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The Hawaii House of Representatives (Hawaiian: Hale o nā Luna Maka‘āinana) is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists of 51 members representing an equal number of districts across the islands. It is led by the Speaker of the House elected from the membership of the House, with majority and minority leaders elected from their party's respective caucuses. The current Speaker of the House is Scott Saiki.

Legislators are elected to two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. As in many state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives is a part-time body and legislators often have active careers outside government. The upper house of the legislature is the Hawaii State Senate.

Members and officers of the 1911 Hawaii House of Representatives (Territorial)

According to Article III, section 4 of the Hawaii State Constitution, a legislator's term begins on the day of the general election and ends the day of the general election if a new member is elected.[2]

The last election took place on November 8, 2022. The next election will take place on November 5, 2024.

Composition

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45 6
Democratic Republican
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
Latest voting share 88.2% 11.8%

Leadership

Office Name Party District
Speaker[3] Scott Saiki Democratic 25
Vice Speaker Greggor Ilagan Democratic 4
Majority Leader Nadine Nakamura Democratic 15
Majority Floor Leader Dee Morikawa Democratic 17
Minority Leader[4] 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 current members

District Representative Party County(ies) Areas represented First Elected
1 Mark Nakashima Dem Hawaiʻi Hāmākua, portion of Hilo, Ka‘ūmana 2008
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
  1. ^ a b c d e f Representative was originally appointed
  2. ^ Previously served in House from 1994 to 1998
  3. ^ Appointed to seat on December 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Troy Hashimoto was appointed to the Hawaii Senate.[5]
  4. ^ Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after James Tokioka was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.[6]
  5. ^ Previously served in House from 1990 to 1998
  6. ^ Previously served in House from 1978 to 1982, and Senate from 1982 to 1994
  7. ^ 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.[7]
  8. ^ Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Ryan Yamane was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.[6]

See also

Past composition of the House of Representatives

Main article: Political party strength in Hawaii

References

  1. ^ National Conference of State Legislatures. "2023 Legislator Compensation by State". Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "ELECTION OF MEMBERS; TERM".
  3. ^ "Acknowledging and recognizing the majority caucus leaders and naming the chairs, vice chairs, and members of the standing committees of the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature". House Resolution No. 4 of 20 January 2021. Hawaii House of Representatives. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Relating to caucus leaders and committee membership of the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature". House Resolution No. 31 of 17 February 2021. Hawaii House of Representatives. p. 1. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR – NEWS RELEASE – GOV. GREEN APPOINTS MIYAKE TO STATE HOUSE". December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Green makes appointments for open House seats". February 15, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "May Mizuno succeeds her husband as new House Representative for District 29". January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

Resources

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives