Nicole Lowen
- House: 2012-present
Bio
Nicole Lowen chairs the House Energy and Environmental Protection Committee and co-chairs of the House Special Committee on Red Hill. She represents Kailua-Kona, Honokōhau, Kalaoa, Pu‘uanahulu, Puakō, and Waikoloa.
Lowen is the founder of the Hawaiʻi Environmental Legislative Caucus, a member of the Hawaiʻi Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council and the Sea Grant Advisory Council. She attended the University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate and the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa for graduate school.
Leader Badges
Bill Activity
For this session year, this legislator initiated 63 bills: 1 passed, 59 failed, and 3 are currently pending.
Alignment Meter
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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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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| VERGE | $545 | Jun 20, 2018 | Registration fee scholarship |
| Women in Government | $463.31 | Jun 26, 2018 | Meal stipend |
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 5th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| Hawaii Energy Conference | $102.42 | Jun 2, 2021 | Registration for the Hawaii Energy Conference; participated as panelist |
| The Climate Registry | $56 | Nov 12, 2021 | Closing Dinner at COP26 |
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 5th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| Institute for State Policy Leaders Auto Innovation Academy | $1,800.47 | Aug 2, 2022 | Airfare and Lodging for EV Academy |
| National Conference of State Legislatures - Energy Supply Task Force | $1,200 | Jun 21, 2022 | Airfare and Lodging for NCSL Energy Supply Task Force |
| Hawaii Energy Conference | $75 | May 10, 2022 | Registration to attend the Hawaii Energy Conference |
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 5th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| EOPA Leadership Course | $2,500 | Sep 8, 2023 | tuition scholarship EOPA Leadership Course |
| National Conference of State Legislatures - Energy Supply Task Force | $1,204.98 | Jan 12, 2023 | Airfare and Lodging for NCSL Energy Supply Task Force |
| National Conference of State Legislatures - Public Private Partnership | $744.89 | Jan 17, 2023 | Lodging for NCSL Public Private Partnership Recycling |
| Hawaii Energy Conference | $495 | Mar 29, 2023 | One Full two-day Conference Registration |
| CSG West | $100 | Nov 12, 2023 | Discounted Registration Fee CSG West |
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 5th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| RE + Hawaii | $625 | Jan 22, 2024 | Waived Registration Fee for RE + Hawaii conference |
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 3rd highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| Ocean Plastics Leadership Network | $924.03 | Jun 13, 2025 | ground transport, meals, and misc event costs for EPR conference |
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 2nd highest for the amount of personal gifts received.
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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| State Innovations Exchange (SiX) | $902 | Oct 8, 2017 | Travel Scholarship, Hotel Accommodations |
| National Caucus of Environmental Legislators | $877.13 | Oct 8, 2017 | Hotel Accommodations, Meals, Riverboat Cruise |
| Women in Government Foundation, Inc. | $800 | Jul 13, 2017 | Travel Scholarship |
| National Caucus of Environmental Legislators | $400 | Sep 5, 2017 | Travel Scholarship |
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 11th highest for the amount of sponsored travel received.
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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) | $3,670 | Oct 7, 2018 | Travel, Accomodations, and Meals Scholarship |
| NFWL Annual Conference | $1,450.97 | Dec 4, 2018 | Travel Scholarship |
| National Conference of Environmental Legislators | $1,206.66 | Aug 13, 2018 | Travel and Accomodations Scholarship |
| Women in Government | $1,200 | Jul 5, 2018 | Travel and Accomodations Scholarship |
| NFWL Annual Conference | $685.35 | Nov 15, 2018 | Accomodations Scholarship |
| NFWL Workforce Summit | $649 | Sep 10, 2018 | Travel and Accomodations Scholarship |
| State Innovation Exchange (SiX) | $480.5 | Dec 4, 2018 | Accomodations Scholarship |
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 4th highest for the amount of sponsored travel received.
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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| National Conference of State Legislatures | $1,500 | Sep 9, 2019 | Travel stipend; NCSL Annual Conference Nashville |
| National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) | $837 | Aug 4, 2019 | Lodging scholarship; NCEL 2019 Conference in Nashville |
| Women in Government | $800 | Jul 1, 2019 | Travel scholarship; WIG 2019 Conference in Chicago |
| National Conference of State Legislatures Energy Supply Task Force | $641.5 | Nov 14, 2019 | Lodging; NCSL Energy Task Force meeting |
| State Innovation Exchange (SiX) | $200 | Jan 14, 2019 | Travel Scholarship |
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 6th highest for the amount of sponsored travel received.
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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| The Climate Registry | $1,296.12 | Nov 12, 2021 | Hotel for COP26 |
| National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) | $1,250.69 | Sep 24, 2021 | Roundtrip airfare (HNL-IAD) to attend Legislative Energy Horizon Institute (LEHI |
| National Caucus for Environmental Legislators (NCEL) | $1,115.43 | Dec 24, 2021 | Airfare for NCEL Ocean & Environmental Bootcamp |
| National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) | $617.28 | Oct 28, 2021 | 3 nights lodging for Legislative Energy Horizon Institute |
| National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) | $387 | Nov 10, 2021 | Lodging for NCEL Ocean & Environmental Bootcamp |
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 3rd highest for the amount of sponsored travel received.
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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| EOPA Leadership Course | $1,059.12 | Aug 21, 2023 | Airfare for EOPA Leadership Course |
| EOPA Leadership Course | $250 | Sep 8, 2023 | Hotel for EOPA Leadership Course |
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 21st highest for the amount of sponsored travel received.
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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| National Conference of State Legislatures - Energy Supply task Force | $1,200 | Jun 4, 2024 | Airfare and Lodging |
| National Caucus of Environmental Legislators | $1,000 | Aug 30, 2024 | Airfare |
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 8th highest for the amount of sponsored travel received.
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Giver
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Value
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Date
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Description
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| Ocean Plastics Leadership Network | $1,322.66 | Jun 13, 2025 | Lodging for Conference about EPR |
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 4th 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.
36SEC
HB 2241
Renewable Energy Technologies; Income Tax Credit; Income Restriction; Solar Energy Systems; Third-party...
34SEC
HB 1618
HGIA; Cesspool Conversion Financing Program; Cesspool Conversion Revolving Loan Fund; Hawaii Green...
24SEC
HB 1618
HGIA; Cesspool Conversion Financing Program; Cesspool Conversion Revolving Loan Fund; Hawaii Green...
37SEC
HB 1618
HGIA; Cesspool Conversion Financing Program; Cesspool Conversion Revolving Loan Fund; Hawaii Green...
4MIN
HB 2241
Renewable Energy Technologies; Income Tax Credit; Income Restriction; Solar Energy Systems; Third-party...
2MIN
HB 1618
HGIA; Cesspool Conversion Financing Program; Cesspool Conversion Revolving Loan Fund; Hawaii Green...
31SEC
HB 1618
HGIA; Cesspool Conversion Financing Program; Cesspool Conversion Revolving Loan Fund; Hawaii Green...
35SEC
HB 1618
HGIA; Cesspool Conversion Financing Program; Cesspool Conversion Revolving Loan Fund; Hawaii Green...
54SEC
HR 190
urging the United States Department of Defense to reassess prior determinations and...
48SEC
HR 192
ESTABLISHING THE LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE ON HAWAII'S FUTURE ENERGY PATHWAYS TO EXAMINE...
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