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Troy Hashimoto

Democrat, State Senate
District 5, Maui
Time in office:
  • Senate: 2023-present
  • House: 2018-2023

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Bio

Troy Hashimoto currently serves as the vice chair of the Senate Housing Committee. Before being appointed to the Senate in 2023, Hashimoto served five years in the House. Before the Legislature, Hashimoto was a member of the Maui County Council for nearly eight years and a member of the Hawaiʻi Board of Education.

Hashimoto attended the University of Denver where he earned a bachelor’s and a master’s in business administration. He is a former chair of the Maui County Democratic Party and a member of the Maui Visitors and Convention Bureau board. In the Legislature, he represents Wailuku, Kahului, Waihe‘e, Waikapu Mauka and Wai‘ehu.

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Bill Activity

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Of 79 bills:
11 Passed
61 Failed
7 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 79 bills: 11 passed, 61 failed, and 7 are currently pending.

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Financials

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Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

Agriculture

$3.4K

Candidate Contributions

$6.5K

Communications & Electronics

$3.0K

Construction

$4.3K

Energy & Natural Resources

$250.0

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

$11.5K

General Business

$2.6K

Health

$1.6K

Ideology/Single Issue

$100.0

Labor

$16.0K

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$5.2K

Transportation

$5.6K

Uncoded

$52.5K

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $4000 for the Senate and $2000 for the house.

Total
$112.5K

108.0% higher than the average legislators

Independent Expenditures

Money from Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC) for advertising or grassroots activity targeting a candidates run for office is unlimited, but it cannot be spent in coordination with the candidate or the candidate's campaign.

Total
$147.0

73.0% lower than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$112.6K

111.0% higher than the average legislators

This is a total of the money targeting this legislator's campaign(s) including direct donations to the candidate, money spent by Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.


Influence

There are two categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel.

Giver
Value
Date
Description
Council of State Governments $1,318.6 Dec 7, 2022 Council of State Governments 2022 Annual Conference
Council of State Governments $425 Jun 16, 2022 CSG West Annual Meeting Registration

Gifts

For gifts that are allowed, legislators must file an annual gifts disclosure statement with the Hawai'i State Ethics Commission if they or their spouse or dependent child receive from a single source one or multiple gifts and the whole aggregate value exceeds $200.

Gift Received Rating
#7/76

This legislator is ranked 7th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Troy Hashimoto

SB 3219
Constitutional Amendments; Counties; Resilient Infrastructure for Shelter and Equity Bonds

Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Passed
Constitutional Amendments; Counties; Resilient Infrastructure for Shelter and Equity Bonds Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
SB 3218 Passed
SB 2673 Passed
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Committees

Most of the policy work in the Hawai’i state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees.

Hearings

Featured Comments

Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.

Preview image for SB 3286 1MIN
May 1, 2026

SB 3286

University of Hawaii System; Facilities and Student Housing; Master Plan; Reports; Appropriation

Preview image for SB 2673 2MIN
May 1, 2026

SB 2673

Counties; OPSD; Chief Data Officer; Building Permits; Civil Engineering Permits; Statewide Permitting...

Preview image for SB 2671 3MIN
May 1, 2026

SB 2671

Counties; Permit Processing; Differential Payments; Salaries; Pilot Program; Reports

Preview image for SB 2543 54SEC
May 1, 2026

SB 2543

DAGS; DOE; Office of the State Construction Manager; Pilot Program; Design Review...

Preview image for SCR 69 2MIN
Mar 30, 2026

SCR 69

REQUESTING THE STATE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE HAWAII...

Preview image for SCR 46 27SEC
Mar 24, 2026

SCR 46

supporting the use of the dwelling unit revolving fund to fund predevelopment...

Preview image for SB 2675 1MIN
Mar 17, 2026

SB 2675

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; Extension; Partners; Limited Liability Companies

Preview image for SB 2550 24SEC
Feb 18, 2026

SB 2550

School Facilities Authority; School Modernization Initiative; Capital Improvement Project Planning Database

Preview image for SB 2548 35SEC
Feb 18, 2026

SB 2548

School Facilities Authority; Department of Education; Deferred Maintenance; Districts; Appropriation

Preview image for SB 3286 42SEC
Feb 18, 2026

SB 3286

University of Hawaii System; Facilities and Student Housing; Master Plan; Reports; Appropriation

Preview image for SB 3286 22MIN
Feb 18, 2026

SB 3286

University of Hawaii System; Facilities and Student Housing; Master Plan; Reports; Appropriation

Preview image for SB 2551 12MIN
Feb 13, 2026

SB 2551

J-1 Visa Program; Hawaii Teacher Standards Board; Visiting International Educator Permit

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District

State Senate District 5

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