HAWAIʻI STATE SENATE ANNOUNCES FINALIZED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AHEAD OF THE 33RD LEGISLATURE
News Release from Hawaiʻi State Senate, Nov 27, 2024
Today, the Hawaiʻi State Senate announced its finalized leadership and committee assignments ahead of the Thirty-Third Legislature that opens on January 15, 2025.
Leadership and committee assignments of the 16 standing committees are as follows:
Leadership:
President: Senator Ronald D. Kouchi
Vice President: Senator Michelle N. Kidani
Majority Leader: Senator Dru Mamo Kanuha
Majority Floor Leader: Senator Glenn Wakai
Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Senator Lynn DeCoite
Majority Policy Leader: Senator Les Ihara, Jr.
Majority Whip: Senator Lorraine R. Inouye
Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Henry J.C. Aquino
Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Troy N. Hashimoto
Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Jarrett Keohokalole
Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Chris Lee
Assistant Majority Whip: Senator Herbert M. “Tim” Richards, III
Minority Leader: Senator Brenton Awa
Minority Floor Leader: Senator Samantha DeCorte
Assistant Minority Floor Leader: Senator Kurt Fevella
Committee Assignments:
Agriculture and Environment (AEN)
- Gabbard, Mike (Chair)
- Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim” (Vice Chair)
- DeCoite, Lynn
- Rhoads, Karl
- Awa, Brenton
Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN)
- Keohokalole, Jarrett (Chair)
- Fukunaga, Carol (Vice Chair)
- McKelvey, Angus L.K.
- Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim”
- Awa, Brenton
Economic Development and Tourism (EDT)
- DeCoite, Lynn (Chair)
- Wakai, Glenn (Vice Chair)
- Fukunaga, Carol
- Kim, Donna Mercado
- Awa, Brenton
Education (EDU)
- Kidani, Michelle N. (Chair)
- Kim, Donna Mercado (Vice Chair)
- Hashimoto, Troy N.
- Kanuha, Dru Mamo
- DeCorte, Samantha
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs (EIG)
- Wakai, Glenn (Chair)
- Chang, Stanley (Vice Chair)
- DeCoite, Lynn
- Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim”
- Fevella, Kurt
Government Operations (GVO)
- McKelvey, Angus L.K. (Chair)
- Gabbard, Mike (Vice Chair)
- Moriwaki, Sharon Y.
- San Buenaventura, Joy A.
- Fevella, Kurt
Hawaiian Affairs (HWN)
- Richards, III, Herbert M. “Tim” (Chair)
- San Buenaventura, Joy A. (Vice Chair)
- Ihara, Jr., Les
- Keohokalole, Jarrett
- DeCorte, Samantha
Health and Human Services (HHS)
- San Buenaventura, Joy A. (Chair)
- Aquino, Henry J.C. (Vice Chair)
- Hashimoto, Troy N.
- Keohokalole, Jarrett
- Fevella, Kurt
Higher Education (HRE)
- Kim, Donna Mercado (Chair)
- Kidani, Michelle N. (Vice Chair)
- Fukunaga, Carol
- Hashimoto, Troy N.
- Fevella, Kurt
Housing (HOU)
- Chang, Stanley (Chair)
- Hashimoto, Troy N. (Vice Chair)
- Aquino, Henry J.C.
- Kanuha, Dru Mamo
- Fevella, Kurt
Judiciary (JDC)
- Rhoads, Karl (Chair)
- Gabbard, Mike (Vice Chair)
- Chang, Stanley
- San Buenaventura, Joy A.
- Awa, Brenton
Labor and Technology (LBT)
- Aquino, Henry J.C. (Chair)
- Lee, Chris (Vice Chair)
- Ihara, Jr., Les
- Moriwaki, Sharon Y.
- Fevella, Kurt
Public Safety and Military Affairs (PSM)
- Elefante, Brandon J.C. (Chair)
- Wakai, Glenn (Vice Chair)
- Fukunaga, Carol
- Rhoads, Karl
- DeCorte, Samantha
Transportation and Culture and the Arts (TCA)
- Lee, Chris (Chair)
- Inouye, Lorraine R. (Vice Chair)
- Elefante, Brandon J.C.
- Kanuha, Dru Mamo
- DeCorte, Samantha
Water and Land (WTL)
- Inouye, Lorraine R. (Chair)
- Elefante, Brandon J.C. (Vice Chair)
- Chang, Stanley
- McKelvey, Angus L.K.
- DeCorte, Samantha
Ways and Means (WAM)
- Dela Cruz, Donovan M. (Chair)
- Moriwaki, Sharon Y. (Vice Chair)
- Aquino, Henry J.C.
- DeCoite, Lynn
- Elefante, Brandon J.C.
- Hashimoto, Troy N.
- Inouye, Lorraine R.
- Kanuha, Dru Mamo
- Kidani, Michelle N.
- Kim, Donna Mercado
- Lee, Chris
- Wakai, Glenn
- Fevella, Kurt
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