Hawaii House of Representatives

Hawaii House of Representatives
*Hale ʻAhaʻōlelo Makaʻāinana*
Hawaii House of Representatives; Hale ʻAhaʻōlelo Makaʻāinana
Hawaii State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
Leadership
Speaker	Scott Saiki (D) ; since May 4, 2017
Vice Speaker	Greggor Ilagan (D) ; since November 8, 2022
Majority Leader	Nadine Nakamura (D) ; since November 8, 2022
Minority Leader	Lauren Matsumoto (R) ; since November 8, 2022
Structure
Seats	51
Political groups	Majority Democratic (45); Minority Republican (6);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, Constitution of Hawaii
Salary	$57,852 per year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022; (51 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024; (51 seats)
Redistricting	Hawaii Reapportionment Commission
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Hawaii State Capitol; Honolulu, Hawaii
Website
	Hawaii House of Representatives

21°18′26″N 157°51′26″W / 21.30722°N 157.85722°W / 21.30722; -157.85722

The Hawaii House of Representatives (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.

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.^[1]

The last election took place on November 8, 2022.

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^[2]	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^[3]	Lauren Matsumoto	Republican	38
Minority Floor Leader	Diamond Garcia	Republican	42
Assistant Minority Leader	David Alcos	Republican	41

Members

District	Representative	Party	County(ies)	Areas represented
1	Mark Nakashima	Dem	Hawaiʻi	Hāmākua, portion of Hilo, Ka‘ūmana
2	Richard Onishi	Dem		Hilo
3	Chris Toshiro Todd	Dem		Portion of Hilo, Keaukaha, Orchidlands Estate, Ainaloa, Hawaiian Acres, Fern Acres, portions of Kurtistown and Keaʻau
4	Greggor Ilagan	Dem		Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Beaches, Nānāwale Estates, Leilani Estates
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
6	Kirstin Kahaloa	Dem		Hōnaunau, Nāpo‘opo‘o, Captain Cook, Kealakekua, Keauhou, Hōlualoa, Kailua-Kona
7	Nicole Lowen	Dem		Kailua-Kona, Honokōhau, Kalaoa, Pu‘uanahulu, Puakō, portion of Waikōloa
8	David Tarnas	Dem		Hawi, Hala‘ula, Waimea, Makahalau, Waiki‘i, Waikōloa, Kawaihae, and Māhukona
9	Justin Woodson	Dem	Maui	Kahului, Puʻunēnē, portion of Wailuku
10	Troy Hashimoto	Dem		Portion of Waiehu, Paukukalo, Wailuku, Wailuku Heights, Waikapu
11	Terez Amato	Dem		Portion of Māʻalaea, Kīhei, Keawakapu, Wailea, Mākena, Kanahena, Keone‘ō‘io
12	Kyle Yamashita	Dem		Portion of Keāhua, Hāli‘imaile, Pukalani, Makawao, Pūlehu, Waiakoa, Kēōkea, and ‘Ulupalakua
13	Mahina Poepoe	Dem	Maui, Kalawao	Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, portion of Kahului, Ha‘ikū, Pe‘ahi, Huelo, Nāhiku, Hāna, Kīpahulu
14	Elle Cochran	Dem	Maui	Kahakuloa, Waiheʻe, portions of Wai‘ehu and Māʻalaea, Olowalu, Lahaina, Lahainaluna, Kā‘anapali, Māhinahina Camp, Kahana, Honokahua
15	Nadine Nakamura	Dem	Kauaʻi	Hā‘ena, Wainiha, Hanalei, Princeville, Kīlauea, Anahola, Keālia, Kāpa‘a, portion of Wailuā, Kawaihau
16	Luke Evslin^[a]	Dem		Wailuā, Hanamāʻulu, Kapaia, Līhuʻe, Puhi, portion of ʻŌmaʻo
17	Dee Morikawa	Dem		Niʻihau, portion of ʻŌmaʻo, Kōloa, Po‘ipū, Lāwa‘i, Kalāheo, ‘Ele‘ele, Hanapēpē, Kaawanui Village, Pākalā Village, Waimea, Kekaha
18	Gene Ward	Rep	Honolulu	Portlock, Hawaiʻi Kai, Kalama Valley
19	Mark Hashem	Dem		Waiʻalae-Kāhala,ʻĀina Haina, Niu Valley, Kuli‘ou‘ou
20	Bertrand Kobayashi	Dem		Leahi, Kāhala, Waiʻalae, Kaimukī, Kapahulu
21	Jackson Sayama	Dem		St. Louis Heights, Pālolo Valley, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimukī
22	Andrew Takuya Garrett	Dem		Mānoa
23	Scott Nishimoto	Dem		Mōʻiliʻili, McCully
24	Adrian Tam	Dem		Waikīkī
25	Scott Saiki	Dem		Ala Moana, Kakaʻako, Downtown Honolulu
26	Della Au Belatti	Dem		Makiki, Punchbowl
27	Jenna Takenouchi	Dem		Pacific Heights, Nuʻuanu, Liliha
28	Daniel Holt	Dem		Sand Island, Iwilei, Chinatown
29	John Mizuno	Dem		Kamehameha Heights, Kalihi Valley, portion of Kalihi
30	Sonny Ganaden	Dem		Kalihi, Kalihi Kai, Ke‘ehi Lagoon, Hickam Village
31	Linda Ichiyama	Dem		Fort Shafter Flats, Salt Lake, Pearl Harbor
32	Micah Aiu	Dem		Fort Shafter, Moanalua, Āliamanu, Foster Village, portions of ʻAiea and Hālawa
33	Sam Satoru Kong	Dem		Portion of Hālawa, ʻAiea, Waimalu
34	Gregg Takayama	Dem		Pearl City, Waiau, Pacific Palisades
35	Cory Chun	Dem		Portions of Pearl City and Waipahū, Crestview
36	Rachele Lamosao	Dem		Waipahū
37	Trish La Chica^[b]	Dem		Portions of Mililani Town, Mililani Mauka, Koa Ridge, and Waipiʻo Gentry
38	Lauren Matsumoto	Rep		Portions of Mililani and Waipio Acres, Mililani Mauka
39	Elijah Pierick	Rep		Royal Kunia, Village Park, Honoʻuliʻuli, Hoʻopili, portion of Waipahū
40	Rose Martinez	Dem		Portions of Lower Village and ʻEwa Beach, Iroquois Point
41	David Alcos III	Rep		Portion of ʻEwa Beach, Ocean Pointe, Barbers Point
42	Diamond Garcia	Rep		Portions of Varona Village, Ewa, Kapolei, Fernandez Village
43	Kanani Souza	Rep		Kapolei, Makakilo
44	Darius Kila	Dem		Honokai Hale, Nānākuli, Māʻili
45	Cedric Gates	Dem		Waiʻanae, Mākaha
46	Amy Perruso	Dem		Portion of Waipio Acres, Launani Valley, Wahiawā, Whitmore Village, Waialua, Mokulēʻia
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
48	Lisa Kitagawa	Dem		Kaʻaʻawa, Kahalu‘u, ‘Āhuimanu, Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe
49	Scot Matayoshi	Dem		Kāneʻohe, Maunawili
50	Natalia Hussey-Burdick	Dem		Kailua, portion of Kāneʻohe Bay
51	Lisa Marten	Dem		Waimānalo, Keolu Hills, Lanikai, portion of Kailua

^ Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after James Tokioka was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.^[4]
^ Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Ryan Yamane was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.^[4]

Past composition of the House of Representatives

References

^ "ELECTION OF MEMBERS; TERM".
^ 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). Hawaii House of Representatives. January 20, 2021. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^ 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. February 17, 2021. p. 1. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Green makes appointments for open House seats". February 15, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

Resources

[5] Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after James Tokioka was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.^[4]

[6] Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023 by Governor Josh Green after Ryan Yamane was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.^[4]

[1] "ELECTION OF MEMBERS; TERM".

[2] 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). Hawaii House of Representatives. January 20, 2021. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

[3] 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. February 17, 2021. p. 1. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[GreenAppt-4] "Green makes appointments for open House seats". February 15, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

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v t e Members of the Hawaii House of Representatives
32nd Legislature (2023) Speaker of the House Scott Saiki (D) Vice Speaker of the House Greggor Ilagan (D) Majority Leader Nadine Nakamura (D) Minority Leader Lauren Matsumoto (R)
▌Matthias Kusch (D) ▌Richard Onishi (D) ▌Chris Toshiro Todd (D) ▌Greggor Ilagan (D) ▌Jeanné Kapela (D) ▌Kirstin Kahaloa (D) ▌Nicole Lowen (D) ▌David Tarnas (D) ▌Justin Woodson (D) ▌Tyson Miyake (D) ▌Terez Amato (D) ▌Kyle Yamashita (D) ▌Mahina Poepoe (D) ▌Elle Cochran (D) ▌Nadine Nakamura (D) ▌Luke Evslin (D) ▌Dee Morikawa (D) ▌Gene Ward (R) ▌Mark Hashem (D) ▌Bertrand Kobayashi (D) ▌Jackson Sayama (D) ▌Andrew Takuya Garrett (D) ▌Scott Nishimoto (D) ▌Adrian Tam (D) ▌Scott Saiki (D) ▌Della Au Belatti (D) ▌Jenna Takenouchi (D) ▌Daniel Holt (D) ▌May Mizuno (D) ▌Sonny Ganaden (D) ▌Linda Ichiyama (D) ▌Micah Aiu (D) ▌Sam Satoru Kong (D) ▌Gregg Takayama (D) ▌Cory Chun (D) ▌Rachele Lamosao (D) ▌Trish La Chica (D) ▌Lauren Matsumoto (R) ▌Elijah Pierick (R) ▌Rose Martinez (D) ▌David Alcos (R) ▌Diamond Garcia (R) ▌Kanani Souza (R) ▌Darius Kila (D) ▌Cedric Gates (D) ▌Amy Perruso (D) ▌Sean Quinlan (D) ▌Lisa Kitagawa (D) ▌Scot Matayoshi (D) ▌Natalia Hussey-Burdick (D) ▌Lisa Marten (D)
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