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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 40 bills:
    7 Passed
    0 Failed
    33 Pending

    For this session year, this legislator initiated 40 bills: 7 passed, 0 failed, and 33 are currently pending.

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    Financials

    This feature tracks sources of money intended to help a candidate win election.

    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).

    $250.0

    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

    $51.5K

    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
    $111.7K

    104.0% 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

    $111.9K

    103.0% 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$1,318.6Dec 7, 2022Council of State Governments 2022 Annual Conference
    Council of State Governments$425Jun 16, 2022CSG 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
    #6/75

    This legislator is ranked 6th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

    Policy

    Bills Authored by Troy Hashimoto

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    Hearings

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    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 5721MIN
    Apr 23, 2025

    SB 572

    RELATING TO HOUSING.

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    District

    State Senate District 5

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    Census Data

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