33rd Hawaii State Legislature

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Senate

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223
DemocraticRep
AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature (2024)232250
Begin (2023)223250
Latest voting share

Leadership

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President of the Senate Ron Kouchi Democratic 8
Majority Leader Dru Kanuha Democratic 3
Minority Leader Kurt Fevella Republican 20

Officers

PositionName
Chief ClerkCarol T. Taniguchi
Assistant Chief ClerkJennifer T. Chow
Sergeant at ArmsBienvenido C. Villaflor
Assistant Sergeant at ArmsC.M. Park Kaleiwahea

List of members

DistrictNamePartyCounty(ies)Areas RepresentedFirst 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'ehu2023 [c] [d]
6 Angus McKelvey DemWest and South Maui, Maalaea, Waikapu2022 [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, Niʻihau2010 [c]
9 Stanley Chang Dem Honolulu Hawaiʻi Kai, ʻĀina Haina, Waiʻalae-Kāhala, Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kapahulu2016
10 Les Ihara Jr. DemKaimukī, Kapahulu, Pālolo, Maunalani Heights, St. Louis Heights, Mōʻiliʻili, Ala Wai mauka, Kapahulu, Moiliili, McCully1994 [g]
11 Carol Fukunaga DemMānoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakōlea, Tantalus2022 [h]
12 Sharon Moriwaki DemKakaʻako, Ala Moana, Waikīkī, McCully2018
13 Karl Rhoads DemLiliha, Pālama, Iwilei, Nuʻuanu, Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Downtown, Chinatown, Dowsett Heights, Pu'unui2016 [i]
14 Donna Mercado Kim [Note 2] DemMoanalua, ʻAiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Red Hill, Kapalama2000 [j]
15 Glenn Wakai DemKalihi, 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 Palisades2022
17 Donovan Dela Cruz DemMililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Waipi'o Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village2010
18 Michelle Kidani DemMililani Town, Waipiʻo Gentry, Crestview, Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia2008
19 Henry Aquino Dem Pearl City, Waipahu, West Loch Estates, Hono'ui'uli, Ho'opii2022 [l]
20 Kurt Fevella Rep ʻEwa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ʻEwa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, ʻEwa Village2018
21 Mike Gabbard DemKalaeloa, Fernandez Village, ʻEwa, Kapolei, Makakilo,2006
22 Samantha DeCorte RepHonokai Hale, Ko 'Olina, Nanakuli, Maili, Waianae, Makaha, Makua2024
23 Brenton Awa RepKane'ohe, Kahaluu thru Laie, Kahuku to Mokuleia, Schofield Barracks, Kunia Camp2022
24 Jarrett Keohokalole DemKāneʻohe, Kailua2018 [m]
25 Chris Lee DemKailua, Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi Kai2020 [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. [1]
  2. ↑ Became President of the Senate on December 28, 2012, after Shan Tsutsui was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to be Lieutenant Governor. [2] Ousted as Senate President in unusual mid-year leadership reorganization on May 5, 2015. [3] First Filipina, but second Filipino American, Hawaiʻi Senate President [4] [5]
  1. ↑ Previously served in Senate from 1998 to 2008
  2. ↑ Previously served in House from 2014 to 2020
  3. 1 2 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

House of Representatives

Composition

This is a list of individuals serving in the Hawaii House of Representatives following the November 2024 election, [6] as well as the body's leadership. [7]

Contents

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429
DemocraticRepublican
AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature (2024)456510
Begin (2024)429510
Latest voting share

Leadership

OfficeNamePartyDistrict
Speaker Nadine Nakamura Democratic 15
Vice Speaker Linda Ichiyama Democratic32
Majority Leader Sean Quinlan Democratic47
Majority Floor Leader Dee Morikawa Democratic17
Minority Leader [8] Lauren Matsumoto Republican 38
Minority Floor Leader Diamond Garcia Republican42
Assistant Minority Leader David Alcos Republican41

Officers

PositionName
Chief ClerkBrian L. Takeshita
Assistant Chief ClerkRupert Juarez
Sergeant at ArmsRod Tanonaka
Assistant Sergeant at ArmsTamah-Lani S.K. Noh

List of members

DistrictRepresentativePartyCounty(ies)Areas representedFirst Elected
1 Matthias Kusch [a] Dem Hawaiʻi Hāmākua, portion of Hilo, Ka‘ūmana 2024 [b]
2 Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy Dem Hilo 2024
3 Chris Toshiro Todd Dem Portion of Hilo, Keaukaha, Orchidlands Estate, Ainaloa, Hawaiian Acres, Fern Acres, portions of Kurtistown and Keaʻau 2017 [b]
4 Greggor Ilagan Dem Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Beaches, Nānāwale Estates, Leilani Estates 2020
5 Jeanné Kapela DemPortions of Keaʻau and Kurtistown, Mountain View, Glenwood, Fern Forest, Volcano, Pāhala, Punalu‘u, Nā‘ālehu, Wai‘ōhinu, Hawaiian Ocean View, Ho‘okena2020
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 Māhukona2018 [c]
9 Justin Woodson Dem Maui Kahului, Puʻunēnē, portion of Wailuku 2013 [b]
10 Tyson Miyake [d] DemPortion of Waiehu, Paukukalo, Wailuku, Wailuku Heights, Waikapu 2023 [b]
11 Terez Amato DemPortion of Māʻalaea, Kīhei, Keawakapu, Wailea, Mākena, Kanahena, Keone‘ō‘io2022
12 Kyle Yamashita DemPortion 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, Honokahua2022
15 Nadine Nakamura Dem Kauaʻi Hā‘ena, Wainiha, Hanalei, Princeville, Kīlauea, Anahola, Keālia, Kāpa‘a, portion of Wailuā, Kawaihau2016
16 Luke Evslin [e] Dem Wailuā, Hanamāʻulu, Kapaia, Līhuʻe, Puhi, portion of ʻŌmaʻo 2023 [b]
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 [f]
19 Mark Hashem Dem Waiʻalae-Kāhala,ʻĀina Haina, Niu Valley, Kuli‘ou‘ou 2010
20 Tina Nakada Grandinetti Dem Leahi, Kāhala, Waiʻalae, Kaimukī, Kapahulu 2024
21 Jackson Sayama Dem St. Louis Heights, Pālolo Valley, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimukī 2020
22 Andrew Takuya Garrett Dem Mānoa 2022
23 Ikaika Olds Dem Mōʻiliʻili, McCully 2024
24 Adrian Tam Dem Waikīkī 2020
25 Kim Coco Iwamoto Dem Ala Moana, Kakaʻako, Downtown Honolulu 2024
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 Ikaika Hussey Dem Kamehameha Heights, Kalihi Valley, portion of Kalihi 2024
30 Shirley Ann Templo Dem Kalihi, Kalihi Kai, Ke‘ehi Lagoon, Hickam Village 2024
31 Linda Ichiyama Dem Fort Shafter Flats, Salt Lake, Pearl Harbor 2010
32 Garner Shimizu Rep Fort Shafter, Moanalua, Āliamanu, Foster Village, portions of ʻAiea and Hālawa 2024
33 Sam Satoru Kong DemPortion of Hālawa, ʻAiea, Waimalu 2014
34 Gregg Takayama Dem Pearl City, Waiau, Pacific Palisades 2012
35 Cory Chun DemPortions of Pearl City and Waipahū, Crestview2022
36 Rachele Lamosao Dem Waipahū 2022
37 Trish La Chica [g] DemPortions of Mililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Koa Ridge, and Waipiʻo Gentry 2023 [b]
38 Lauren Matsumoto RepPortions of Mililani and Waipio Acres, Mililani Mauka 2012
39 Elijah Pierick Rep Royal Kunia, Village Park, Honoʻuliʻuli, Hoʻopili, portion of Waipahū 2022
40 Julie Reyes Oda RepPortions of Lower Village and ʻEwa Beach, Iroquois Point 2024
41 David Alcos RepPortion of ʻEwa Beach, Ocean Pointe, Barbers Point 2022
42 Diamond Garcia RepPortions of Varona Village, Ewa, Kapolei, Fernandez Village2022
43 Kanani Souza Rep Kapolei, Makakilo 2022
44 Darius Kila DemHonokai Hale, Nānākuli, Māʻili 2024
45 Chris Muraoka Rep Waiʻanae, Mākaha 2016
46 Amy Perruso DemPortion 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, Kahana2016
48 Lisa Kitagawa Dem Kaʻaʻawa, Kahalu‘u, ‘Āhuimanu, Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe 2018
49 Scot Matayoshi Dem Kāneʻohe, Maunawili 2018
50 Mike Lee Dem Kailua, portion of Kāneʻohe Bay 2024
51 Lisa Marten Dem Waimānalo, Keolu Hills, Lanikai, portion of Kailua 2020

Notes

  1. ↑ Appointed to seat on August 30, 2024 by Governor Josh Green after the death of Mark Nakashima. [9]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Representative was originally appointed
  3. ↑ Previously served in House from 1994 to 1998
  4. ↑ Appointed to seat on December 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Troy Hashimoto was appointed to the Hawaii Senate. [10]
  5. ↑ Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after James Tokioka was appointed to join the governor's cabinet. [11]
  6. ↑ Previously served in House from 1990 to 1998
  7. ↑ Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Ryan Yamane was appointed to join the governor's cabinet. [11]

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