Danielle Bass
State Senate, District 18 · Democratic · Hawaii
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Where they stand
Affordability: Bass supports family-sustaining wages, tax relief and credits, affordable childcare and healthcare, and protecting access to Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, and Social Security.
Economic Opportunity: Danielle supports expanding workforce development, apprenticeships, and skilled trades while growing higher-paying economic opportunities and supporting small businesses.
Housing: Danielle supports increasing Hawaiʻi’s housing supply while keeping homes affordable and resilient for local families.
Where Danielle stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Environment, energy, and infrastructure · Likely supports: Hawaii should accelerate state-approved renewable energy and electric grid projects.
Environment, energy, and infrastructure · Supports: Hawaii should increase state investment in wildfire prevention and climate-resilient infrastructure.
Environment, energy, and infrastructure · Likely supports: Hawaii should improve traffic safety through state transportation policy and infrastructure.
Environment, energy, and infrastructure · Supports: Hawaii should invest more in state transportation infrastructure and public transit.
Environment, energy, and infrastructure · Supports: Hawaii should invest more in wastewater, stormwater, and erosion-control infrastructure to protect public health and the environment.
Environment, energy, and infrastructure · Supports: Hawaii should invest more in water security and water-system infrastructure.
Environment, energy, and infrastructure · Likely supports: Hawaii should preserve productive agricultural land from incompatible development.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Hawaii should reduce state taxes for low- and middle-income residents.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Hawaii should increase state support for local food production.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Hawaii should support entrepreneurship and small-business growth.
Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Hawaii should diversify its economy to reduce dependence on tourism.
Health and family · Likely supports: Hawaii should increase state support to expand affordable child care slots.
Health and family · Likely supports: Hawaii should increase state support for hospitals and health-care facility expansion.
Health and family · Supports: Hawaii should reduce state taxes on health care and lower out-of-pocket health costs for residents.
Housing and cost of living · Likely supports: Hawaii should reduce permitting delays by setting clearer statewide requirements, timelines, tracking, and accountability.
Housing and cost of living · Likely supports: Hawaii should make community growth and housing development contingent on adequate supporting infrastructure and public services.
Housing and cost of living · Supports: Hawaii should increase state support for affordable housing development and preservation.
Education · Supports: Hawaii should expand state-funded workforce training programs tied to local employer needs.
Education · Supports: Hawaii should increase state funding for public schools.
Education · Supports: Hawaii should invest more in repairing and modernizing public school facilities.
Education · Supports: Hawaii should expand state support for early childhood education programs.
Education · Likely supports: Hawaii should increase state funding to recruit and retain public school teachers.
Public safety and justice · Supports: Hawaii should improve statewide disaster preparedness and emergency shelter capacity.
Public safety and justice · Supports: Hawaii should strengthen support for law enforcement staffing and recruitment.
Public safety and justice · Likely supports: Hawaii should strengthen laws and coordination to prevent retail theft and property crime.
In the news
The Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi announces one qualified candidate for the Senate District 18 General Election ballot (mauinow.com, Sep 12, 2026)
Special election ahead for a Hawaii Senate seat (staradvertiser.com, Sep 4, 2026)
Green appoints Danielle Bass to Senate seat vacated by retired Michelle Kidani (hawaiinewsnow.com, Aug 9, 2026)