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Jarrett Keohokalole

Democrat

Hawaii State Senator, District 24 (Kaneohe/Kailua/MCBH) since 2018; Assistant Majority Whip; Chair of Senate Commerce & Consumer Protection; Chair of Senate Native Hawaiian Caucus

Non-Incumbent · Public Record
PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
  • No Corporate PAC Money
  • Stock Trading Ban
  • Lobbying Ban for Former Members
  • Overturn Citizens United

Primary: August 8, 2026 Last updated 2026-05-04

T Transparency
64.5%

Top positive drivers

  • T6 Multiple long-form interviews (HPR, Civil Beat, HNN Capitol Connections, Spectrum); detailed published platforms on housing/AI/condo insurance. 3.75/4
  • T15 Lead Senate sponsor of SB 3001 Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act (2026): requires AI disclosure to users, heightened minor safeguards, suicidal-ideation/self-harm protocols, AG enforcement. Quantifiable result on AI transparency. 3.75/4
  • T19 Co-introduced SB 2471 corporate-personhood pushback (state-law functional rejection of Citizens United) — "first in the nation" measure. Strong democracy reform record. 3.75/4

Top negative drivers

  • T13 No specific consumer cost transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
  • T23 No whistleblower protection platform documented. 0/4
  • T24 No FOIA reform or open-records platform documented. 0/4
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  • T1 7th-generation Kaneohe resident; state senator with active Talk Story & Network community events; @SenatorJarrett social presence. 3.13/4
  • T2 2022 State Ethics Commission $1,500 fine for depositing legislative reimbursements into personal bank account is a documented disclosure failure (settled, repaid). 1/4
  • T3 Anti-corporate-personhood SB 2471 and corporate political-spending pushback implies anti-corruption framing; no specific congressional stock-trading ban. 1.25/4
  • T4 FEC C00913848: $377K total raised, $204K cash on hand, but $53K+ in PAC contributions including Matson (corporate shipping). Rejects big-tech and defense PAC money but accepts union and Matson PACs. Has not signed PIP. Belatti has publicly criticized this gap. 2.50/4
  • T5 FEC filings public; $377K Q4 2025 + Q1 2026 reported with breakdowns. Specific union and Matson PAC totals disclosed in Civil Beat coverage. 2.88/4
  • T6 Multiple long-form interviews (HPR, Civil Beat, HNN Capitol Connections, Spectrum); detailed published platforms on housing/AI/condo insurance. 3.75/4
  • T7 HPR (multiple), Civil Beat (multiple), HNN, Star-Advertiser (David Shapiro critical column), Spectrum, Maui Now. Subjected to scrutiny on PAC money via Belatti press conference and on 2022 ethics fine. 3.13/4
  • T8 HSTA (Oct 2025), Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, ILWU, Operating Engineers, Matson PACs. 4+ org alignments confirmed. 3.13/4
  • T9 Active @SenatorJarrett on Facebook/X, @jarrettforhi campaign accounts, regular state-Senate press releases via senatehawaiimajority.com. 3.13/4
  • T10 Native Hawaiian framing accessible (kamaʻaina, ʻāina, kupuna); plain-language affordability messaging. English with Hawaiian-language vocabulary. 3.13/4
  • T11 Senate Health Committee Chair 2020–22; 2021 HAH Senator of the Year. No specific Medicare/M4A position; defends against federal Medicaid cuts. 2.50/4
  • T12 Condo insurance stabilization Act 296 includes proactive disclosure framework; SB 3359 DHHL waitlist transparency with specific funding target. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
  • T13 No specific consumer cost transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
  • T14 Senate Commerce & Consumer Protection Chair oversees utilities/insurance disclosure; no specific federal spending transparency mechanism. 1/4
  • T15 Lead Senate sponsor of SB 3001 Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act (2026): requires AI disclosure to users, heightened minor safeguards, suicidal-ideation/self-harm protocols, AG enforcement. Quantifiable result on AI transparency. 3.75/4
  • T16 New York City public defender background; Native Hawaiian Law training; no specific Hawaii or federal law-enforcement accountability mechanism documented. 1.25/4
  • T17 Strongly opposed Trump December 2025 expanded travel ban on Tonga and other Pacific nations; warned against expanded ICE profiling. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
  • T18 HSTA endorsement signals education focus; no specific transparency mechanism documented. 1.25/4
  • T19 Co-introduced SB 2471 corporate-personhood pushback (state-law functional rejection of Citizens United) — "first in the nation" measure. Strong democracy reform record. 3.75/4
  • T20 Native Hawaiian Caucus Chair; Mauna Kea Stewardship Authority $14M (replaced UH governance); voted NO on HECO liability cap as one of five senate dissenters ("a blatant corporate handout"). 2.88/4
  • T21 Multiple state-press appearances; engaged with Star-Advertiser David Shapiro critical column; addressed Belatti press conference on PAC money. 3.13/4
  • T22 Default 2/4 baseline reduced for the 2022 ethics fine and the PAC-money rhetoric vs. filings gap that Belatti highlighted. 2/4
  • T23 No whistleblower protection platform documented. 0/4
  • T24 No FOIA reform or open-records platform documented. 0/4
  • T25 12-year state legislative voting record matches platform on housing/repro/Native Hawaiian. Counterweights cap impact at moderate: 2022 ethics fine, PAC-money optics gap. 2.63/4
E Efficiency
72.5%

Top positive drivers

  • E9 Act 296 enacted; Act 39 enacted ($570M); SB 3041 enacted ($335M Kalima); SB 691 enacted; SB 1 SD1 enacted (abortion); coal phase-out co-sponsored; Mauna Kea $14M secured; OHA $64M secured. Multiple corroborated achievements. 4/4
  • E12 Act 39 ($570M for ~25,000 workforce rental units); $50M homelessness initiative; supports higher density development in urban core; condo insurance stabilization (Act 296). Quantifiable enacted result. 4/4
  • E4 7th-generation Kaneohe resident; 7 years state Senate constituent service (12 years total state legislative); Native Hawaiian Caucus Chair; Treasurer of Association of Pacific Island Legislatures; condo insurance Work Group Co-Chair. 3.75/4

Top negative drivers

  • E19 No specific federal infrastructure delivery mechanism documented. 0/4
  • E20 No specific national security position documented (despite representing MCBH). 0/4
  • E21 No specific government processing time targets documented. 0/4
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  • E1 Act 296 condo insurance has built-in evaluation through Hurricane Relief Fund and Loan Program reporting; SB 3001 AI Act has annual DCCA reporting requirement; SB 691 appliance standards measurable. 3.13/4
  • E2 AI Act preceded by capitol hearings featuring screenshots of harmful AI-chatbot interactions with a 12-year-old; condo insurance bill grounded in actual market crisis data. 3.13/4
  • E3 No specific federal government effectiveness evaluation mechanism documented. 1/4
  • E4 7th-generation Kaneohe resident; 7 years state Senate constituent service (12 years total state legislative); Native Hawaiian Caucus Chair; Treasurer of Association of Pacific Island Legislatures; condo insurance Work Group Co-Chair. 3.75/4
  • E5 AI Disclosure Act addresses AI sector regulation. No general government IT modernization mechanism. 2.50/4
  • E6 FEC committee filed; $377K cumulative; HSTA endorsement; coalition of union endorsements; multi-quarter campaign infrastructure. 3.75/4
  • E7 Cross-stakeholder coalitions: HSTA + ILWU + Carpenters + Operating Engineers + Matson on labor/business; Native Hawaiian Caucus + OHA + DHHL on Native Hawaiian governance; Conservation Council on environment. 3.75/4
  • E8 12 years state legislative implementation; rewrote condo insurance bill into enacted Act 296; piloted Mauna Kea governance transition replacing UH oversight. Names agency authorities and pathways. 3.13/4
  • E9 Act 296 enacted; Act 39 enacted ($570M); SB 3041 enacted ($335M Kalima); SB 691 enacted; SB 1 SD1 enacted (abortion); coal phase-out co-sponsored; Mauna Kea $14M secured; OHA $64M secured. Multiple corroborated achievements. 4/4
  • E10 No specific federal process reform mechanism documented. 1.25/4
  • E11 2021 HAH Senator of the Year; Senate Health Chair 2020–22; defends Medicaid/SNAP from federal cuts. Backed by 5+ orgs. 2.88/4
  • E12 Act 39 ($570M for ~25,000 workforce rental units); $50M homelessness initiative; supports higher density development in urban core; condo insurance stabilization (Act 296). Quantifiable enacted result. 4/4
  • E13 SB 691 minimum energy/water efficiency standards for appliances; co-introduced legislation prohibiting PUC from extending coal generation contracts (helped phase out coal); Conservation Council Koa Award. 3.75/4
  • E14 Strong opposition to Trump expanded travel ban on Tonga; supports legislative response to ICE escalation. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
  • E15 HSTA endorsement; no specific federal education mechanism. 2.50/4
  • E16 Native Hawaiian Law training and NYC public defender background imply criminal justice reform orientation; no specific evidence-based public safety mechanism on platform. 1.25/4
  • E17 Strong union endorsement portfolio (ILWU, Carpenters, Operating Engineers, HSTA); supports Hawaii workforce protections. 3.13/4
  • E18 Voted NO on HECO liability cap as anti-corporate-handout vote; oversaw Senate Commerce/Consumer Protection insurance reforms. 2.88/4
  • E19 No specific federal infrastructure delivery mechanism documented. 0/4
  • E20 No specific national security position documented (despite representing MCBH). 0/4
  • E21 No specific government processing time targets documented. 0/4
  • E22 No specific federal fiscal framework documented. 1/4
  • E23 No specific GAO/IG audit citation documented. 0/4
  • E24 Mauna Kea governance transition replaced failing UH oversight; condo insurance Act 296 replaces collapsing private market; SB 1 SD1 expanded abortion access framework. 3.13/4
  • E25 Senate Commerce & Consumer Protection Chair oversees utility/insurance/banking agencies; voted NO on HECO bailout; SB 3001 AI Act includes AG enforcement. 2.88/4
A Affordability
70%

Top positive drivers

  • A12 Act 39 ($570M workforce housing, ~25,000 rental units); $600M DHHL waitlist push (SB 3359/HB 2511); condo insurance stabilization Act 296; supports luxury-investment-property tax. Quantifiable enacted result. 4/4
  • A10 Affordability is central campaign theme alongside housing, healthcare, and Native Hawaiian justice; 4+ enacted affordability bills. 3.75/4
  • A20 Housing ($570M Act 39 + condo + DHHL) + healthcare (HAH Senator of the Year) + Native Hawaiian justice ($1B initiative + OHA + DHHL + Mauna Kea) + clean energy (coal phase-out + appliance standards) form integrated affordability framework. 3.75/4

Top negative drivers

  • A19 No specific transportation affordability position documented. 0/4
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  • A1 Housing and affordability central campaign theme; condo insurance crisis directly addresses cost spike; 7-generation Kaneohe rootedness. 3.13/4
  • A2 Cites specific dollar figures ($570M, $335M, $600M, $14M, $64M); condo insurance crisis grounded in data. 3.13/4
  • A3 7-year state Senate constituent service; Native Hawaiian Caucus and OHA work; Pacific Island Legislatures Treasurer. 3.13/4
  • A4 "Investor-class real estate speculation" critique with luxury investment property tax proposal; no broader antitrust position documented. 1.25/4
  • A5 Condo insurance and DHHL waitlist proposals frame household impact; no specific quantified household-impact analysis. 2.25/4
  • A6 Condo insurance stabilization (Act 296) directly responds to Hawaii's acute property-insurance market crisis; warned about Medicaid/SNAP federal cut backfill. 3.13/4
  • A7 "Investor-class real estate speculation" tax proposal; HECO accountability redirects ratepayer burden away from utility shareholders. 2.88/4
  • A8 HECO accountability vote; corporate-personhood pushback; AI Act with corporate accountability provisions. Specific corporate accountability mechanisms. 3.13/4
  • A9 Working-family affordability framing; "kamaʻaina culture" messaging. 2.88/4
  • A10 Affordability is central campaign theme alongside housing, healthcare, and Native Hawaiian justice; 4+ enacted affordability bills. 3.75/4
  • A11 2021 HAH Senator of the Year; defends Medicaid; SB 1 SD1 abortion access expansion. Backed by 5+ health orgs. 3.13/4
  • A12 Act 39 ($570M workforce housing, ~25,000 rental units); $600M DHHL waitlist push (SB 3359/HB 2511); condo insurance stabilization Act 296; supports luxury-investment-property tax. Quantifiable enacted result. 4/4
  • A13 HSTA endorsement; Hawaii public-school funding focus. 2.88/4
  • A14 "Closing corporate tax preferences" framing; luxury investment property tax proposal as housing-cost lever. 2.88/4
  • A15 Senate Commerce & Consumer Protection Chair (utilities, insurance, banking, telecom, licensing); HECO accountability; SB 3001 AI consumer protection. 3.13/4
  • A16 Strong union endorsement portfolio; no specific federal minimum wage or PRO Act position documented. 2.50/4
  • A17 Defends federal SNAP from cuts; no specific food/grocery affordability mechanism. 2.25/4
  • A18 SB 691 appliance energy/water efficiency standards; HECO accountability vote; coal phase-out as long-term ratepayer cost reduction. 3.13/4
  • A19 No specific transportation affordability position documented. 0/4
  • A20 Housing ($570M Act 39 + condo + DHHL) + healthcare (HAH Senator of the Year) + Native Hawaiian justice ($1B initiative + OHA + DHHL + Mauna Kea) + clean energy (coal phase-out + appliance standards) form integrated affordability framework. 3.75/4
  • A21 12-year voting record matches housing/Native Hawaiian/healthcare priorities; HECO NO vote matches anti-corporate framing. PAC-money optics is a counterweight. 2.88/4
  • A22 Defends Medicaid and SNAP from federal cuts; supports DHHL trust fulfillment. 3.13/4
  • A23 DHHL ($600M for waitlist) targets Native Hawaiian beneficiaries; condo insurance helps cost-burdened owners; SB 1 SD1 abortion access for women; AI Act protects minors. 3.75/4
  • A24 Housing for working families, condo owners, DHHL beneficiaries; healthcare for seniors; Native Hawaiian justice; immigrant family protection. 3.13/4
  • A25 HSTA + ILWU + Carpenters + Operating Engineers + 2021 HAH Senator of the Year + Conservation Council Koa Award. Multi-sector affordability-relevant alignment. 3.13/4

Scored from publicly available information. Research in progress.

Published Platform

  • Housing — Act 39 ($570M for ~25,000 workforce rental units); condo insurance stabilization (Act 296 — Loan Program + Hurricane Relief Fund reactivation); $600M push for DHHL waitlist (SB 3359/HB 2511); luxury-investment-property tax as anti-speculation lever.
  • Healthcare — 2021 HAH Senator of the Year; Senate Health Committee Chair (2020–22); defends Medicaid and SNAP from federal cuts; lead Senate sponsor of SB 1 SD1 (2023 abortion access expansion).
  • Climate / Energy — SB 691 appliance energy/water efficiency standards; co-sponsor of legislation prohibiting PUC coal-contract extensions (coal phase-out); voted NO on HECO liability cap.
  • Native Hawaiian Justice — Native Hawaiian Caucus Chair; Mauna Kea Stewardship Authority ($14M); $64M for OHA; $1B Native Hawaiian initiative funding via 2022 Caucus package.
  • AI / Consumer Protection — Lead Senate sponsor of SB 3001 Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act (AI disclosure to users, minor safeguards, AG enforcement); Senate Commerce & Consumer Protection Chair.
  • Democracy — Co-introduced SB 2471 (corporate-personhood pushback / state-law functional rejection of Citizens United).
  • Immigration — Strongly opposed Trump December 2025 expanded travel ban on Tonga and other Pacific nations; warned against expanded ICE profiling.

Non-Incumbent · Public Record

Scored on publicly available information only — platform statements, prior office, news coverage. Same criteria as the Questionnaire pathway, without direct candidate input.

Scoring Summary

Axis Base Pledge Bonus Final
Transparency 64.5% — 64.5%
Efficiency 72.5% — 72.5%
Affordability 70% — 70%
Overall TEA Average of the three axes 69%

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Financial Breakdown

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