Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
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