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The Thirty-Second Hawaii State Legislature is the 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 from November 8, 2022 and adjourned 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]

Legislative bodyHawaii State Legislature
JurisdictionHawaii
TermNovember 8, 2022 – November 5, 2024
Election2022 Hawaii House of Representatives election
2022 Hawaii Senate election
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32nd Hawaii State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyHawaii State Legislature
JurisdictionHawaii
TermNovember 8, 2022 – November 5, 2024
Election2022 Hawaii House of Representatives election
2022 Hawaii Senate election
Senate
Members25
PresidentRon Kouchi (D)
Vice PresidentMichelle Kidani (D)
Majority LeaderDru Kanuha (D)
Minority LeaderKurt Fevella (R)
Party controlDemocratic
House of Representatives
Members51
SpeakerScott Saiki (D)
Vice SpeakerGreggor Ilagan (D)
Minority LeaderLauren Matsumoto (R)
Party controlDemocratic
Sessions
1stJanuary 18, 2023 (2023-01-18) – May 4, 2023 (2023-05-04)
2ndJanuary 17, 2024 (2024-01-17) – May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03)
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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

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23 2
Democratic Rep
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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%
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List of members

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DistrictNameParty County(ies)Areas represented First elected
1Lorraine InouyeDem HawaiʻiHilo, Pauka‘a, Papaikou, Pepe‘ekeo 2014[a]
2Joy San BuenaventuraDemPuna 2020[b]
3Dru KanuhaDemKona, Kaʻū, Volcano 2018
4Tim Richards IIIDemHilo, Hāmākua, Kohala, Waimea, Waikōloa, Kona 2022
5Troy Hashimoto[Note 1]Dem MauiWailuku, Waiheʻe, Kahului, Mauka, Wai'ehu 2023[c][d]
6Angus McKelveyDemWest and South Maui, Maalaea, Waikapu 2022[e]
7Lynn DeCoiteDem Maui, KalawaoHāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe, Molokini 2021[c][f]
8Ron KouchiDem KauaʻiKauaʻi, Niʻihau 2010[c]
9Stanley ChangDem HonoluluHawaiʻi Kai, ʻĀina Haina, Waiʻalae-Kāhala, Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kapahulu 2016
10Les Ihara Jr.DemKaimukī, Kapahulu, Pālolo, Maunalani Heights, St. Louis Heights, Mōʻiliʻili, Ala Wai mauka, Kapahulu, Moiliili, McCully 1994[g]
11Carol FukunagaDemMānoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakōlea, Tantalus 2022[h]
12Sharon MoriwakiDemKakaʻako, Ala Moana, Waikīkī, McCully 2018
13Karl RhoadsDemLiliha, Pālama, Iwilei, Nuʻuanu, Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Downtown, Chinatown, Dowsett Heights, Pu'unui 2016[i]
14Donna Mercado Kim[Note 2]DemMoanalua, ʻAiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Red Hill, Kapalama 2000[j]
15Glenn WakaiDemKalihi, Māpunapuna, Airport, Salt Lake, Āliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Aiea, Pearl City 2010[k]
16Brandon ElefanteDemPearl City, Momilani, Pearlridge, ʻAiea, Royal Summit, ʻAiea Heights, Newtown, Waimalu, Hālawa, Pearl Harbor, Waiau, Pacific Palisades 2022
17Donovan Dela CruzDemMililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Waipi'o Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village 2010
18Michelle KidaniDemMililani Town, Waipiʻo Gentry, Crestview, Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia 2008
19Henry AquinoDemPearl City, Waipahu, West Loch Estates, Hono'ui'uli, Ho'opii 2022[l]
20Kurt FevellaRepʻEwa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ʻEwa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, ʻEwa Village 2018
21Mike GabbardDemKalaeloa, Fernandez Village, ʻEwa, Kapolei, Makakilo, 2006
22Vacant

(*November 8, 2022 – May 31, 2024: Maile Shimabukuro[Note 3])

 Honokai Hale, Ko 'Olina, Nanakuli, Maili, Waianae, Makaha, Makua
23Brenton AwaRepKane'ohe, Kahaluu thru Laie, Kahuku to Mokuleia, Schofield Barracks, Kunia Camp 2022
24Jarrett KeohokaloleDemKāneʻohe, Kailua 2018[m]
25Chris LeeDemKailua, Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi Kai 2020[n]
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  1. [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. [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. [3]
    Democrat Maile Shimabukuro resigned on May 31, 2024.[12]
  1. [a]
    Previously served in Senate from 1998 to 2008
  2. [b]
    Previously served in House from 2014 to 2020
  3. [c]
    Senator was originally appointed
  4. [d]
    Previously served in House from 2018 to 2023
  5. [e]
    Previously served in House from 2006 to 2022
  6. [f]
    Previously served in House from 2015 to 2021
  7. [g]
    Previously served in House from 1986 to 1994
  8. [h]
    Previously served in House from 1979 to 1982, House from 1987 to 1992, and Senate from 1992 to 2012
  9. [i]
    Previously served in House from 2006 to 2016
  10. [j]
    Previously served in House from 1982 to 1985
  11. [k]
    Previously served in House from 2002 to 2010
  12. [l]
    Previously served in House from 2008 to 2022
  13. [m]
    Previously served in House from 2014 to 2018
  14. [n]
    Previously served in House from 2008 to 2020

State Senate Committees

More information Acronym, Committee Name ...
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
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State House of Representatives

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45 6
Democratic Republican
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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%
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List of members

More information District, Representative ...
DistrictRepresentativePartyCounty(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
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  1. [a]
    Representative was originally appointed
  2. [b]
    Previously served in House from 1994 to 1998
  3. [c]
    Appointed to seat on December 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Troy Hashimoto was appointed to the Hawaii Senate.[16]
  4. [d]
    Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after James Tokioka was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.[17]
  5. [e]
    Previously served in House from 1990 to 1998
  6. [f]
    Previously served in House from 1978 to 1982, and Senate from 1982 to 1994
  7. [g]
    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. [h]
    Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Ryan Yamane was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.[17]
  1. [1]
    Democrat Mark Nakashima died on July 11, 2024.[15]

State House Committees

More information Acronym, Committee Name ...
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
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