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 | |||||
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The Thirty-Second Hawaii State Legislature is the current meeting of the Hawaii State Legislature, 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]
The regular session ran from January 18 until May 4, 2023. [4] It passed 280 bills to the governor for signature. [3]
The regular session ran from January 17 until May 3, 2024. [5] It passed 269 bills to the governor for signature. [6]
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23 | 2 | |
Democratic | Rep |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature (2022) | 24 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
Begin (2023) | 23 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 92% | 8% |
District | Name | Party | County(ies) | Areas Represented | First Elected |
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1 | Lorraine Inouye | Dem | Hawaiʻi | Hilo, Pauka‘a, Papaikou, Pepe‘ekeo | 2014 [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Joy San Buenaventura | Dem | Puna | 2020 [lower-alpha 2] | |
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 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] |
6 | Angus McKelvey | Dem | West and South Maui, Maalaea, Waikapu | 2022 [lower-alpha 5] | |
7 | Lynn DeCoite | Dem | Maui, Kalawao | Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe, Molokini | 2021 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 6] |
8 | Ron Kouchi | Dem | Kauaʻi | Kauaʻi, Niʻihau | 2010 [lower-alpha 3] |
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 [lower-alpha 7] | |
11 | Carol Fukunaga | Dem | Mānoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakōlea, Tantalus | 2022 [lower-alpha 8] | |
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 [lower-alpha 9] | |
14 | Donna Mercado Kim [Note 2] | Dem | Moanalua, ʻAiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Red Hill, Kapalama | 2000 [lower-alpha 10] | |
15 | Glenn Wakai | Dem | Kalihi, Māpunapuna, Airport, Salt Lake, Āliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Aiea, Pearl City | 2010 [lower-alpha 11] | |
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 [lower-alpha 12] | |
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 [lower-alpha 13] | |
25 | Chris Lee | Dem | Kailua, Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi Kai | 2020 [lower-alpha 14] | |
Acronym | Committee Name | Chair |
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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 |
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45 | 6 | |
Democratic | Republican |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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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% |
Acronym | Committee Name | Chair |
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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 |
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