Representative Darius K. Kila serves House District 44, representing Māʻili, Lualualei, Nānākuli, 
Honokai Hale, and Ko Olina. A lifelong resident of the Waiʻanae Coast, he carries forward the 
values of hard work, responsibility, and community care that define his home. 
 
After graduating from Kapolei High School, Representative Kila pursued higher education at 
Lane College, Fullerton College, and Southern Oregon University, focusing his studies on 
Communities and Media Studies. He ultimately returned home to dedicate himself to public 
service on the Waiʻanae Coast. 
 
Prior to his election, Representative Kila served as Community Liaison for Representative 
Stacelynn Eli and held leadership roles on the Nānākuli–Māʻili Neighborhood Board. In these 
roles, he strengthened community engagement, built lasting partnerships, and advanced 
family-focused initiatives that enhanced public safety and long-term community resilience. 
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Elected to the State House in 2022, Representative Kila immediately began delivering results for 
the Leeward Coast. In his first year, he secured critical capital improvement project funding for 
Nānākuli schools and grant-in-aid support for community-based organizations. He also passed 
legislation funding an Alzheimer’s disease public health campaign, requiring candidates’ legal 
names to appear alongside ballot names in official documents and establishing a Native 
Hawaiian Intellectual Property Working Group. 
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In 2024, following the devastating Maui wildfires, Representative Kila co-chaired the House 
Wildfire Prevention Working Group, which produced a comprehensive report identifying 
strengths, gaps, and priority reforms. He subsequently helped introduce legislation, signed into 
law by Governor Josh Green, reinstating the State Fire Marshal for the first time since 1970, 
significantly strengthening Hawaiʻi’s wildfire prevention and response capacity. 
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In 2025, his third year in office and first as Chair of the House Committee on Transportation, 
Representative Kila helped pass 31 transportation-related measures improving infrastructure and public safety statewide. He also advanced legislation expanding mental health crisis 
intervention services on Oʻahu, working to strengthen animal welfare and roadway safety laws, 
modernizing Department of Transportation contracting authority, funding public health 
research on environmental impacts, and recognizing Hawaiʻi’s cultural heritage through the 
designation of Laulau Day. 
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Representative Kila currently chairs the House Committee on Transportation and serves on the 
Committees on Higher Education, Education, and Housing, as well as statewide housing and 
planning councils. As a proud Māʻili resident, he remains committed to advancing 
community-centered policies rooted in aloha, kuleana, and service to the Waiʻanae Coast and 
the State of Hawaiʻi.