VOTE DAISY Balais HARTSFIELD
VOTE DAISY Balais HARTSFIELD
Professional Profile
Daisy Balais Hartsfield is a seasoned social services and legal professional with over 20 years of combined experience in public administration, family law, social work, and criminal justice, with a specialty in child welfare cases. She is a proven leader with expertise in managing complex programs, building community partnerships, and providing strategic oversight of multi-disciplinary teams. Adept at navigating legal, social service, and policy issues with a focus on improving client outcomes and fostering collaboration across public agencies and community stakeholders. Passionate about ensuring justice, equity, and social support for vulnerable populations.
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"We cannot afford any time to be spent on observation or a learning curve. We need leadership that already knows how the system works and how to make it work for us."
Steady, reliable, proven action.
With over 20 years of serving the public Daisy is about results. As a leader, Daisy brings an extensive legal and administrative background to the State Capitol. Check out Daisy's resume to see how she's served the public throughout her career.
Daisy's Impact at the Legislature
2026 Regular Session of the Hawaii State Legislature
Representative Daisy Hartsfield was a member of the Finance, Health, and Human Services and Homeless Committees. She was also a member of the following caucuses: House Majority Caucus, Women's Legislative Caucus, Keiki Caucus, Kupuna Caucus, and Filipino Caucus.
During the 2026 Regular Session of the Hawaii State Legislature, lawmakers introduced 2,459 new bills and passed 268 bills by the adjournment on May 8, 2026.Â
You can review the full summary of passed legislation on the Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau document, here: https://lrb.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026_Passed.pdf
Waipahu Elementary School -Â $1,320,000
Design and Construction for Building C AC Replacement; Ground and site improvements; Equipment and Appurtenances
Honowai Elementary School - $110,000
Design and Construction for parking lot driveway resurfacing; Ground and site improvements;Â Equipment and Appurtenances
Waipahu High School - $1,388,000
Design and Construction for Building R Reroofing, Ceiling Fan Installation for P32 and P33, and Building I AC Replacement; Ground and site improvements; Equipment and Appurtenances
Waipahu Intermediate School -Â $1,250,000
Design and Construction for Waterline Replacement; Â Ground and site improvements; Equipment and Appurtenances
August Ahrens Elementary School -Â $750,000
Design and Construction for P1, P4, and P12 Reroofing; Ground and site improvements; Equipment and Appurtenances
Daisy has always prioritized serving her community. Vote to keep her in office so she can continue working for Waipahu!
Where Daisy has already secured funding for Waipahu
To support improving workforce development In order to bridge the gap between industrial demand and untapped community potential.
Building Industry Association of Hawaii (Operating) - $150,000
To support improving workforce development In order to bridge the gap between industrial demand and untapped community potential.
Weed and Seed Hawaii, Inc (Operating) - $275,000
Filipino Community Center (CIP) - $500,000
To support necessary building improvements of the Filipino Community Center.
To support for the construction of the new Waipahu facility that will meet the needs of the community and strengthen our collective ability to respond to a major disaster.
Hawai`i Foodbank, Inc (CIP) - $500,000
Capital funds to support its youth programs that will provide target youth with Redirection Therapy services. In addition to providing a safe space for our youth to reduce/terminate their violent tendencies while to support their academic achievement.
Adult Friends for Youth
(CIP) - $400,000, (Operating) - $300,000
Your vote matters!
Daisy has dedicated her entire career to serving the community that has raised her. Time and time again, she has proven herself and stood up for the community on some of the largest stages. A vote for Daisy is a vote to keep an experienced leader who's using her voice to keep Waipahu heard.
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On August 8th, we humbly ask for your vote to keep Daisy in office so she can work towards pushing initiatives she's already started to the finish line.