Photo of Jarrett Keohokalole

Senate District 24
Kāne‘ohe, Kailua
Room: 205
Phone/Fax: 808-587-7215
senkeohokalole@capitol.hawaii.gov
Senator Jarrett Keohokalole is a proud seventh-generation resident of the 24th Senate District, including Kāne‘ohe and Kailua.

He serves on the Senate Leadership team as an Assistant Majority Whip. He is the Chair of the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee (CPN), which is responsible for business regulation, including insurance, banking, telecommunications, public utilities, licensing, and consumer protection.

He also serves as a member of the Hawaiian Affairs (HWN) and Transportation, Culture and the Arts Committees (TCA), and is the Co-Chair of the Native Hawaiian Caucus.

Sen. Keohokalole received a B.A. from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and a law degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii. He is married to his wife Ku‘ulani and, together, they have three children.
Hawai‘i State Senate
 1. Assistant Majority Whip (2021-present)
 2. Chair, Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection (2022-present)
 3. Chair, Committee on Health (2020-2022)
 4. Co-Chair, Native Hawaiian Caucus (2018-present)
 5. Member, ETS Information Technology Steering Committee
 6. Member, Senate Special Committee on COVID-19 (2020-2022)
 7. Majority Floor Leader (2018-2021)
 8. Chair, Committee on Technology (2018-2020)

Hawai‘i House of Representatives
 1. Majority Policy Leader (2017-2018)
 2. Vice-Chair, Committee on Economic Development (2016-2018)
 3. Vice-Chair, Committee on Labor and Public Employment (2014-2016)

Awards
 1. 2021 Healthcare Association of Hawaii Senator of the Year Award
 2. 2021 Hawaii Dental Association Legislator of the Year
 3. 2019 People & Hui of the Year Kaneohe Neighborhood Board Award
 4. 2017 Startup Paradise Champion of the Year

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 Measures Introduced in 2026
Measure and Title
SB23
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB134
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB136
RELATING TO IRONWORKERS.
SB137 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO ELECTRIC UTILITIES.
SB138 SD1
RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB139
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB141 SD1
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
SB142 SD2
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB143
RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.
SB144 SD2
RELATING TO CHIROPRACTIC.
SB145
RELATING TO DECLARATION OF WATER SHORTAGE AND EMERGENCY.
SB146 SD1 HD2
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB147 SD2
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB148 SD2 HD2
RELATING TO COMBAT SPORTS.
SB149
RELATING TO ACCESSIBILITY.
SB150 SD1
RELATING TO RED HILL.
SB151 SD1
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
SB152 SD1
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
SB204
RELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES.
SB205
RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
SB252 SD2 HD2
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB253 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM RESERVES.
SB534 SD1
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
SB561 SD1
RELATING TO CONSERVATION ENFORCEMENT.
SB562 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB639 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.
SB640
RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SB641 SD1
RELATING TO ALCOHOL.
SB642 SD2
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB643
RELATING TO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS.
SB644
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.
SB801 SD1 HD1
RELATING TO MANAGING AGENTS.
SB802 SD2
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB805 SD1
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM INSURANCE.
SB829
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SB995
RELATING TO RENEWABLE FUEL.
SB1043 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB1045
RELATING TO BROADBAND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE.
SB1046 SD1
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB1047
RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.
SB1049
RELATING TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH.
SB1050 SD1
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB1052
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
SB1066
RELATING TO LONG DURATION CLEAN ENERGY STORAGE.
SB1067 SD1
RELATING TO DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING.
SB1068 SD1
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB1069
RELATING TO CANNABIS.
SB1070 SD1
RELATING TO HEALTHCARE PRECEPTORS.
SB1071 SD1
RELATING TO ENERGY FINANCING.
SB1072
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB1100 SD2 HD2
RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
SB1201 SD1
RELATING TO WILDFIRES.
SB1212 SD1
RELATING TO THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION.
SB1213
RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SERVICE OF PROCESS.
SB1301
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
SB1302
RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION.
SB1537
RELATING TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.
SB1575 SD1
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB1601 SD2
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB1610 SD2 HD1
RELATING TO OHANA ZONES.
SB2022
RELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES.
SB2027
RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL TAX CREDIT.
SB2029
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
SB2030
RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.
SB2031 SD1
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB2032 SD1
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB2033
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB2034
RELATING TO COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.
SB2035
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB2036
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB2037
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB2038
RELATING TO MEDICATION LABELING.
SB2039
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB2040
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII REGARDING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
SB2041
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.
SB2042 SD1
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2043 SD1
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2044 SD1
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2045
RELATING TO COMBAT SPORTS.
SB2046 SD1
RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.
SB2047 SD1
RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS.
SB2048
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB2049
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB2050 SD1
RELATING TO CHIROPRACTIC.
SB2051
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2052
RELATING TO RIGHT TO REPAIR.
SB2053 SD1
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2054
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
SB2055 SD1
RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.
SB2056
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB2057
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB2058
RELATING TO SAFE COMMUNITIES.
SB2059
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB2062
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB2114 SD1
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
SB2136
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2146 SD1
RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.
SB2152 SD1
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES.
SB2174
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2180
RELATING TO DEPOSITS OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
SB2191
RELATING TO LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS.
SB2193
RELATING TO DEPOSITS OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
SB2234
RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB2265
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ENABLE LEGISLATION BY THE PEOPLE.
SB2266
RELATING TO ENABLING LEGISLATION BY THE PEOPLE.
SB2277
RELATING TO HOSPITAL PRICE TRANSPARENCY.
SB2280
RELATING TO FORFEITURE.
SB2281
RELATING TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTH CARE.
SB2285 SD1
RELATING TO COMPLEX PATIENT TREATMENT.
SB2287
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
SB2290
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB2291
RELATING TO FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT.
SB2293
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB2294
RELATING TO COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.
SB2295
RELATING TO COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.
SB2296
RELATING TO HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS.
SB2297
RELATING TO COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.
SB2298
RELATING TO COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.
SB2299
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2301
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB2302
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB2313
RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCING FOR CANDIDATES TO ELECTED OFFICE.
SB2332
RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2344
RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB2375
RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL TAX CREDIT.
SB2377
RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES.
SB2387 SD1
RELATING TO DIGITAL FINANCIAL ASSET TRANSACTION KIOSKS.
SB2391 SD1
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB2398 SD1
RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UTILITIES.
SB2408
RELATING TO COMPASSIONATE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
SB2409
RELATING TO THE HEALTHCARE EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
SB2410
RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB2413
RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
SB2436 SD1
RELATING TO CHARITABLE SOLICITATION.
SB2447
RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
SB2460
RELATING TO PRIVATE SECTOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS.
SB2463 SD1
RELATING TO THE USE OF INTOXICANTS WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE.
SB2471
RELATING TO THE POWERS OF ARTIFICIAL PERSONS.
SB2475
RELATING TO RED HILL.
SB2480
RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
SB2487 SD1
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
SB2488
RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
SB2489
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB2490
RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SB2491
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SB2492
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
SB2493
RELATING TO DIGITAL ASSETS.
SB2494
RELATING TO CORRUPTION.
SB2495 SD1
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB2496
RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
SB2661
RELATING TO NEPOTISM.
SB2687
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB2717
RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
SB2757 SD1
RELATING TO DIGITAL ASSET CHARTERS.
SB2758
RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND DISPOSITIONS.
SB2759
RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND DISPOSITIONS.
SB2760
RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB2761 SD1
RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA.
SB2762
RELATING TO BAIL.
SB2763
RELATING TO STAFFING STANDARDS AT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
SB2764
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB2765
RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
SB2766
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES II, III, AND XVII OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THE ELECTORATE WITH THE POWER OF INITIATIVE.
SB2767
RELATING TO INITIATIVE POWER BY THE PEOPLE.
SB2768
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SB2769
RELATING TO LANDFILL UNITS.
SB2770
RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS.
SB2771
RELATING TO LICENSING.
SB2772
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB2773
RELATING TO HOTELS.
SB2774
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB2775
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB2776
RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB2777
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2778
RELATING TO ETHICS.
SB2779
RELATING TO COCONUT TREES.
SB2780
RELATING TO HUMAN REMAINS.
SB2781
RELATING TO LEI.
SB2782
RELATING TO NOTARIES PUBLIC.
SB2783
RELATING TO FORECLOSURES.
SB2784 SD1
RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2785
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB2786
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.
SB2787
RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
SB2788
RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS.
SB2841 SD1
RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SB2842
RELATING TO FAMILY.
SB2843
RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
SB2844
RELATING TO IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE.
SB2845
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SB2858
RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT.
SB2862
RELATING TO GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS.
SB2863
RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2868
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SB2885
RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
SB2925
RELATING TO COCONUT TREES.
SB2926
RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB2948
RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD.
SB2952
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB2978
RELATING TO CONSERVATION BANKING.
SB2989
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB3000 SD1
RELATING TO INSURANCE.
SB3001
RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SB3016
RELATING TO PRIVACY.
SB3017
RELATING TO PRIVACY.
SB3018
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SB3025
RELATING TO MEDICAL DEBT.
SB3164
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.
SB3165
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB3202
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SB3212
RELATING TO DETACHABLE AMMUNITION MAGAZINES.
SB3219
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION.
SB3273
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
SB3285
RELATING TO WORKFORCE HOUSING.
SB3304
RELATING TO MEDICAID.
SB3305
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
SB3306
RELATING TO MEDICAID.
SB3307
RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
SB3308
RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST.
SCR3
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZING MEZZANINE LOANS TO INCREASE THE RATE OF HOUSING PRODUCTION IN THE STATE.
SCR7
AFFIRMING AND SUPPORTING THE REQUIREMENT THAT HOSPITALS PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING EMERGENCY CARE TO PREGNANT PEOPLE, INCLUDING REPRODUCTIVE AND ABORTION SERVICES, WHEN SUCH CARE IS MEDICALLY NECESSARY TO STABILIZE A PATIENT UNDER THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACTIVE LABOR ACT.
SCR18
REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF PROPOSED MANDATED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR INTRAVENOUS KETAMINE THERAPY TO TREAT DEPRESSION.
SR7
AFFIRMING AND SUPPORTING THE REQUIREMENT THAT HOSPITALS PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING EMERGENCY CARE TO PREGNANT PEOPLE, INCLUDING REPRODUCTIVE AND ABORTION SERVICES, WHEN SUCH CARE IS MEDICALLY NECESSARY TO STABILIZE A PATIENT UNDER THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACTIVE LABOR ACT.