Candidate for Hawaii State Senate - District 18 in 2026 Hawaii General Election.
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Get StartedHawaiʻi is facing growing threats from hurricanes, wildfires, drought, flooding, and other disasters. Our Central Oʻahu communities need stronger emergency planning, improved evacuation and response capabilities, and stronger shelters, homes, and infrastructure to withstand major disasters. Learn more
Danielle supports strengthening law enforcement presence, improving emergency response, and taking stronger action to prevent and combat illegal drugs, burglaries, robberies, gun violence, and other crimes that threaten the safety of our families and neighborhoods. Learn more
Strengthening local food production is an economic, public health, and security priority. Central Oʻahu and Kunia are vital to Hawaiʻi’s agricultural future, and Danielle has long advocated for stronger local agriculture and food production throughout her career and will continue working to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s food security. Learn more
Making Hawaiʻi more affordable requires addressing the everyday costs families face while creating greater economic opportunity. This means expanding workforce development, apprenticeships, and skilled trades while supporting small businesses and growing higher-paying opportunities in agriculture, food security, education, healthcare, technology, renewable energy, media and film, and other industries important to Hawaiʻi’s future. Learn more
Danielle believes that we must strengthen financial security by supporting family-sustaining wages, meaningful tax relief and tax credits, affordable childcare and healthcare, and protecting access to Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, and Social Security. Learn more
Danielle believes every keiki deserves a strong start, from expanding quality early learning so children are ready for school to strengthening public education through higher education. Learn more
As Koa Ridge and Central Oʻahu continue to grow, our schools must grow with them, including planning for a new Koa Ridge elementary school while continuing to invest in our classrooms, facilities, teachers, and students throughout the district. Learn more
Reliable and affordable energy is essential to our economy, quality of life, and public safety. We must strengthen and modernize Hawaiʻi’s electrical grid with reliable, firm renewable energy and resilient infrastructure to lower costs, improve energy security, reduce outages, and keep our homes, businesses, schools, water systems, emergency services, and critical infrastructure operating, especially when disaster strikes. Learn more
Increasing Hawaiʻi’s housing supply while keeping homes affordable and resilient for local families must remain one of our state’s highest priorities. As an urban planner, Danielle understands that meeting Hawaiʻi’s housing needs requires thoughtful planning, responsible land use, infrastructure investment, and streamlined permitting. Learn more
Keeping our communities safe also requires investing in the critical infrastructure they depend on every day and during emergencies. This means strengthening Hawaiʻi’s electrical grid, protecting reliable water and communications systems, improving disaster-resilient infrastructure, and expanding fire protection for Kunia and surrounding agricultural and brush lands. Danielle knows that protecting Central Oʻahu requires experienced leadership before, during, and after an emergency, from strengthening critical infrastructure and preparedness to coordinating response and recovery. Learn more
Central Oʻahu families deserve transportation access to make it easier to get to work, school, and home. That means improving connections to rail by expanding parking and access at Pearl Highlands, Waipahu, and West Loch stations, supporting responsible transit-oriented development near the rail line, and continuing to modernize the roads, highways, intersections, and transportation infrastructure our growing communities depend on. Learn more
Resilience starts at home and throughout our neighborhoods. We must support investing in stronger water, wastewater, and electrical infrastructure while expanding grants, tax credits, and incentives that help families protect and strengthen their homes before the next disaster. Learn more
Strong communities depend on strong infrastructure. We must modernize aging water, wastewater, electrical, transportation, and other critical systems while helping homeowners make their own homes safer and more resilient through grants, tax credits, financing, and other incentives Learn more
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