32nd Hawaii State Legislature

32nd Hawaii State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body	Hawaii State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Hawaii
Term	November 8, 2022 – November 5, 2024
Election	2022 Hawaii House of Representatives election 2022 Hawaii Senate election
Senate
Members	25
President	Ron Kouchi (D)
Vice President	Michelle Kidani (D)
Majority Leader	Dru Kanuha (D)
Minority Leader	Kurt Fevella (R)
Party control	Democratic
House of Representatives
Members	51
Speaker	Scott Saiki (D)
Vice Speaker	Greggor Ilagan (D)
Minority Leader	Lauren Matsumoto (R)
Party control	Democratic
Sessions
1st January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18) – May 4, 2023 (2023-05-04) 2nd January 17, 2024 (2024-01-17) – May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03)

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. ^[3]

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

↓
23	2
Democratic	Rep

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature (2022)	24	1	25	0
Begin (2023)	23	2	25	0
Latest voting share	92%	8%

List of members

District	Name	Party	County(ies)	Areas Represented	First Elected
1	Lorraine Inouye	Dem	Hawaiʻi	Hilo, Pauka‘a, Papaikou, Pepe‘ekeo	2014 [a]
2	Joy San Buenaventura	Dem		Puna	2020 [b]
3	Dru Kanuha	Dem		Kona, Kaʻū, Volcano	2018
4	Tim Richards III	Dem		Hilo, Hāmākua, Kohala, Waimea, Waikōloa, Kona	2022
5	Troy Hashimoto [Note 1]	Dem	Maui	Wailuku, Waiheʻe, Kahului, Mauka, Wai'ehu	2023 [c] [d]
6	Angus McKelvey	Dem		West and South Maui, Maalaea, Waikapu	2022 [e]
7	Lynn DeCoite	Dem	Maui, Kalawao	Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe, Molokini	2021 [c] [f]
8	Ron Kouchi	Dem	Kauaʻi	Kauaʻi, Niʻihau	2010 [c]
9	Stanley Chang	Dem	Honolulu	Hawaiʻi Kai, ʻĀina Haina, Waiʻalae-Kāhala, Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kapahulu	2016
10	Les Ihara Jr.	Dem		Kaimukī, Kapahulu, Pālolo, Maunalani Heights, St. Louis Heights, Mōʻiliʻili, Ala Wai mauka, Kapahulu, Moiliili, McCully	1994 [g]
11	Carol Fukunaga	Dem		Mānoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakōlea, Tantalus	2022 [h]
12	Sharon Moriwaki	Dem		Kakaʻako, Ala Moana, Waikīkī, McCully	2018
13	Karl Rhoads	Dem		Liliha, Pālama, Iwilei, Nuʻuanu, Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Downtown, Chinatown, Dowsett Heights, Pu'unui	2016 [i]
14	Donna Mercado Kim [Note 2]	Dem		Moanalua, ʻAiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Red Hill, Kapalama	2000 [j]
15	Glenn Wakai	Dem		Kalihi, Māpunapuna, Airport, Salt Lake, Āliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Aiea, Pearl City	2010 [k]
16	Brandon Elefante	Dem		Pearl City, Momilani, Pearlridge, ʻAiea, Royal Summit, ʻAiea Heights, Newtown, Waimalu, Hālawa, Pearl Harbor, Waiau, Pacific Palisades	2022
17	Donovan Dela Cruz	Dem		Mililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Waipi'o Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village	2010
18	Michelle Kidani	Dem		Mililani Town, Waipiʻo Gentry, Crestview, Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia	2008
19	Henry Aquino	Dem		Pearl City, Waipahu, West Loch Estates, Hono'ui'uli, Ho'opii	2022 [l]
20	Kurt Fevella	Rep		ʻEwa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ʻEwa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, ʻEwa Village	2018
21	Mike Gabbard	Dem		Kalaeloa, Fernandez Village, ʻEwa, Kapolei, Makakilo,	2006
22	Vacant (*November 8, 2022 – May 31, 2024: Maile Shimabukuro [Note 3] )			Honokai Hale, Ko 'Olina, Nanakuli, Maili, Waianae, Makaha, Makua
23	Brenton Awa	Rep		Kane'ohe, Kahaluu thru Laie, Kahuku to Mokuleia, Schofield Barracks, Kunia Camp	2022
24	Jarrett Keohokalole	Dem		Kāneʻohe, Kailua	2018 [m]
25	Chris Lee	Dem		Kailua, Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi Kai	2020 [n]

1. Democrat Gilbert Keith-Agaran resigned on October 31, 2023. State representative Troy Hashimoto was appointed on November 9, 2023 to fill the seat until a special election is held in November 2024. ^[7]
2. Became President of the Senate on December 28, 2012, after Shan Tsutsui was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to be Lieutenant Governor. ^[8] Ousted as Senate President in unusual mid-year leadership reorganization on May 5, 2015. ^[9] First Filipina, but second Filipino American, Hawaiʻi Senate President ^{[10] [11]}
3. Democrat Maile Shimabukuro resigned on May 31, 2024. ^[12]

1. Previously served in Senate from 1998 to 2008
2. Previously served in House from 2014 to 2020
3. Senator was originally appointed
4. Previously served in House from 2018 to 2023
5. Previously served in House from 2006 to 2022
6. Previously served in House from 2015 to 2021
7. Previously served in House from 1986 to 1994
8. Previously served in House from 1979 to 1982, House from 1987 to 1992, and Senate from 1992 to 2012
9. Previously served in House from 2006 to 2016
10. Previously served in House from 1982 to 1985
11. Previously served in House from 2002 to 2010
12. Previously served in House from 2008 to 2022
13. Previously served in House from 2014 to 2018
14. Previously served in House from 2008 to 2020

State Senate Committees

Acronym	Committee Name	Chair
AEN	Agriculture and Environment	Mike Gabbard
CPN	Commerce and Consumer Protection	Jarrett Keohokalole
EDU	Education	Michelle Kidani
EET	Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism	Lynn DeCoite
GVO	Government Operations	Angus McKelvey
HWN	Hawaiian Affairs	Maile Shimabukuro
HHS	Health and Human Services	Joy San Buenaventura
HRE	Higher Education	Donna Mercado Kim
HOU	Housing	Stanley Chang
JDC	Judiciary	Karl Rhoads
LBT	Labor and Technology	Sharon Moriwaki (2023) Henry Aquino (2024)
PSM	Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs	Glenn Wakai
TCA	Transportation and Culture and the Arts	Chris Lee
WTL	Water and Land	Lorraine Inouye
WAM	Ways and Means	Donovan Dela Cruz

Source: ^{[13] [14]}

State House of Representatives

↓
45	6
Democratic	Republican

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Democratic	Republican	Vacant
End of previous legislature (2022)	47	4	0	51
Begin (2023)	45	6	0	51
July 11, 2024 [15]	44	6	1	50
Latest voting share	88%	12%

List of members

District	Representative	Party	County(ies)	Areas represented	First Elected
1	Vacant (*November 8, 2022 – July 11, 2024: Mark Nakashima [Note 1] )		Hawaiʻi	Hāmākua, portion of Hilo, Ka‘ūmana
2	Richard Onishi	Dem		Hilo	2012
3	Chris Toshiro Todd	Dem		Portion of Hilo, Keaukaha, Orchidlands Estate, Ainaloa, Hawaiian Acres, Fern Acres, portions of Kurtistown and Keaʻau	2017 [a]
4	Greggor Ilagan	Dem		Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Beaches, Nānāwale Estates, Leilani Estates	2020
5	Jeanné Kapela	Dem		Portions of Keaʻau and Kurtistown, Mountain View, Glenwood, Fern Forest, Volcano, Pāhala, Punalu‘u, Nā‘ālehu, Wai‘ōhinu, Hawaiian Ocean View, Ho‘okena	2020
6	Kirstin Kahaloa	Dem		Hōnaunau, Nāpo‘opo‘o, Captain Cook, Kealakekua, Keauhou, Hōlualoa, Kailua-Kona	2022
7	Nicole Lowen	Dem		Kailua-Kona, Honokōhau, Kalaoa, Pu‘uanahulu, Puakō, portion of Waikōloa	2012
8	David Tarnas	Dem		Hawi, Hala‘ula, Waimea, Makahalau, Waiki‘i, Waikōloa, Kawaihae, and Māhukona	2018 [b]
9	Justin Woodson	Dem	Maui	Kahului, Puʻunēnē, portion of Wailuku	2013 [a]
10	Tyson Miyake [c]	Dem		Portion of Waiehu, Paukukalo, Wailuku, Wailuku Heights, Waikapu	2023 [a]
11	Terez Amato	Dem		Portion of Māʻalaea, Kīhei, Keawakapu, Wailea, Mākena, Kanahena, Keone‘ō‘io	2022
12	Kyle Yamashita	Dem		Portion of Keāhua, Hāli‘imaile, Pukalani, Makawao, Pūlehu, Waiakoa, Kēōkea, and ‘Ulupalakua	2004
13	Mahina Poepoe	Dem	Maui, Kalawao	Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, portion of Kahului, Ha‘ikū, Pe‘ahi, Huelo, Nāhiku, Hāna, Kīpahulu	2022
14	Elle Cochran	Dem	Maui	Kahakuloa, Waiheʻe, portions of Wai‘ehu and Māʻalaea, Olowalu, Lahaina, Lahainaluna, Kā‘anapali, Māhinahina Camp, Kahana, Honokahua	2022
15	Nadine Nakamura	Dem	Kauaʻi	Hā‘ena, Wainiha, Hanalei, Princeville, Kīlauea, Anahola, Keālia, Kāpa‘a, portion of Wailuā, Kawaihau	2016
16	Luke Evslin [d]	Dem		Wailuā, Hanamāʻulu, Kapaia, Līhuʻe, Puhi, portion of ʻŌmaʻo	2023 [a]
17	Dee Morikawa	Dem		Niʻihau, portion of ʻŌmaʻo, Kōloa, Po‘ipū, Lāwa‘i, Kalāheo, ‘Ele‘ele, Hanapēpē, Kaawanui Village, Pākalā Village, Waimea, Kekaha	2010
18	Gene Ward	Rep	Honolulu	Portlock, Hawaiʻi Kai, Kalama Valley	2006 [e]
19	Mark Hashem	Dem		Waiʻalae-Kāhala,ʻĀina Haina, Niu Valley, Kuli‘ou‘ou	2010
20	Bertrand Kobayashi	Dem		Leahi, Kāhala, Waiʻalae, Kaimukī, Kapahulu	2012 [f]
21	Jackson Sayama	Dem		St. Louis Heights, Pālolo Valley, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimukī	2020
22	Andrew Takuya Garrett	Dem		Mānoa	2022
23	Scott Nishimoto	Dem		Mōʻiliʻili, McCully	2002
24	Adrian Tam	Dem		Waikīkī	2020
25	Scott Saiki	Dem		Ala Moana, Kakaʻako, Downtown Honolulu	1994
26	Della Au Belatti	Dem		Makiki, Punchbowl	2006
27	Jenna Takenouchi	Dem		Pacific Heights, Nuʻuanu, Liliha	2022
28	Daniel Holt	Dem		Sand Island, Iwilei, Chinatown	2016
29	May Mizuno [g]	Dem		Kamehameha Heights, Kalihi Valley, portion of Kalihi	2024 [a]
30	Sonny Ganaden	Dem		Kalihi, Kalihi Kai, Ke‘ehi Lagoon, Hickam Village	2020
31	Linda Ichiyama	Dem		Fort Shafter Flats, Salt Lake, Pearl Harbor	2010
32	Micah Aiu	Dem		Fort Shafter, Moanalua, Āliamanu, Foster Village, portions of ʻAiea and Hālawa	2022
33	Sam Satoru Kong	Dem		Portion of Hālawa, ʻAiea, Waimalu	2014
34	Gregg Takayama	Dem		Pearl City, Waiau, Pacific Palisades	2012
35	Cory Chun	Dem		Portions of Pearl City and Waipahū, Crestview	2022
36	Rachele Lamosao	Dem		Waipahū	2022
37	Trish La Chica [h]	Dem		Portions of Mililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Koa Ridge, and Waipiʻo Gentry	2023 [a]
38	Lauren Matsumoto	Rep		Portions of Mililani and Waipio Acres, Mililani Mauka	2012
39	Elijah Pierick	Rep		Royal Kunia, Village Park, Honoʻuliʻuli, Hoʻopili, portion of Waipahū	2022
40	Rose Martinez	Dem		Portions of Lower Village and ʻEwa Beach, Iroquois Point	2022
41	David Alcos	Rep		Portion of ʻEwa Beach, Ocean Pointe, Barbers Point	2022
42	Diamond Garcia	Rep		Portions of Varona Village, Ewa, Kapolei, Fernandez Village	2022
43	Kanani Souza	Rep		Kapolei, Makakilo	2022
44	Darius Kila	Dem		Honokai Hale, Nānākuli, Māʻili	2022
45	Cedric Gates	Dem		Waiʻanae, Mākaha	2016
46	Amy Perruso	Dem		Portion of Waipio Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawā, Whitmore Village, Waialua, Mokulēʻia	2018
47	Sean Quinlan	Dem		Waialua, Hale‘iwa, Waialua, Hale‘iwa, Kawailoa Beach, Waimea, Sunset Beach, Waiale‘e, Kawela Bay, Kahuku, Lā‘ie, Hauʻula, Punaluʻu, Kahana	2016
48	Lisa Kitagawa	Dem		Kaʻaʻawa, Kahalu‘u, ‘Āhuimanu, Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe	2018
49	Scot Matayoshi	Dem		Kāneʻohe, Maunawili	2018
50	Natalia Hussey-Burdick	Dem		Kailua, portion of Kāneʻohe Bay	2022
51	Lisa Marten	Dem		Waimānalo, Keolu Hills, Lanikai, portion of Kailua	2020

1. Representative was originally appointed
2. Previously served in House from 1994 to 1998
3. Appointed to seat on December 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Troy Hashimoto was appointed to the Hawaii Senate. ^[16]
4. Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after James Tokioka was appointed to join the governor's cabinet. ^[17]
5. Previously served in House from 1990 to 1998
6. Previously served in House from 1978 to 1982, and Senate from 1982 to 1994
7. Appointed to seat on January 16, 2024 by Governor Josh Green after her husband John Mizuno resigned to become the Governor's coordinator on homelessness. ^[18]
8. Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Ryan Yamane was appointed to join the governor's cabinet. ^[17]

1. Democrat Mark Nakashima died on July 11, 2024. ^[15]

State House Committees

Acronym	Committee Name	Chair
AGR	Agriculture & Food Systems	Cedric Gates
CAI	Culture, Arts, & International Affairs	Adrian Tam
CMV	Corrections, Military, & Veterans	Mark Hashem
CPC	Consumer Protection & Commerce	Mark Nakashima
ECD	Economic Development	Daniel Holt
EDN	Education	Justin Woodson
EEP	Energy & Environmental Protection	Nicole Lowen
FIN	Finance	Kyle Yamashita
HET	Higher Education & Technology	Amy Perruso
HLT	Health & Homelessness	Della Au Belatti
HSG	Housing	Troy Hashimoto (2023) Luke Evslin (2024)
HUS	Human Services	John Mizuno (2023) Lisa Marten (2024)
JHA	Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs	David Tarnas
LGO	Labor & Government Operations	Scot Matayoshi
LMG	Legislative Management	Nadine Nakamura
TOU	Tourism	Sean Quinlan
TRN	Transportation	Chris Todd
WAL	Water & Land	Linda Ichiyama

Source: ^{[19] [20] [21] [22]}

See also

• List of Hawaii state legislatures

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