Cory Chun
- House: 2022-present
Bio
Cory Chun represents Pearl City, Waipahu and Crestview. He was on the Waipahu Neighborhood Board since 2007, and served until he was elected to the House in 2022.
Chun also worked as the policy and budget director and senior advisor to the Honolulu City Council chair and was the government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. He’s been a legislative aide, a legislative staff attorney and a research attorney for the Legislative Reference Bureau. He’s currently the chair of the Agriculture and Food Systems Committee.
Chun is a graduate of ʻIolani School, Gonzaga University and the Gonzaga University School of Law. He is also a member of the Hawaii Guam Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society.
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Bill Activity
For this session year, this legislator initiated 53 bills: 3 passed, 45 failed, and 5 are currently pending.
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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.
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| Pacific Northwest Economic Region | $7,000 | Jul 11, 2023 | Tuition for 2-part Legislative Energy Horizons Institute program |
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
This legislator is ranked 1st highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
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| Council of State Governments West | $3,700.35 | Dec 10, 2024 | Program tuition and expenses for Western Legislative Academy |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | $2,000 | Sep 26, 2024 | Program expenses and accommodations for Wireless University Technology Workshop |
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
This legislator is ranked 1st highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
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| National Conference of State Legislators | $1,500 | Sep 14, 2023 | Travel stipend for National Council of State Legislators annual meeting |
| National Conference of State Legislators | $942.67 | Nov 1, 2023 | Airfare and transportation to attend Legislative Energy Horizons Institute - DC |
| National Conference of State Legislators | $637.01 | Jul 22, 2023 | Airfare to participate in Legislative Energy Horizons Institute in Richland, WA |
Sponsored Travel
Legislators are allowed to have their expenses paid for domestic and international travel that is related to their work including, for example, trips to conferences or to tour places facing issues similar to Hawai'i. There is no limit on the amount of travel expenses a legislator can accept. The trips are often funded by companies or organizations with interest in state policy.
Travel Received Rating
This legislator is ranked 15th highest for the amount of sponsored travel received.
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| National Conference of State Legislatures | $522.5 | Sep 26, 2024 | Airfare and transportation expenses for Wireless University Workshop |
Sponsored Travel
Legislators are allowed to have their expenses paid for domestic and international travel that is related to their work including, for example, trips to conferences or to tour places facing issues similar to Hawai'i. There is no limit on the amount of travel expenses a legislator can accept. The trips are often funded by companies or organizations with interest in state policy.
Travel Received Rating
This legislator is ranked 12th highest for the amount of sponsored travel received.
Featured Comments
Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.
1MIN
HB 1605
UH; CTAHR; Food Security; Human and Community Resilience Institute; Appropriation
1MIN
HB 1605
UH; CTAHR; Food Security; Human and Community Resilience Institute; Appropriation
5MIN
HB 1605
UH; CTAHR; Food Security; Human and Community Resilience Institute; Appropriation
58SEC
HCR 31
RECOGNIZING 2026 as THE international year of rangelands and pastoralists in hawaii.
33SEC
HB 1951
UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience; Center on Biosecurity Research,...
1MIN
HB 1952
UH; CTAHR; Agricultural Research and Extension Station Kauai; Capital Improvements; GO Bonds;...
4MIN
HB 1951
UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience; Center on Biosecurity Research,...
2MIN
HB 2497
DAB; Biosecurity Government-Industry Agreements; Liability; Costs; Working Group
3MIN
HB 1953
DAB; Conservation and Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation
56SEC
HB 2497
DAB; Biosecurity Government-Industry Agreements; Liability; Costs; Working Group
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