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Senate District 13
Dowsett Highlands, Pu‘unui, Nu‘uanu, Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Punchbowl, Pālama, Liliha, Iwilei, Chinatown, and Downtown

Room: 228
Phone: 808-586-6130
Fax: 808-586-6131
senrhoads@capitol.hawaii.gov

Senator Karl Rhoads currently serves as Chair of the Committee on Judiciary and member of the Committees on Agriculture and Environment and Housing.

Professional

• State Representative, (2006-2016)
• Legislative Aide, Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, (6 years)
• Small business owner, solo law practice, (4 years)
• Law practice, Perkin & Hosoda, (2 years)
• Legislative Assistant, U.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel, (3 years)
• Legislative Aide, U.S. Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, (2 years)
• Intern, U.S. Senator John F. Kerry

Community Activities

• Downtown Neighborhood Board, (9 years)
• Chinatown Citizens Patrol, (14 years)
• Pacific Gateway Center Board of Directors, (11 years)
• Honolulu Tower Board of Directors, (6 years)

Education

• J.D., George Washington University (with Honors), 1996
• Summer clerk, Judge Corinne K.A. Watanabe (Intermediate Court of Appeals), 1995
• M.A., University of London, Soviet & Eastern European Area Studies, 1987
• B.A., Andrews University (History major, Chemistry minor), 1986
• Indiana Academy (high school), Cicero, IN 1981

Awards and Recognition

• 2013 recipient of the Patsy T. Mink Award
• 2016 Certificate of appreciation, US Department of Defense
• 2013 Humane State Legislator Award, Humane Society of the United States
• 2012 recipient of the Chinatown Heroes Award
• AARP Certificate of Appreciation, for helping to pass the CARE Act
• City and County of Honolulu, Environmental Hero Award of Recognition
• Named Freshman Legislator of the Year for 2007 by the University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly
• Japanese-American Citizens League Honolulu Chapter, Certificate of Appreciation

2025 Committee Member of

Judiciary

Agriculture and Environment

Public Safety and Military Affairs

Measures Introduced in 2025

Measure and Title
SB5 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES.
SB31 RELATING TO PROPERTY.
SB33 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
SB39 RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
SB41 RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
SB44 RELATING TO HOUSING DISCRIMINATION.
SB46 RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB47 RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.
SB51 RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCING FOR CANDIDATES TO ELECTED OFFICE.
SB52 RELATING TO CARBON OFFSETS.
SB53 RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
SB54 RELATING TO AN INTERSTATE COMPACT TO PHASE OUT CORPORATE WELFARE.
SB55 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES.
SB56 RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
SB57 RELATING TO CORPORATIONS.
SB58 RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
SB59 RELATING TO ALGORITHMIC DISCRIMINATION.
SB60 RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
SB61 RELATING TO LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS.
SB62 RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
SB64 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB65 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB69 RELATING TO DEPOSITS OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
SB70 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB71 RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
SB72 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB73 RELATING TO COUNTY PERMITS.
SB78 RELATING TO VOTER REGISTRATION.
SB81 RELATING TO VOTING.
SB96 RELATING TO TRAFFIC CITATIONS.
SB105 RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES.
SB106 RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS.
SB107 RELATING TO MEDICAL INFORMED CONSENT.
SB108 RELATING TO VESSELS.
SB109 RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
SB110 RELATING TO WATER.
SB111 RELATING TO HURRICANE RESISTANT CRITERIA.
SB112 RELATING TO POLICE REPORTS.
SB113 RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES.
SB114 RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB115 RELATING TO ATTACHMENT AND EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTY.
SB116 RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
SB117 RELATING TO DEFAMATION.
SB118 RELATING TO THE CAMPAIGN SPENDING COMMISSION.
SB121 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW THE SENATE MORE TIME TO CONFIRM JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS.
SB122 RELATING TO CABARET LICENSES.
SB123 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB124 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 4 AND 6, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING REAPPORTIONMENT.
SB137 RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITIES.
SB143 RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.
SB144 RELATING TO CHIROPRACTIC.
SB149 RELATING TO ACCESSIBILITY.
SB162 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
SB169 RELATING TO REDRESS FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTION AND IMPRISONMENT.
SB170 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHING THE RIGHT TO OWN ONE'S OWN DATA.
SB171 RELATING TO ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
SB172 RELATING TO LIQUOR.
SB173 RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
SB174 RELATING TO FIREARMS AMMUNITION.
SB175 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES.
SB176 RELATING TO RECOUNTS.
SB204 RELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES.
SB227 RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
SB230 RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
SB234 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB238 RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
SB239 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
SB241 RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.
SB251 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB252 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB293 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.
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.
SB304 RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
SB305 RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.
SB306 RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
SB307 RELATING TO RECORDINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.
SB308 RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB309 RELATING TO BUILDING INSPECTIONS.
SB310 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB311 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
SB312 RELATING TO AUDIBLE VEHICLE REVERSE WARNING SYSTEMS.
SB313 RELATING TO A WEALTH ASSET TAX.
SB314 RELATING TO TAX HAVEN ABUSE.
SB315 RELATING TO FERAL PIGS.
SB316 RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE IN HOUSING SUBDIVISIONS.
SB318 RELATING TO GENETIC INFORMATION.
SB320 RELATING TO PROPERTY FORFEITURE.
SB330 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION.
SB336 RELATING TO THE DEFENSE OF STATE EMPLOYEES.
SB337 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
SB340 RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.
SB341 RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
SB344 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
SB345 RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCING.
SB346 RELATING TO THE USE OF INTOXICANTS WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE.
SB347 RELATING TO LANDLORD-TENANT LAW.
SB348 RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ANTITRUST PRE-MERGER NOTIFICATION ACT.
SB349 RELATING TO CAPITAL GAINS.
SB350 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO CONTRACEPTION.
SB351 RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
SB352 RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
SB353 RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
SB354 RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB355 RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB356 RELATING TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
SB357 RELATING TO LABOR.
SB358 RELATING TO FAIR SCHEDULING.
SB359 RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
SB363 RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB365 RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.
SB366 RELATING TO STREAM MAINTENANCE.
SB367 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB368 RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.
SB380 RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.
SB384 RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION.
SB389 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
SB391 RELATING TO RECYCLING.
SB394 RELATING TO THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF ANIMALS.
SB395 RELATING TO LEAD POISONING.
SB396 RELATING TO COMMUTING.
SB397 RELATING TO CHILD LABOR LAW.
SB398 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL FEES.
SB399 RELATING TO AN ATMOSPHERIC CARBON CAPTURE PLANT.
SB400 RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB401 RELATING TO FIREARMS.
SB402 RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
SB403 RELATING TO BEACHES.
SB404 RELATING TO SERVICE ANIMALS.
SB405 RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETINGS.
SB406 RELATING TO COPYING FEES.
SB407 RELATING TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
SB408 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB409 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB412 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB418 RELATING TO REGULATORY SUNSET REVIEW IN HAWAII.
SB427 RELATING TO LAND LEASES.
SB428 RELATING TO WITNESS FEES.
SB429 RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
SB430 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB431 RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
SB432 RELATING TO EQUITABLE GENDER REPRESENTATION ON CORPORATE BOARDS.
SB433 RELATING TO WEAPONS.
SB434 RELATING TO TREATMENT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS.
SB435 RELATING TO VOTING.
SB452 RELATING TO MEAL BREAKS.
SB453 RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING.
SB454 RELATING TO THE RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE SURCHARGE TAX.
SB455 RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.
SB456 RELATING TO BED BUGS.
SB457 RELATING TO STATE LANDS.
SB458 RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
SB459 RELATING TO THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
SB460 RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE.

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