Danielle Bass

Senator Danielle M. M. Bass is the State Senator for District 18, representing the Central Oʻahu communities of Mililani, Waipiʻo Gentry, Koa Ridge, Crestview, Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia, Kunia, and portions of Waipahu. A fourth-generation Mililani resident and proud graduate of Mililani High School, Senator Bass has deep roots in the Central Oʻahu communities she is honored to represent. She has devoted more than two decades to serving Hawaiʻi through community leadership, state government, emergency management, and disaster response. For 19 years, Senator Bass represented her community on the Mililani Neighborhood Board, including 5 years as Chair. Her community leadership has focused on bringing residents, government agencies, schools, first responders, and community organizations together to address priorities including public safety, housing, transportation, parks and infrastructure, disaster preparedness, and quality of life. A national award-winning urban planner, Senator Bass brings more than 21 years of experience in Hawaiʻi state government. Before joining the State Senate, Senator Bass served for nearly a decade as Hawaiʻi’s State Sustainability Coordinator with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, where she founded the Statewide Sustainability Branch, led and coordinated statewide efforts to advance sustainable development, climate resilience and adaptation, land use policy, and long-range planning. Senator Bass authored the nationally recognized Hawaiʻi 2050 Sustainability Plan: Charting a Course for the Decade of Action (2020–2030), the

Senator Danielle M. M. Bass is the State Senator for District 18, representing the Central Oʻahu communities of Mililani, Waipiʻo Gentry, Koa Ridge, Crestview, Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia, Kunia, and portions of Waipahu. A fourth-generation Mililani resident and proud graduate of Mililani High School, Senator Bass has deep roots in the Central Oʻahu communities she is honored to represent. She has devoted more than two decades to serving Hawaiʻi through community leadership, state government, emergency management, and disaster response. For 19 years, Senator Bass represented her community on the Mililani Neighborhood Board, including 5 years as Chair. Her community leadership has focused on bringing residents, government agencies, schools, first responders, and community organizations together to address priorities including public safety, housing, transportation, parks and infrastructure, disaster preparedness, and quality of life. A national award-winning urban planner, Senator Bass brings more than 21 years of experience in Hawaiʻi state government. Before joining the State Senate, Senator Bass served for nearly a decade as Hawaiʻi’s State Sustainability Coordinator with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, where she founded the Statewide Sustainability Branch, led and coordinated statewide efforts to advance sustainable development, climate resilience and adaptation, land use policy, and long-range planning. Senator Bass authored the nationally recognized Hawaiʻi 2050 Sustainability Plan: Charting a Course for the Decade of Action (2020–2030), the