32nd Hawaii State Legislature explained

32nd Hawaii State Legislature
Body:Hawaii State Legislature
State:Hawaii
Election:2022 Hawaii House of Representatives election
2022 Hawaii Senate election
Term Start:November 8, 2022
Term End:November 5, 2024
Before:31st
After:current
Chamber1:Senate
Membership1:25
Control1:Democratic
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber1 Leader1:Ron Kouchi (D)
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:Vice President
Chamber1 Leader2:Michelle Kidani (D)
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:Majority Leader
Chamber1 Leader3:Dru Kanuha (D)
Chamber1 Leader4 Type:Minority Leader
Chamber1 Leader4:Kurt Fevella (R)
Chamber2:House of Representatives
Membership2:51
Control2:Democratic
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:Scott Saiki (D)
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:Vice Speaker
Chamber2 Leader2:Greggor Ilagan (D)
Chamber2 Leader3 Type:Minority Leader
Chamber2 Leader3:Lauren Matsumoto (R)

The Thirty-Second Hawaii State Legislature is the current meeting of the State Legislature of the U.S. state of Hawaii, composed of the Hawaii House of Representatives and the Hawaii Senate. It was constituted in Hawaii from November 8, 2022 and is scheduled to adjourn on November 5, 2024, during the first two years of Josh Green's first term as governor.[1] In the 2022 elections, the Democrats retained their majority in both chambers despite the Republicans gaining seats.[2] The House welcomed 18 new representatives, and the Senate welcomed 4 new senators.[3]

Sessions

2023 legislative session

The regular session ran from January 18 until May 4, 2023.[4] It passed 280 bills to the governor for signature.

2024 legislative session

The regular session ran from January 17 until May 3, 2024.[5] It passed 260 bills to the governor for signature, 253 of which were signed and enacted.[6]

Composition

State Senate

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Democratic <---->Rep
AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublicanVacant
End of previous legislature (2022)241250
Begin (2023)232250
Latest voting share

List of members

District Name Party County(ies)Areas Represented First Elected
1 Dem HawaiʻiHilo, Pauka‘a, Papaikou, Pepe‘ekeo2014
2 Dem Puna2020
3 Dem 2018
4 Dem Hilo, Hāmākua, Kohala, Waimea, Waikōloa, Kona2022
5 Dem MauiWailuku, Waiheʻe, Kahului, Mauka, Wai'ehu2023
6 Dem West and South Maui, Maalaea, Waikapu2022
7 Dem Maui, KalawaoHāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe, Molokini2021
8 Dem KauaʻiKauaʻi, Niʻihau2010
9 Dem HonoluluHawaiʻi Kai, ʻĀina Haina, Waiʻalae-Kāhala, Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kapahulu2016
10 Dem Kaimukī, Kapahulu, Pālolo, Maunalani Heights, St. Louis Heights, Mōʻiliʻili, Ala Wai mauka, Kapahulu, Moiliili, McCully1994
11 Dem Mānoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakōlea, Tantalus2022
12 Dem Kakaʻako, Ala Moana, Waikīkī, McCully2018
13 Dem Liliha, Pālama, Iwilei, Nuʻuanu, Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Downtown, Chinatown, Dowsett Heights, Pu'unui2016
14 Dem Moanalua, ʻAiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Red Hill, Kapalama2000
15 Dem Kalihi, Māpunapuna, Airport, Salt Lake, Āliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Aiea, Pearl City2010
16 Dem Pearl City, Momilani, Pearlridge, ʻAiea, Royal Summit, ʻAiea Heights, Newtown, Waimalu, Hālawa, Pearl Harbor, Waiau, Pacific Palisades2022
17 Dem Mililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Waipi'o Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village2010
18 Dem Mililani Town, Waipiʻo Gentry, Crestview, Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia2008
19 Dem Pearl City, Waipahu, West Loch Estates, Hono'ui'uli, Ho'opii2022
20 Rep ʻEwa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ʻEwa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, ʻEwa Village2018
21 Dem Kalaeloa, Fernandez Village, ʻEwa, Kapolei, Makakilo, 2006
22 Vacant(*November 8, 2022–May 31, 2024:)Honokai Hale, Ko 'Olina, Nanakuli, Maili, Waianae, Makaha, Makua
23 Rep Kane'ohe, Kahaluu thru Laie, Kahuku to Mokuleia, Schofield Barracks, Kunia Camp2022
24 Dem Kāneʻohe, Kailua2018
25 Chris LeeDem Kailua, Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi Kai2020

State Senate Committees

!Acronym!Committee Name!Chair
AENAgriculture and EnvironmentMike Gabbard
CPNCommerce and Consumer ProtectionJarrett Keohokalole
EDUEducationMichelle Kidani
EETEnergy, Economic Development, and TourismLynn DeCoite
GVOGovernment OperationsAngus McKelvey
HWNHawaiian AffairsMaile Shimabukuro
HHSHealth and Human ServicesJoy San Buenaventura
HREHigher EducationDonna Mercado Kim
HOUHousingStanley Chang
JDCJudiciaryKarl Rhoads
LBTLabor and TechnologySharon Moriwaki (2023)Henry Aquino (2024)
PSMPublic Safety and Intergovernmental and Military AffairsGlenn Wakai
TCATransportation and Culture and the ArtsChris Lee
WTLWater and LandLorraine Inouye
WAMWays and MeansDonovan Dela Cruz
Source:[7] [8]

State House of Representatives

456
DemocraticRepublican
AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublicanVacant
nowrap style="font-size:80%"End of previous legislature (2022)474051
nowrap style="font-size:80%"Begin (2023)456051
nowrap style="font-size:80%"July 11, 2024[9] 446150
Latest voting share

List of members

District Representative Party County(ies) Areas representedFirst Elected
1Vacant(*November 8, 2022–July 11, 2024: Mark Nakashima)HawaiʻiHāmākua, portion of Hilo, Ka‘ūmana
2Richard OnishiDemHilo2012
3Chris Toshiro ToddDemPortion of Hilo, Keaukaha, Orchidlands Estate, Ainaloa, Hawaiian Acres, Fern Acres, portions of Kurtistown and Keaʻau2017
4Greggor IlaganDemHawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Beaches, Nānāwale Estates, Leilani Estates2020
5Jeanné KapelaDemPortions of Keaʻau and Kurtistown, Mountain View, Glenwood, Fern Forest, Volcano, Pāhala, Punalu‘u, Nā‘ālehu, Wai‘ōhinu, Hawaiian Ocean View, Ho‘okena2020
6Kirstin KahaloaDemHōnaunau, Nāpo‘opo‘o, Captain Cook, Kealakekua, Keauhou, Hōlualoa, Kailua-Kona2022
7Nicole LowenDemKailua-Kona, Honokōhau, Kalaoa, Pu‘uanahulu, Puakō, portion of Waikōloa2012
8David TarnasDemHawi, Hala‘ula, Waimea, Makahalau, Waiki‘i, Waikōloa, Kawaihae, and Māhukona2018
9Justin WoodsonDemMauiKahului, Puʻunēnē, portion of Wailuku2013
10Tyson MiyakeDemPortion of Waiehu, Paukukalo, Wailuku, Wailuku Heights, Waikapu2023
11Terez AmatoDemPortion of Māʻalaea, Kīhei, Keawakapu, Wailea, Mākena, Kanahena, Keone‘ō‘io2022
12Kyle YamashitaDemPortion of Keāhua, Hāli‘imaile, Pukalani, Makawao, Pūlehu, Waiakoa, Kēōkea, and ‘Ulupalakua2004
13Mahina PoepoeDemMaui, KalawaoMolokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, portion of Kahului, Ha‘ikū, Pe‘ahi, Huelo, Nāhiku, Hāna, Kīpahulu2022
14Elle CochranDemMauiKahakuloa, Waiheʻe, portions of Wai‘ehu and Māʻalaea, Olowalu, Lahaina, Lahainaluna, Kā‘anapali, Māhinahina Camp, Kahana, Honokahua2022
15Nadine NakamuraDemKauaʻiHā‘ena, Wainiha, Hanalei, Princeville, Kīlauea, Anahola, Keālia, Kāpa‘a, portion of Wailuā, Kawaihau2016
16Luke EvslinDemWailuā, Hanamāʻulu, Kapaia, Līhuʻe, Puhi, portion of ʻŌmaʻo2023
17Dee MorikawaDemNiʻihau, portion of ʻŌmaʻo, Kōloa, Po‘ipū, Lāwa‘i, Kalāheo, ‘Ele‘ele, Hanapēpē, Kaawanui Village, Pākalā Village, Waimea, Kekaha2010
18Gene WardRepHonoluluPortlock, Hawaiʻi Kai, Kalama Valley2006
19Mark HashemDemWaiʻalae-Kāhala,ʻĀina Haina, Niu Valley, Kuli‘ou‘ou2010
20Bertrand KobayashiDemLeahi, Kāhala, Waiʻalae, Kaimukī, Kapahulu2012
21Jackson SayamaDemSt. Louis Heights, Pālolo Valley, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimukī2020
22Andrew Takuya GarrettDemMānoa2022
23Scott NishimotoDemMōʻiliʻili, McCully2002
24Adrian TamDemWaikīkī2020
25Scott SaikiDemAla Moana, Kakaʻako, Downtown Honolulu1994
26Della Au BelattiDemMakiki, Punchbowl2006
27Jenna TakenouchiDemPacific Heights, Nuʻuanu, Liliha2022
28Daniel HoltDemSand Island, Iwilei, Chinatown2016
29May MizunoDemKamehameha Heights, Kalihi Valley, portion of Kalihi2024
30Sonny GanadenDemKalihi, Kalihi Kai, Ke‘ehi Lagoon, Hickam Village2020
31Linda IchiyamaDemFort Shafter Flats, Salt Lake, Pearl Harbor2010
32Micah AiuDemFort Shafter, Moanalua, Āliamanu, Foster Village, portions of ʻAiea and Hālawa2022
33Sam Satoru KongDemPortion of Hālawa, ʻAiea, Waimalu2014
34Gregg TakayamaDemPearl City, Waiau, Pacific Palisades2012
35Cory ChunDemPortions of Pearl City and Waipahū, Crestview2022
36Rachele LamosaoDemWaipahū2022
37Trish La ChicaDemPortions of Mililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Koa Ridge, and Waipiʻo Gentry2023
38Lauren MatsumotoRepPortions of Mililani and Waipio Acres, Mililani Mauka2012
39Elijah PierickRepRoyal Kunia, Village Park, Honoʻuliʻuli, Hoʻopili, portion of Waipahū2022
40Rose MartinezDemPortions of Lower Village and ʻEwa Beach, Iroquois Point2022
41David AlcosRepPortion of ʻEwa Beach, Ocean Pointe, Barbers Point2022
42Diamond GarciaRepPortions of Varona Village, Ewa, Kapolei, Fernandez Village2022
43Kanani SouzaRepKapolei, Makakilo2022
44Darius KilaDemHonokai Hale, Nānākuli, Māʻili2022
45Cedric GatesDemWaiʻanae, Mākaha2016
46Amy PerrusoDemPortion of Waipio Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawā, Whitmore Village, Waialua, Mokulēʻia2018
47Sean QuinlanDemWaialua, Hale‘iwa, Waialua, Hale‘iwa, Kawailoa Beach, Waimea, Sunset Beach, Waiale‘e, Kawela Bay, Kahuku, Lā‘ie, Hauʻula, Punaluʻu, Kahana2016
48Lisa KitagawaDemKaʻaʻawa, Kahalu‘u, ‘Āhuimanu, Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe2018
49Scot MatayoshiDemKāneʻohe, Maunawili2018
50Natalia Hussey-BurdickDemKailua, portion of Kāneʻohe Bay2022
51Lisa MartenDemWaimānalo, Keolu Hills, Lanikai, portion of Kailua2020

State House Committees

!Acronym!Committee Name!Chair
AGRAgriculture & Food SystemsCedric Gates
CAICulture, Arts, & International AffairsAdrian Tam
CMVCorrections, Military, & VeteransMark Hashem
CPCConsumer Protection & CommerceMark Nakashima
ECDEconomic DevelopmentDaniel Holt
EDNEducationJustin Woodson
EEPEnergy & Environmental ProtectionNicole Lowen
FINFinanceKyle Yamashita
HETHigher Education & TechnologyAmy Perruso
HLTHealth & HomelessnessDella Au Belatti
HSGHousingTroy Hashimoto (2023)Luke Evslin (2024)
HUSHuman ServicesJohn Mizuno (2023)Lisa Marten (2024)
JHAJudiciary & Hawaiian AffairsDavid Tarnas
LGOLabor & Government OperationsScot Matayoshi
LMGLegislative ManagementNadine Nakamura
TOUTourismSean Quinlan
TRNTransportationChris Todd
WALWater & LandLinda Ichiyama
Source:[10] [11] [12] [13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Constitution . 2024-06-15 . lrb.hawaii.gov . en-US.
  2. Web site: Ako . Diane . 2022-11-10 . Hawaii Republicans add more seats to state legislature . 2024-06-15 . KITV Island News . en.
  3. Web site: 2023-05-15 . NFIB End-of-Session Report on the 2023 Hawaii State Legislature . 2024-06-15 . NFIB . en.
  4. Web site: 32nd Hawaiʻi State Legislature ends today; bills, resolutions that made it through Big Island Now . 2024-06-15 . 32nd Hawaiʻi State Legislature ends today; bills, resolutions that made it through.
  5. Web site: 2024-01-17 . 1st day of Hawaiʻi's legislative session begins today: What you need to know . 2024-06-15 . KHON2 . en-US.
  6. Web site: 253 bills signed into law by Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green Big Island Now . 2024-08-10 . 253 bills signed into law by Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green.
  7. Web site: 2022-12-06 . Hawaii Senate Announces Leadership & Committee Assignments . 2024-06-23 . Hawaii News and Island Information . en-US.
  8. Web site: Committees . 2024-06-24 . data.capitol.hawaii.gov.
  9. News: Hawaiʻi Island Rep. Mark Nakashima dies at 61. Hawaii Public Radio. July 11, 2024.
  10. Web site: Committees . 2024-06-24 . data.capitol.hawaii.gov.
  11. Web site: Committees of the Hawai'i House of Representatives . 2024-06-24 . HawaiiHouseDemocrats . en.
  12. Web site: Saiki Updates House Committee Assignments > Hawaii Free Press . 2024-06-24 . www.hawaiifreepress.com.
  13. Web site: House members from Maui selected for committee leadership roles Maui Now . 2024-06-24 . House members from Maui selected for committee leadership roles.