Legislative Members

30th Legislature, 2019
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Floor session convene times for January 22, 2019:
Senate: 9:30 a.m. | House of Representatives: 9:00 a.m.

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House District 41
Hawaii State Capitol
Room 317
phone: 808-586-6080
fax: 808-586-6081
repcabanilla@Capitol.hawaii.gov

Member of the following committees:

Agriculture

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Tourism & International Affairs

41 - Ewa, Ewa Beach, Ewa Gentry, Ewa Villages, Hoakalei, Ocean Pointe

EXPERIENCE
• Representative, House District 42 (Ewa, Honouliuli, Waipahu & West Loch)
• Chair, House Housing Committee
• Partner, Hawaii Nurses Inc.
• Critical Care Nurse, St. Francis Medical Center
• Lieutenant Colonel, US Army Reserves Surgeon Section 9th Corps Readiness Command
• Instructor, Kapiolani Community College
• Radio Personality, KNDI Radio 1270AM

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• 2006 Legislator of the Year, HI Dental Association

Measures Introduced

	Title
HB131	RELATING TO HEMP.
HB132	RELATING TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.
HB260	RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
HB261	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
HB327	RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
HB377	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
HB378	RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS BURIAL ASSISTANCE.
HB459	PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FOR REFERENDUM.
HB597	RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Representative Rida Cabanilla was first elected to the State House in 2005, and represents the residents of Ewa, Waipahu, Honouliuli, and West Loch.
A registered nurse and Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserves (Surgical Readiness Command, Fort Shafter) Rida's legislative priorities include: the reduction of traffic congestion and expansion of highways and roads which serve the Ewa Plain; exploration of ways to reduce overcrowding at Campbell High School, and construction of an additional high school facility; the continued repair and maintenance of all district public educational facilities; revitalization of the economy for the creation of jobs and business opportunities; and the expansion of affordable healthcare services from birth and beyond, including alternatives to hospitalization such as home care facilities.
Representative Cabanilla was born in the Philippines and has been a resident of Hawaii since 1970. She attended the University of Hawaii and holds a BS in Nursing. And she is the mother of two adult children, Melanie and Christopher.

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