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33rd Hawaii State Legislature

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Senate

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22 3
Democratic Rep
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature (2024) 23 2 25 0
Begin (2023) 22 3 25 0
Latest voting share 92% 8%

Leadership

Position Name Party District
President of the Senate Ron Kouchi Democratic 8
Majority Leader Dru Kanuha Democratic 3
Minority Leader Kurt Fevella Republican 20

Officers

Position Name
Chief Clerk Carol T. Taniguchi
Assistant Chief Clerk Jennifer T. Chow
Sergeant at Arms Bienvenido C. Villaflor
Assistant Sergeant at Arms C.M. Park Kaleiwahea

List of members

District Name Party County(ies) Areas Represented First Elected
1 Lorraine Inouye Dem Hawaiʻi Hilo, Pauka‘a, Papaikou, Pepe‘ekeo 2014
2 Joy San Buenaventura Dem Puna 2020
3 Dru Kanuha Dem Kona, Kaʻū, Volcano 2018
4 Tim Richards III Dem Hilo, Hāmākua, Kohala, Waimea, Waikōloa, Kona 2022
5 Troy Hashimoto Dem Maui Wailuku, Waiheʻe, Kahului, Mauka, Wai'ehu 2023
6 Angus McKelvey Dem West and South Maui, Maalaea, Waikapu 2022
7 Lynn DeCoite Dem Maui, Kalawao Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe, Molokini 2021
8 Ron Kouchi Dem Kauaʻi Kauaʻi, Niʻihau 2010
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
11 Carol Fukunaga Dem Mānoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakōlea, Tantalus 2022
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
14 Donna Mercado Kim Dem Moanalua, ʻAiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Red Hill, Kapalama 2000
15 Glenn Wakai Dem Kalihi, Māpunapuna, Airport, Salt Lake, Āliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Aiea, Pearl City 2010
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
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 Samantha DeCorte Rep Honokai Hale, Ko 'Olina, Nanakuli, Maili, Waianae, Makaha, Makua 2024
23 Brenton Awa Rep Kane'ohe, Kahaluu thru Laie, Kahuku to Mokuleia, Schofield Barracks, Kunia Camp 2022
24 Jarrett Keohokalole Dem Kāneʻohe, Kailua 2018
25 Chris Lee Dem Kailua, Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi Kai 2020
  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.
  2. Became President of the Senate on December 28, 2012, after Shan Tsutsui was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to be Lieutenant Governor. Ousted as Senate President in unusual mid-year leadership reorganization on May 5, 2015. First Filipina, but second Filipino American, Hawaiʻi Senate President
  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

House of Representatives

Composition

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

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42 9
Democratic Republican
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature (2024) 45 6 51 0
Begin (2024) 42 9 51 0
Latest voting share 82.4% 17.6%

Leadership

Office Name Party District
Speaker Nadine Nakamura Democratic 15
Vice Speaker Linda Ichiyama Democratic 32
Majority Leader Sean Quinlan Democratic 47
Majority Floor Leader Dee Morikawa Democratic 17
Minority Leader Lauren Matsumoto Republican 38
Minority Floor Leader Diamond Garcia Republican 42
Assistant Minority Leader David Alcos Republican 41

Officers

Position Name
Chief Clerk Brian L. Takeshita
Assistant Chief Clerk Rupert Juarez
Sergeant at Arms Rod Tanonaka
Assistant Sergeant at Arms Tamah-Lani S.K. Noh

List of members

District Representative Party County(ies) Areas represented First Elected
1 Matthias Kusch Dem Hawaiʻi Hāmākua, portion of Hilo, Ka‘ūmana 2024
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
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
9 Justin Woodson Dem Maui Kahului, Puʻunēnē, portion of Wailuku 2013
10 Tyson Miyake Dem Portion of Waiehu, Paukukalo, Wailuku, Wailuku Heights, Waikapu 2023
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 Dem Wailuā, Hanamāʻulu, Kapaia, Līhuʻe, Puhi, portion of ʻŌmaʻo 2023
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
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 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 Dem Portions of Mililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Koa Ridge, and Waipiʻo Gentry 2023
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 Julie Reyes Oda Rep Portions of Lower Village and ʻEwa Beach, Iroquois Point 2024
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 2024
45 Chris Muraoka Rep 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 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  5. Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after James Tokioka was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.
  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.

References

  1. "Hawaii Governor Appoints Troy Hashimoto To State Senate". Honolulu Civil Beat. November 9, 2023. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. "State Senate chooses Donna Kim as new president". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. Dayton, Kevin (5 May 2015). "Kauai's Kouchi replaces Kim as Senate president". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  4. Medina, Andrei (16 January 2013). "Donna Kim makes history as first Filipina-American Hawaiʻi Senate President". GMA News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2013. Hawaiʻi Senate Vice President Donna Mercado Kim will make history on Thursday as she is installed as the first Filipina-American State Senate President.
  5. "Senator Donna Mercado Kim's Biography". Project Vote Smart. One Common Ground. 2012. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  6. "2025 Representatives". Hawai‘i State Legislature. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  7. "House Leadership". Hawai‘i State Legislature. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  8. Relating to caucus leaders and committee membership of the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature (House Resolution No. 31). Hawaii House of Representatives. 17 February 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  9. "Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green Names House District Successor". 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  10. "OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR – NEWS RELEASE – GOV. GREEN APPOINTS MIYAKE TO STATE HOUSE". 15 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Green makes appointments for open House seats". 15 February 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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