STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 49
State House District 49; Hawaii
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 68 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 27,749 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,445,235 ÷ 27,749) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.27, measured against a statewide vote in HI (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Republican · declared
'Ale Rodas is a Kāneʻohe parent and educator with nearly 20 years of teaching experience. Her campaign emphasizes affordability, public education and support for small businesses.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Scot Matayoshi chairs the House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee. He is a former public school science teacher with law and education degrees from the University of Hawaiʻi.
Records: Corporate Accountability 2 against, Environment and Public Health 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for,
Sources: elections.hawaii.gov2 · olvr.hawaii.gov