MEET DELLA
MEET DELLA
A leader with a proven track record of fighting for Hawai‘i, her agenda is simple: lower costs, end corruption in state government, and defend what makes Hawai‘i so special.
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Rooted in the Islands
Rooted in the Islands
Della Au Belatti was born and raised in Mānoa Valley. After graduating as valedictorian of Maryknoll School, she studied American history at Princeton University and became a teacher at Trenton Central High School. But Della never forgot her Hawai‘i roots, and after graduating, she returned to Hawai‘i to teach at her alma mater.
In her first year of teaching at Maryknoll, Della challenged her students to answer the question, “What does it mean to participate effectively in a democracy?” In that moment, she knew her calling was to serve.
Called to Serve
Called to Serve
She attended law school at the University of Hawai‘i William S. Richardson School of Law, and went on to clerk for Judge Dexter Del Rosario in the First Circuit Court and Justice Simeon R. Acoba of the Hawai‘i State Supreme Court.
Della started a family with her husband Michael, a nurse of nearly two decades at Queen’s Medical Center. Together, they are raising their daughters Emma and Elyana in Makiki, where the girls attend the University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa and Roosevelt High School.
A 20-Year Track Record of Legislative Service
A 20-Year Track Record of Legislative Service
In 2006, Della was elected to represent Hawai‘i State House District 25. For nearly 20 years, she has worked tirelessly to protect and expand the rights of the people of Hawai‘i. As Health Committee Chair and House Majority Leader, she led efforts to pass legislation protecting reproductive health care, fought to strengthen Hawai‘i’s mental health care services, and helped navigate the State through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition, she served as Chair of the House Committee on Public Safety and, most recently, championed government transparency as co-convenor of the Good Government Caucus. She helped lead the fight to pass Senate Bill 2471 to stop the influence of dark corporate money on elections so we can undo the damage caused by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which has wreaked havoc on our democracy.
Committed to Putting People First
Committed to Putting People First
What keeps Della up at night is rising costs for families like hers. With everything from housing to groceries to gas and utilities becoming less and less affordable, Della worries that her daughters will not be able to buy a home in Hawaiʻi or find a good job here. She’s tired of corporate special interests having too much power in state government and knows we need proven, independent leaders who will stand up to corruption to put Hawai‘i families first.
Della is running for Lieutenant Governor to continue her fight for the people of Hawai‘i.
She’ll do whatever it takes to lower costs, root out corruption, and protect our democracy.
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