SB362 RELATING TO DIGITAL CURRENCY.
SB363 SD1 RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB364 RELATING TO STATE BOATING FACILITIES.
SB365 RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
SB366 RELATING TO STREAM MAINTENANCE.
SB367 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB371 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES.
SB384 SD1 RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION.
SB410 RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY EMPLOYMENT.
SB426 SD1 RELATING TO AN EARLY LEARNING APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM.
SB438 SD2 HD3 RELATING TO WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
SB439 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO FEES.
SB440 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB444 RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.
SB460 RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE.
SB476 RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
SB483 RELATING TO A RATE STUDY FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
SB513 SD1 RELATING TO WATER.
SB524 RELATING TO LAND.
SB525 RELATING TO MANDATORY PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE AND CONSENT IN CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE CREMATION SERVICES.
SB530 SD1 RELATING TO BRAILLE LITERACY.
SB536 RELATING TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS LABORATORY.
SB558 SD2 HD2 RELATING TO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS.
SB578 RELATING TO HISTORIC PROPERTY.
SB581 SD1 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB586 SD1 RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
SB590 RELATING TO THE STATE PARKS SPECIAL FUND.
SB591 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB592 RELATING TO TAXATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.
SB593 SD1 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DOG BREEDERS.
SB594 RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST SENIORS.
SB595 RELATING TO POWERS OF ATTORNEY.
SB596 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB600 RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB603 SD1 RELATING TO VETERANS.
SB606 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.
SB609 SD1 RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES.
SB639 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.
SB640 RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SB644 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.
SB647 RELATING TO ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
SB653 RELATING TO NUISANCE ABATEMENT.
SB657 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT.
SB664 RELATING TO WATER QUALITY.
SB704 RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
SB709 SD1 RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
SB715 RELATING TO MEDICAID.
SB716 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO HAWAII EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
SB717 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
SB740 RELATING TO SPECIAL PERMITS.
SB743 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB749 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB801 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO MANAGING AGENTS.
SB802 SD2 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB803 SD1 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB805 SD1 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM INSURANCE.
SB831 RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
SB835 RELATING TO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION.
SB837 RELATING TO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
SB846 RELATING TO EMERGENCY POWERS.
SB848 SD1 RELATING TO DESALINATION.
SB858 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
SB877 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
SB878 RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.
SB879 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB880 RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING.
SB881 RELATING TO FOOD SECURITY.
SB942 SD1 HD1 RELATING TO RENTAL APPLICATIONS.
SB943 RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB953 RELATING TO HOSPITALS.
SB954 RELATING TO A RATE STUDY FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
SB972 RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB976 SD1 RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
SB993 RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXPLORATION.
SB1002 SD2 HD2 RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SB1019 RELATING TO THE OCEAN RECREATION SPECIAL FUND.
SB1032 SD2 HD1 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
SB1100 SD2 HD2 RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
SB1137 SD1 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB1138 RELATING TO INSURER PRIOR AUTHORIZATION.
SB1145 RELATING TO BICYCLES.
SB1147 RELATING TO NOISE POLLUTION.
SB1148 RELATING TO DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES.
SB1175 SD1 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
SB1205 SD1 RELATING TO STATE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
SB1206 RELATING TO IMPACT FEES.
SB1214 RELATING TO VACANT HOMES.
SB1215 RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
SB1217 SD1 RELATING TO POSITIONS AT THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
SB1218 RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
SB1254 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS.
SB1492 RELATING TO MOBILITY MANAGEMENT.
SB1493 SD1 RELATING TO SERVICE ANIMALS.
SB1495 SD1 RELATING TO HEARING AIDS.
SB1527 RELATING TO CANNABIS.
SB1528 SD1 RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAXES.
SB1529 RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.
SB1530 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
SB1575 SD1 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB1624 SD1 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
SB1625 RELATING TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS.
SB1626 RELATING TO LOAN REPAYMENT FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
SB1627 RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.
SB1628 RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
SB1648 SD1 RELATING TO POWER OUTAGES.

Hawai'i State Legislature

Senator Sharon Y. Moriwaki (D)

For current information, please visit our website at senatormoriwaki.com.