Hawaii Grassroot Institute Scorecard (2010)

The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, a nonprofit public policy organization based in Honolulu, issued a 2010 Legislative Scorecard. The scorecard tallied the votes of Hawaii legislators and graded them based on whether they supported the institute's values. The institute described its mission as "to educate people about the values of individual liberty, economic freedom and accountable government."

2010 report

Legislators were scored based on the votes that took place in the 2010 legislative session. The scores marked how often legislators voted in ways endorsed by the institute. From the view of the institute, most legislators tended to vote against its goals.

The five members of the state house most aligned with the institute were:

• Lynn Finnegan
• Barbara Marumoto
• Kymberly Marcos Pine
• Corinne Ching
• Cynthia Thielen

The five members of the state house least aligned with the intitute were:

• Gilbert Keith-Agaran
• Marilyn Lee
• Sylvia Luke
• Hermina Morita
• Mark Nakashima

The five members of the state senate most aligned with the institute were:

• Sam Slom
• Fred Hemmings
• David Ige
• Rosalyn Baker
• Carol Fukunaga

The five members of the state senate least aligned with the institute were:

• Russell Kokubun
• Dwight Takamine
• Brian Taniguchi
• Shan Tsutsui
• Jill Tokuda

2010 Hawaii House Legislative Scorecard
Name	Party	Taxes	Business climate	Spending	Individual liberty	Raids	Scope of government	Total
Lynn Finnegan	Republican	69%	57%	33%	100%	43%	0%	56%
Barbara Marumoto	Republican	69%	71%	17%	67%	43%	0%	54%
Kymberly Marcos Pine	Republican	81%	43%	17%	67%	43%	0%	54%
Corinne Ching	Republican	63%	29%	17%	67%	17%	0%	40%
Cynthia Thielen	Republican	44%	29%	33%	67%	29%	0%	37%
Gene Ward	Republican	69%	14%	0%	67%	14%	0%	37%
Tom Brower	Democratic	50%	0%	0%	67%	14%	0%	27%
Lyla Berg	Democratic	56%	0%	0%	0%	14%	0%	24%
Jessica Wooley	Democratic	19%	0%	17%	67%	0%	0%	15%
Chris Lee	Democratic	13%	0%	0%	67%	14%	0%	12%
Mark Takai	Democratic	25%	0%	0%	0%	14%	0%	12%
Joseph Souki	Democratic	20%	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	11%
Mele Carroll	Democratic	0%	0%	17%	67%	14%	0%	10%
Joey Manahan	Democratic	0%	0%	17%	100%	0%	0%	10%
Angus McKelvey	Democratic	0%	14%	17%	67%	0%	0%	10%
Robert Herkes	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	8%
Henry Aquino	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	14%	0%	7%
Ryan Yamane	Democratic	0%	0%	17%	67%	0%	0%	7%
Karen Awana	Democratic	0%	0%	17%	100%	0%	0%	5%
Faye Hanohano	Democratic	7%	0%	0%	0%	14%	0%	5%
Sharon Har	Democratic	7%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Roland Sagum III	Democratic	0%	14%	0%	100%	0%	0%	5%
Joe Bertram	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Della Au Belatti	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	33%	14%	0%	5%
Rida Cabanilla	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Jerry Chang	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Pono Chong	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Isaac Choy	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Denny Coffman	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Cindy Evans	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Ken Ito	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Jon Riki Karamatsu	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Michael Magaoay	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
John Mizuno	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Scott Nishimoto	Democratic	6%	0%	0%	33%	0%	0%	5%
Blake Oshiro	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Marcus Oshiro	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Karl Rhoads	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	33%	14%	0%	5%
Scott Saiki	Democratic	6%	0%	0%	33%	0%	0%	5%
Calvin Say	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Maile Shimabukuro	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Roy Takumi	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	33%	14%	0%	5%
James Tokioka	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Clift Tsuji	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Glenn Wakai	Democratic	6%	0%	0%	33%	0%	0%	5%
Kyle Yamashita	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Gilbert Keith-Agaran	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	33%	0%	0%	2%
Marilyn Lee	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	33%	0%	0%	2%
Sylvia Luke	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	33%	0%	0%	2%
Hermina Morita	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	0%	14%	0%	2%
Mark Nakashima	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	33%	0%	0%	2%

2010 Hawaii Senate Legislative Scorecard
Name	Party	Taxes	Business climate	Spending	Individual liberty	Raids	Scope of government	Total
Sam Slom	Republican	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	75%	98%
Fred Hemmings	Republican	80%	75%	100%	100%	63%	67%	78%
David Ige	Democratic	37%	13%	0%	67%	16%	0%	24%
Rosalyn Baker	Democratic	37%	4%	0%	67%	16%	0%	22%
Carol Fukunaga	Democratic	37%	0%	0%	50%	16%	0%	20%
Joshua Green	Democratic	13%	0%	0%	50%	16%	0%	11%
Robert Bunda	Democratic	9%	0%	0%	67%	13%	0%	11%
Will Espero	Democratic	8%	0%	0%	67%	13%	0%	11%
Les Ihara, Jr.	Democratic	11%	0%	0%	67%	6%	0%	10%
Mike Gabbard	Democratic	7%	13%	0%	67%	0%	0%	10%
Gary Hooser	Democratic	9%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	8%
Norman Sakamoto	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	16%	0%	8%
Suzanne Chun Oakland	Democratic	2%	0%	0%	67%	8%	0%	7%
Clayton Hee	Democratic	2%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	6%
Clarence Nishihara	Democratic	0%	4%	0%	67%	0%	0%	6%
J. Kalani English	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Brickwood Galuteria	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	50%	0%	0%	5%
Colleen Hanabusa	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Michelle Kidani	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Donna Mercado Kim	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Russell Kokubun	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Dwight Takamine	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Brian Taniguchi	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Shan Tsutsui	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%
Jill Tokuda	Democratic	0%	0%	0%	67%	0%	0%	5%

Methodology

The institute described its methodology for evaluating legislators in the following way.

“

The scores are based on the following six categories: Spending—bills that reduce (+) or increase (-) spending. Taxes—bills that reduce (+) or increase (-) the amount of taxes and fees paid to the State of Hawaii. Scope of government—bills that reduce (+) or increase (-) the size of government beyond its necessary function. Business Climate—bills that improve (+) or harm (-) Hawaii’s business climate through regulatory changes. Individual Liberty—bills that protect (+) or limit (-) individual liberties. Raids—bills that raid special funds in order to balance the general fund (-), or bills that [create] new special funds in order to mask new or increased taxes or fees (-).

”

See also

• Hawaii
• Hawaii House of Representatives
• Hawaii State Senate

External links

• Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
• 2010 Legislative scorecard
• List of bills selected
• Part 1 of full House scorecard
• Part 2 of full House scorecard
• Full Senate scorecard

Footnotes

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Current members of the Hawaii State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ronald Kouchi

Senators

District 1

Lorraine Inouye (D)

District 2

Joy Buenaventura (D)

District 3

Dru Kanuha (D)

District 4

Tim Richards (D)

District 5

Troy Hashimoto (D)

District 6

Angus McKelvey (D)

District 7

Lynn DeCoite (D)

District 8

Ronald Kouchi (D)

District 9

Stanley Chang (D)

District 10

Les Ihara (D)

District 11

Carol Fukunaga (D)

District 12

Sharon Moriwaki (D)

District 13

Karl Rhoads (D)

District 14

Donna Kim (D)

District 15

Glenn Wakai (D)

District 16

Brandon Elefante (D)

District 17

Donovan Cruz (D)

District 18

Michelle Kidani (D)

District 19

Henry Aquino (D)

District 20

Kurt Fevella (R)

District 21

Mike Gabbard (D)

District 22

Samantha DeCorte (R)

District 23

Brenton Awa (R)

District 24

Jarrett Keohokalole (D)

District 25

Chris Lee (D)

Democratic Party (22)

Republican Party (3)

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Current members of the Hawaii House of Representatives

Representatives

District 1

Vacant

District 2

Susan Lee Loy (D)

District 3

Chris Todd (D)

District 4

Greggor Ilagan (D)

District 5

Jeanne Kapela (D)

District 6

Kirstin Kahaloa (D)

District 7

Nicole Lowen (D)

District 8

David Tarnas (D)

District 9

Justin Woodson (D)

District 10

Tyson Miyake (D)

District 11

Terez Amato (D)

District 12

Kyle Yamashita (D)

District 13

Mahina Poepoe (D)

District 14

Elle Cochran (D)

District 15

Nadine Nakamura (D)

District 16

Luke Evslin (D)

District 17

Dee Morikawa (D)

District 18

Gene Ward (R)

District 19

Mark Hashem (D)

District 20

Tina Nakada Grandinetti (D)

District 21

Jackson Sayama (D)

District 22

Andrew Takuya Garrett (D)

District 23

Ikaika Olds (D)

District 24

Adrian Tam (D)

District 25

Kim Iwamoto (D)

District 26

Della Belatti (D)

District 27

Jenna Takenouchi (D)

District 28

Daniel Holt (D)

District 29

Ikaika Hussey (D)

District 30

Shirley Templo (D)

District 31

Linda Ichiyama (D)

District 32

Garner Shimizu (R)

District 33

Sam Kong (D)

District 34

Gregg Takayama (D)

District 35

Cory Chun (D)

District 36

Rachele Lamosao (D)

District 37

Trish La Chica (D)

District 38

Lauren Matsumoto (R)

District 39

Elijah Pierick (R)

District 40

Julie Reyes Oda (R)

District 41

David Alcos (R)

District 42

Diamond Garcia (R)

District 43

Kanani Souza (R)

District 44

Darius Kila (D)

District 45

Chris Muraoka (R)

District 46

Amy Perruso (D)

District 47

Sean Quinlan (D)

District 48

Lisa Kitagawa (D)

District 49

Scot Matayoshi (D)

District 50

Michael Lee (D)

District 51

Lisa Marten (D)

Democratic Party (41)

Republican Party (9)

Vacancies (1)