DonateTrish La Chica
For State House
District 37 Mililani / Waipio Gentry / Koa Ridge
Trish La Chica is a trusted leader who prioritizes her constituents, ensures all voices are heard, and works tirelessly to ensure that our community remains the best place to live and raise our families.
Experience and Commitment Matters:
Elect Trish for a Second Term, on Saturday, August 10th.
Mahalo PBS Hawaii for having me on INSIGHTS for the District 37 Candidate Forum! I’m grateful to engage in thoughtful discussion about what our community and state can accomplish when we work together 💙
Some highlights for me:
- Sharing what motivates me to serve my community and why I work so hard to ensure all voices in our district are heard, represented, and valued
- Talking about our efforts to increase civic participation among our youth and how to get young people excited about our political process
- Sharing my ideas for what the Legislature can do to help working families and stimulate our economy beyond the historic tax relief measures, which I supported this past session
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A Vote for TLC,
is a Vote for Community
Trish La Chica for State House is a grassroots campaign built by community and everyday people who believe that Trish is a different kind of leader who finds solutions, builds coalitions, and accomplishes real results.
- Executive Director, Office of Housing and Homelessness, City & County of Honolulu
- Community and Government Relations Manager, AlohaCare
- Policy & Advocacy Director, Hawaii Public Health Institute
- Policy Analyst, Office of Governor David Ige, State of Hawaii
- Community Engagement Specialist, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
- Journalist, ABS-CBN, Manila, Philippines
- Vice Chair, West Oahu Subarea Health Planning Council (current)
- Chair, District 37, Democratic Party of Hawaii (current)
- Board Member, Mililani/Waipio/Melemanu Neighborhood Board 25 (past)
- Board Member, Mililani Town Association (past)
- Delegate, Filipino Young Leaders Program (past)
- Volunteer, Oahu Homeless Point in Time Count (past)
Trish La Chica is the State Representative for District 37 proudly serving Mililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Waipio Gentry and Koa Ridge. As representative, Trish has advocated for better public transportation options for the district, successfully pushed for the regulation of e-cigarettes to protect our youth, and brought in funding to improve our schools and address homelessness. Trish currently serves as the Vice Chair for the House Committee on Education.
Prior to joining the legislature, Trish spent over 15 years in leadership roles working for non-profit organizations, as well as state and county government in areas such as health, Medicaid, housing, and homelessness. Her passion for advocacy began as an investigative journalist in Manila, where she produced documentaries that shed light on the daily struggles of Filipino families and fought against corruption.
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Accomplishments
Trish is already in the trenches at the Capitol, advocating for the public policies we need and creating solutions for our community, working families, and keiki. As Representative, she has united our community for neighborhood safety, restored school bus services, cleared the Kipapa gulch homeless encampment, and safeguarded our keiki from the harms caused by e-cigarettes.
Serving the Community
Trish is dedicated to putting her community first. Visit her official legislative website to learn more about her work and accomplishments as well as to submit constituent concerns and inquiries.
Visit reptrishlachica.com
Priorities
Prioritizing the Safety and Well-Being of our Community: Collaborate with law enforcement agencies to implement community policing, promote transparency, and improve relations between law enforcement and residents. Advocate for effective emergency response systems and disaster preparedness plans to safeguard our community during unforeseen crises. Additionally, work to address substance abuse issues through evidence-based prevention and treatment programs, helping families affected by addiction find support and recovery resources.
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Trish and #TeamTLC are ready to work hard and fight, but we can't do it alone. Together, we can build a better future for our kids, our families, and our communities. Mahalo for your support!
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2024-05-12
Incumbents are favored in lackluster election cycle
As vice chair of the House Education Committee last session, La Chica said she was able to “focus on a lot of issues that are important to our students, our parents, our educators and all the things that are important to me as a mom with two school-age kids. … Like many others, we’re a working family affected by the day-to-day issues that impact our community. I’m working to make sure our kids have a better future.”
2024-03-28
Mililani community pushes for public safety awareness
The event’s message focused on public safety topics including driver safety, bullying, and more. Wake Up 2Day went live from Mililani with Rep. La Chica to find out more details.
"The purpose is really to just spread aloha, show aloha especially with everything that’s been happening across the state and here in our community," said Rep. La Chica.
2024-03-26
'We deserve better than this.' | Mililani residents say they suffer from power outages almost daily
La Chica represents the Mililani area. She said many of her constituents are kupuna who live alone. La Chica said she has been working with HECO, who said this is due to their new policy called an “auto shutoff.”
"This is a part of a recent change they implemented in response to the Lahaina fires which results in an automatic shutoff to the system if there’s a disturbance that was detected," said La Chica.