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Hawaii State Senate
*Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa*
Hawaii State Senate; Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa
Hawaii State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 20, 2021
Leadership
President	Ron Kouchi (D) ; since May 5, 2015
Vice President	Michelle Kidani (D) ; since November 10, 2016
Majority Leader	Dru Kanuha (D) ; since May 5, 2021
Minority Leader	Kurt Fevella (R) ; since November 6, 2018
Structure
Seats	25
Political groups	Majority Democratic (23); Minority Republican (2);
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article III, Constitution of Hawaii
Salary	$72,348 per year + ; $225 per diem for non-Oʻahu members (2023)
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022; (25 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024
Redistricting	Hawaii Reapportionment Commission
Meeting place
	State Senate Chamber; Hawaii State Capitol; Honolulu, Hawaii
Website
	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/senate.aspx

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The Hawaii State Senate (Hawaiian: Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa) is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membership of the body, currently Ron Kouchi. The forerunner of the Hawaii Senate during the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the House of Nobles originated in 1840. In 1894, the Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii renamed the upper house the present senate. Senators are elected to four-year terms and are not subject to term limits.

Like most state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaii State Senate is a part-time body and senators often have active careers outside government. The lower house of the legislature is the Hawaii House of Representatives. The membership of the Senate also elects additional officers to include the Senate Vice President, Senate Chief Clerk, Assistant Chief Clerk, Senate Sergeant at Arms, and Assistant Sergeant at Arms. The Hawaii Senate convenes in the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu.

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]

Composition

The Democrats have controlled the chamber since 1963, and have held a supermajority since 1984.

From 2016 (when Sen. Sam Slom, Hawaii's sole Republican state Senator, was defeated in his bid for reelection) to 2018, the Democratic Party held all 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate. This made the Hawaii Senate the only state legislative chamber with no opposition members (this excludes the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature).^[3] It was the first time since 1980 (when both the Alabama Senate and Louisiana Senate were all-Democratic) that any state legislative chamber had been completely dominated by a single party.^[4]

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23	2
Democratic	Rep

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature (2022)	24	1	25	0

Begin (2022)	23	2	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 current members

District	Name	Party	Areas Represented	First Elected
1	Lorraine Inouye	Dem	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^{[Note 1]}	Dem	Wailuku, Waiheʻe, Kahului, Mauka, Wai'ehu	2023^[a]
6	Angus McKelvey	Dem	West and South Maui, Maalaea, Waikapu	2022
7	Lynn DeCoite	Dem	Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe, Molokini	2021^[a]
8	Ron Kouchi	Dem	Kauaʻi, Niʻihau	2010^[a]
9	Stanley Chang	Dem	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^{[Note 2]}	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	Maile Shimabukuro	Dem	Honokai Hale, Ko 'Olina, Nanakuli, Maili, Waianae, Makaha, Makua	2010
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

^ 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.^[5]
^ Became President of the Senate on December 28, 2012, after Shan Tsutsui was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to be Lieutenant Governor.^[6] Ousted as Senate President in unusual mid-year leadership reorganization on May 5, 2015.^[7] First Filipina, but second Filipino American, Hawaiʻi Senate President^[8]^[9]

^ ^a ^b ^c Senator was originally appointed

Capitol

The Hawaiʻi State Senate has been meeting at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol in downtown Honolulu since March 15, 1969. Previous to the decision of Governor John A. Burns to build the new Capitol building, the Hawaiʻi State Senate met in ʻIolani Palace.

Past composition of the Senate

References

^ National Conference of State Legislatures. "2023 Legislator Compensation by State". Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ "ELECTION OF MEMBERS; TERM".
^ Cocke, Sophie (November 9, 2016). "Chang ousts Slom to create nation's only all-blue Senate". Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
^ Cathy Bussewitz, If Democrat wins seat, Hawaii could be first state in U.S. with one-party rule, Associated Press (October 23, 2016).
^ "Hawaii Governor Appoints Troy Hashimoto To State Senate". Honolulu Civil Beat. November 9, 2023.
^ "State Senate chooses Donna Kim as new president". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. December 28, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^ Dayton, Kevin (May 5, 2015). "Kauai's Kouchi replaces Kim as Senate president". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^ Medina, Andrei (January 16, 2013). "Donna Kim makes history as first Filipina-American Hawaiʻi Senate President". GMA News. Retrieved January 19, 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.
^ "Senator Donna Mercado Kim's Biography". Project Vote Smart. One Common Ground. 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2013.

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[6] 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.^[5]

[12] Became President of the Senate on December 28, 2012, after Shan Tsutsui was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to be Lieutenant Governor.^[6] Ousted as Senate President in unusual mid-year leadership reorganization on May 5, 2015.^[7] First Filipina, but second Filipino American, Hawaiʻi Senate President^[8]^[9]

[appointed-7] Senator was originally appointed

[1] National Conference of State Legislatures. "2023 Legislator Compensation by State". Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[2] "ELECTION OF MEMBERS; TERM".

[3] Cocke, Sophie (November 9, 2016). "Chang ousts Slom to create nation's only all-blue Senate". Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

[4] Cathy Bussewitz, If Democrat wins seat, Hawaii could be first state in U.S. with one-party rule, Associated Press (October 23, 2016).

[5] "Hawaii Governor Appoints Troy Hashimoto To State Senate". Honolulu Civil Beat. November 9, 2023.

[8] "State Senate chooses Donna Kim as new president". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. December 28, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.

[9] Dayton, Kevin (May 5, 2015). "Kauai's Kouchi replaces Kim as Senate president". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved May 5, 2015.

[10] Medina, Andrei (January 16, 2013). "Donna Kim makes history as first Filipina-American Hawaiʻi Senate President". GMA News. Retrieved January 19, 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.

[11] "Senator Donna Mercado Kim's Biography". Project Vote Smart. One Common Ground. 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2013.

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 | 3 || {{sortname|Dru|Kanuha}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || [[Kona District, Hawaii|Kona]], [[Kau, Hawaii|Kaʻū]], [[Volcano, Hawaii|Volcano]]
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 | 6 || {{sortname|Angus|McKelvey}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || West and South [[Maui]], Maalaea, Waikapu
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 | 9 || {{sortname|Stanley|Chang}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || Hawai{{okina}}i Kai, {{okina}}Āina Haina, Waiʻalae-Kāhala, Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kapahulu
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 | 10 || [[Les Ihara Jr.]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || Kaimukī, Kapahulu, Pālolo, Maunalani Heights, St. Louis Heights, Mōʻiliʻili, Ala Wai mauka, Kapahulu, Moiliili, McCully
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 | 11 || {{sortname|Carol|Fukunaga}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || Mānoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakōlea, Tantalus
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 | 12 || {{sortname|Sharon|Moriwaki}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || Kaka{{okina}}ako, Ala Moana, Waikīkī, McCully
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 |-
 | 14 || {{sortname|Donna Mercado|Kim}}{{#tag:ref|Became President of the Senate on December 28, 2012, after [[Shan Tsutsui]] was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to be Lieutenant Governor.<ref>{{cite news| title=State Senate chooses Donna Kim as new president | date=28 December 2012 | newspaper=Honolulu Star-Advertiser | url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/185084061.html | access-date=3 February 2013}}</ref>  Ousted as Senate President in unusual mid-year leadership reorganization on May 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite news| title=Kauai's Kouchi replaces Kim as Senate president |last=Dayton |first=Kevin | date=5 May 2015 | newspaper=Honolulu Star-Advertiser | url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150505_Kim_may_be_out_as_Senate_president.html?id=302601841 | access-date=5 May 2015}}</ref> First Filipina, but second [[Filipino American]], Hawaiʻi Senate President<ref>{{cite news |title=Donna Kim makes history as first Filipina-American Hawaiʻi Senate President |last=Medina |first=Andrei |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/290553/pinoyabroad/pinoyachievers/donna-kim-makes-history-as-first-filipina-american-hawaii-senate-president |newspaper=GMA News |date=16 January 2013 |access-date=19 January 2013 |quote=Hawaiʻi Senate Vice President Donna Mercado Kim will make history on Thursday as she is installed as the first Filipina-American State Senate President. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/54119/donna-kim |title=Senator Donna Mercado Kim's Biography |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2012 |work=Project Vote Smart |publisher=One Common Ground |access-date=19 January 2013}}</ref>|group="Note"}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}}| Dem || Moanalua, {{okina}}Aiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Red Hill, Kapalama
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 | 16 || {{sortname|Brandon|Elefante}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || [[Pearl City, Hawaii|Pearl City]], Momilani, Pearlridge, ʻAiea, Royal Summit, ʻAiea Heights, Newtown, Waimalu, Hālawa, Pearl Harbor, Waiau, Pacific Palisades
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 |-
 | 17 || {{sortname|Donovan|Dela Cruz}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || Mililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Waipi'o Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village
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 | 18 || {{sortname|Michelle|Kidani}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || Mililani Town, Waipiʻo Gentry, Crestview, Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia
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 | 19 || {{sortname|Henry|Aquino}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || [[Pearl City, Hawaii|Pearl City]], Waipahu, West Loch Estates, Hono'ui'uli, Ho'opii
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 | 21 || {{sortname|Mike|Gabbard}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || Kalaeloa, Fernandez Village, ʻEwa, Kapolei, Makakilo,
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 | 22 || {{sortname|Maile|Shimabukuro}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || Honokai Hale, Ko 'Olina, Nanakuli, Maili, Waianae, Makaha, Makua
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 | 23 || {{sortname|Brenton|Awa}}|| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep || Kane'ohe, Kahaluu thru Laie, Kahuku to Mokuleia, Schofield Barracks, Kunia Camp
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 | 24 || {{sortname|Jarrett|Keohokalole}} || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || Kāne{{okina}}ohe, Kailua
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 | 25 || [[Chris Lee (Hawaii politician)|Chris Lee]]|| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem || Kailua, Waimānalo, Hawai{{okina}}i Kai
+|2020
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v t e Members of the Hawaii State Senate
32nd Legislature (2023) President of the Senate Ron Kouchi (D) Vice President of the Senate Michelle Kidani (D) Majority Leader Dru Kanuha (D) Minority Leader Kurt Fevella (R)
▌Lorraine Inouye (D) ▌Joy San Buenaventura (D) ▌Dru Kanuha (D) ▌Tim Richards III (D) ▌Troy Hashimoto (D) ▌Angus McKelvey (D) ▌Lynn DeCoite (D) ▌Ron Kouchi (D) ▌Stanley Chang (D) ▌Les Ihara Jr. (D) ▌Carol Fukunaga (D) ▌Sharon Moriwaki (D) ▌Karl Rhoads (D) ▌Donna Mercado Kim (D) ▌Glenn Wakai (D) ▌Brandon Elefante (D) ▌Donovan Dela Cruz (D) ▌Michelle Kidani (D) ▌Henry Aquino (D) ▌Kurt Fevella (R) ▌Mike Gabbard (D) ▌Maile Shimabukuro (D) ▌Brenton Awa (R) ▌Jarrett Keohokalole (D) ▌Chris Lee (D)
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