As a Hawaiian Congresswoman full of “aloha spirit,” Tulsi believes that she has the great privilege to highlight and expand the opportunities that women bring to the workplace, classroom and the military. As a teenager, she co-founded the Healthy Hawaii Coalition, a non-profit teaching children to take care of themselves and the environment. An advocate for environmental policy, Tulsi ran for the Hawaii State Legislature in 2002 and became the youngest person ever elected.