Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

HI Scorecard 2021-2022

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Hawaii State Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

House of Representatives

1. Hobbyist Firearm Ban

Good Vote: No

HB1366 Hobbyist Firearm Ban (Passed 42 to 8 on 4/13/2021). Bans numerous unfinished firearm components and home-built hobbyist firearms.

2. Banning Fossil Fuels

Good Vote: No

HB111 Banning Fossil Fuels (Passed 45 to 5 on 3/4/2021). Bans utility companies from utilizing fossil fuels for energy production by the year 2045.

3. Limiting Asset Forfeiture Abuse

Good Vote: Yes

SB294 Limiting Asset Forfeiture Abuse (Passed 48 to 2 on 4/8/2021). Limits the controversial tactic of civil asset forfeiture, in other words the tactic of taking property from individuals before a conviction.

4. Ending the Covid-19 Emergency

Good Vote: Yes

HB103 Ending the Covid-19 Emergency (Passed 50 to 0 3/5/2021). Limits executive emergency powers utilized during the Covid-19 emergency with a legislative check.

5. Permitting Nurses to Perform Abortions

Good Vote: No

Permitting Nurses to Perform Abortions (Passed 42 to 9 on 3/9/2021). Lowers criteria for allowing nurses to perform abortions.

6. Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030

Good Vote: No

SCR243 Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 (Passed 25 to 0 on 4/18/2022). Endorses the UN Climate Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Henry Aquino	D	HD-038	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Della au Belatti	D	HD-024	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Patrick Branco	D	HD-050	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Linda Clark	D	HD-013	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Luella Costales	D	HD-029	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Ty Cullen	D	HD-039	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Stacelynn Eli	D	HD-043	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Ernesto Ganaden	D	HD-030	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Cedric Gates	D	HD-044	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Sharon Har	D	HD-042	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Mark Hashem	D	HD-018	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Troy Hashimoto	D	HD-008	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Daniel Holt	D	HD-029	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Linda Ichiyama	D	HD-032	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Greggor Ilagan	D	HD-004	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Aaron Johanson	D	HD-031	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Jeanne Kapela	D	HD-005	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Lisa Kitagawa	D	HD-048	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Dale Kobayashi	D	HD-023	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Bertrand Kobayashi	D	HD-019	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Sam Kong	D	HD-033	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Matthew Lopresti	D	HD-041	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Nicole Lowen	D	HD-006	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Sylvia Luke	D	HD-025	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Lisa Marten	D	HD-051	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Scot Matayoshi	D	HD-049	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Lauren Matsumoto	R	HD-045	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Bob McDermott	R	HD-040	80%	+	+	.	+	+	-
John Mizuno	D	HD-028	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Daynette Morikawa	D	HD-016	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Nadine Nakamura	D	HD-014	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Mark Nakashima	D	HD-001	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Scott Nishimoto	D	HD-021	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Takashi Ohno	D	HD-027	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Val Okimoto	R	HD-036	50%	+	-	-	+	+	-
Richard Onishi	D	HD-003	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Amy Perruso	D	HD-046	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Sean Quinlan	D	HD-047	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Scott Saiki	D	HD-026	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Jackson Sayama	D	HD-020	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Gregg Takayama	D	HD-034	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Roy Takumi	D	HD-035	60%	+	.	+	+	-	-
Adrian Tam	D	HD-022	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
David Tarnas	D	HD-007	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Chris Todd	D	HD-002	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
James Tokioka	D	HD-015	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Gene Ward	R	HD-017	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Tina Wildberger	D	HD-011	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Justin Woodson	D	HD-009	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Ryan Yamane	D	HD-037	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Kyle Yamashita	D	HD-012	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	37.6%
Republican	65.8%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution