2022 HI Legislative Scorecard 2021-

HB111 bans utility companies from utilizing fossil fuels for energy production by the year 2045.

The Hawaii State House of Representatives passed HB111 by a vote of 45 to 5. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this rule will cause energy prices to go sky high, all in the name of a climate emergency that wasn't. Green energy and renewables are prohibitively expensive forms of energy production, and the panic around climate is based on bad science.

SB294 limits the controversial tactic of civil asset forfeiture, in other words the tactic of taking property from individuals before a conviction.

The Hawaii State House of Representatives passed SB294 by a vote of 48 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the yeas, because the act of taking an individual's property without first gaining a conviction is a tyrannical, and highly unconstitutional practice. This is a violation of the 4th, 5th, and 8th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. This practice flaunts our right to due process, and our expectation of protection from unreasonable searches, seizures, and the levying of excessive fines.

HB103 limits executive emergency powers utilized during the Covid-19 emergency with a legislative check.

The Hawaii State House of Representatives passed HB103 by 50 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the executive powers utilized during the Covid-19 emergency were excessive. This check on those powers is a necessary expression of a balance of powers and wisely limits the government overreaction to the pandemic.

HB576 lowers criteria for allowing nurses to perform abortions.

The Hawaii State House of Representatives passed HB576 by a vote of 42 to 9. We have assigned pluses to the nays because the right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and protected by the U.S. Constitution. Further, there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that would prevent states from passing well-constructed statutes or adopting amendments to their state constitutions that provide even greater and more specific protections for the right to life than those provided by the 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments.

SCR243 endorses the UN Climate Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Hawaii State House of Representatives passed SCR243 by a vote of 25 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because these agreements infringe on the sovereignty of the United States. The U.S. Constitution does not allow for these agreements to be made with other countries, taking power away from congress to make these decisions.