Hawaii House of Representatives

Hawaiʻi House of Representatives
*Hale ʻAhaʻōlelo Makaʻāinana*
Hawaiʻi 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	John Mizuno (D) ; since January 20, 2021
Majority Leader	Della Au Belatti (D) ; since January 17, 2018
Minority Leader	Val Okimoto (R) ; since February 17, 2021
Structure
Seats	51
Political groups	Majority Democratic (47); Minority Republican (4);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, Constitution of Hawaii
Salary	$57,852 per year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (51 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2022; (51 seats)
Redistricting	Hawaii Reapportionment Commission
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Hawaii State Capitol; Honolulu, Hawaii
Website
	Hawaii House of Representatives

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

The Hawaii House of Representatives 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 Hawaii 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.

The last election took place on November 3, 2020.

Composition


47	4
Democratic	Republican

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Democratic	Ind	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature (2020)	46	0	5	51	0

Begin (2021)	47	0	4	51	0
Latest voting share	92.2%		7.8%

Leadership

Office	Name	Party	District
Speaker^[1]	Scott Saiki	Democratic	26
Vice Speaker	John Mizuno	Democratic	28
Majority Leader	Della Au Belatti	Democratic	24
Majority Floor Leader	Dee Morikawa	Democratic	16
Minority Leader^[2]	Val Okimoto	Republican	36
Minority Floor Leader	Lauren Matsumoto	Republican	45
Assistant Minority Leader	Bob McDermott	Republican	40

Members

District	Representative	Party	County(ies)	Areas represented
1	Mark Nakashima	Dem	Hawaiʻi	Hāmākua, North and South Hilo
2	Chris Toshiro Todd	Dem		Keaukaha, parts of Hilo, Panaʻewa, Waiakea
3	Richard Onishi	Dem		Hilo, Keaʻau, Kurtistown, Puna
4	Greggor Ilagan	Dem		Puna
5	Jeanné Kapela	Dem		Na'alehu, Ocean View, Captain Cook, Kailua-Kona
6	Nicole Lowen	Dem		North Kona, Holualoa, Kalaoa, Honokōhau
7	David Tarnas	Dem		North Kona, North Kohala, South Kohala
8	Troy Hashimoto	Dem	Maui	Kahakuloa, Waiheʻe, Waiehu, Puʻuohala, Wailuku, Kahului
9	Justin Woodson	Dem		Kahului, Puʻunēnē, Old Sand Hills, Maui Lani
10	Angus McKelvey	Dem		West Maui, Māʻalaea, North Kīhei
11	Tina Wildberger	Dem		Kīhei, Wailea, Makena
12	Kyle Yamashita	Dem		Spreckelsville, Pukalani, Makawao, Kula, Keokea, Ulupalakua, Kahului
13	Linda Ann Ha’i Clark	Dem	Maui, Kalawao	Haiku, Hāna, Kaupo, Kīpahulu, Nahiku, Pāʻia, Kahoʻolawe, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Molokini
14	Nadine Nakamura	Dem	Kauaʻi	Hanalei, Princeville, Kīlauea, Anahola, Kapaʻa, Wailua
15	James Tokioka	Dem		Wailuā Homesteads, Hanamāʻulu, Līhuʻe, Puhi, Old Kōloa Town, ʻŌmaʻo
16	Dee Morikawa	Dem		Niʻihau, Lehua, Kōloa, Waimea
17	Gene Ward	Rep	Honolulu	Hawaiʻi Kai, Kalama Valley
18	Mark Hashem	Dem		Hahaʻione, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, ʻĀina Haina, Waiʻalae, Kāhala
19	Bertrand Kobayashi	Dem		Waiʻalae-Kāhala, Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kapahulu
20	Jackson Sayama	Dem		St. Louis Heights, Pālolo Valley, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimukī
21	Scott Nishimoto	Dem		Mōʻiliʻili, McCully, Kaimukī
22	Adrian Tam	Dem		Waikīkī, Ala Moana
23	Dale Kobayashi	Dem		Mānoa, Punahou, University, Mōʻiliʻili
24	Della Au Belatti	Dem		Makiki, Tantalus, Papakōlea, McCully, Pawaʻa, Manoa
25	Sylvia Luke	Dem		Makiki, Punchbowl, Nuʻuanu, Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights, Pauoa
26	Scott Saiki	Dem		McCully, Kaheka, Kakaʻako, Downtown Honolulu
27	Takashi Ohno	Dem		Nuʻuanu, Liliha, Pauoa, ʻĀlewa Heights
28	John Mizuno	Dem		Kalihi Valley, Kamehameha Heights, portion of lower Kalihi
29	Daniel Holt	Dem		Kalihi, Kapālama, Iwilei, Chinatown
30	Sonny Ganaden	Dem		Sand Island, Mokauea, Kapalama, Kalihi Kai
31	Aaron Ling Johanson	Dem^[a]		Moanalua, Red Hill, Foster Village, ʻAiea, Fort Shafter, Moanalua Gardens, Aliamanu, Lower Pearlridge
32	Linda Ichiyama	Dem		Moanalua Valley, Salt Lake, Aliamanu
33	Sam Satoru Kong	Dem		ʻAiea
34	Gregg Takayama	Dem		Pearl City, Waimalu, Pacific Palisades
35	Roy Takumi	Dem		Pearl City, Mānana, Waipiʻo
36	Val Okimoto	Rep		Mililani, Mililani Mauka
37	Ryan Yamane	Dem		Mililani, Waipiʻo Gentry, Waikele
38	Henry Aquino	Dem		Waipahu
39	Luella Costales^[b]	Dem		Royal Kunia, Village Park, Waipahu, Makakilo, West Loch
40	Bob McDermott	Rep		ʻEwa, ʻEwa Beach, ʻEwa Gentry, Iroquois Point
41	Matthew LoPresti	Dem		ʻEwa Villages, ʻEwa Beach, Ewa Gentry, Ocean Pointe, West Loch
42	Sharon Har	Dem		Kapolei, Makakilo
43	Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli	Dem		ʻEwa Villages, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Nanakai Gardens, Ko Olina, Kahe Point, Nānākuli, Lualualei, Māʻili
44	Cedric Gates	Dem		Waiʻanae, Mākaha, Makua, Māʻili
45	Lauren Matsumoto	Rep		Schofield, Mokuleia, Waialua, Kunia, Waipiʻo Acres, Mililani
46	Amy Perruso	Dem		Wahiawa, Whitmore Village
47	Sean Quinlan	Dem		Waialua, Haleiwa, Pupukea, Kahuku, Laie, Hauʻula, Waiāhole, Sunset Beach, Punaluʻu, Kaʻaʻawa
48	Lisa Kitagawa	Dem		Kāneʻohe, Heʻeia, Ahuimanu, Kahaluʻu, Haʻikū Valley, Mokuoloe
49	Scot Matayoshi	Dem		Kāneʻohe, Maunawili, Olomana
50	Patrick Branco	Dem		Kailua, Kāneʻohe Bay
51	Lisa Marten	Dem		Lanikai, Waimānalo

^ Originally elected to office in 2012 as a Republican, but changed party affiliation to Democratic in December 2014.^[3]
^ Prior officeholder Ty Cullen resigned on February 8, 2022.^[4]^[5] Costales was appointed by Governor David Ige on March 9, 2022 to serve the remainder of Cullen's term.^[6]

Past composition of the House of Representatives

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Eagle, Nathan (December 29, 2014). "State Rep. Johanson Leaves Republican Party, Joins Democrats". Honolulu Civil Beat. Peer News. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
^ Lovell, Blaze (February 8, 2022). "Two Hawaii Lawmakers Charged In Bribery Scheme Over Cesspool Legislation". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
^ Blair, Chad (February 18, 2022). "Six Democrats Apply For Ty Cullen's House Seat". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "Luella Costales, a former Honolulu police commissioner, to fill vacancy left by former House Rep. Ty Cullen". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

Resources

[4] Originally elected to office in 2012 as a Republican, but changed party affiliation to Democratic in December 2014.^[3]

[8] Prior officeholder Ty Cullen resigned on February 8, 2022.^[4]^[5] Costales was appointed by Governor David Ige on March 9, 2022 to serve the remainder of Cullen's term.^[6]

[1] "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.

[2] "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.

[3] Eagle, Nathan (December 29, 2014). "State Rep. Johanson Leaves Republican Party, Joins Democrats". Honolulu Civil Beat. Peer News. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

[5] Lovell, Blaze (February 8, 2022). "Two Hawaii Lawmakers Charged In Bribery Scheme Over Cesspool Legislation". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

[6] Blair, Chad (February 18, 2022). "Six Democrats Apply For Ty Cullen's House Seat". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[7] "Luella Costales, a former Honolulu police commissioner, to fill vacancy left by former House Rep. Ty Cullen". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

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v t e Members of the Hawaii House of Representatives
31st Legislature (2021) Speaker of the House Scott Saiki (D) Vice Speaker of the House John Mizuno (D) Majority Leader Della Au Belatti (D) Minority Leader Val Okimoto (R)
▌Mark Nakashima (D) ▌Chris Toshiro Todd (D) ▌Richard Onishi (D) ▌Greggor Ilagan (D) ▌Jeanné Kapela (D) ▌Nicole Lowen (D) ▌David Tarnas (D) ▌Troy Hashimoto (D) ▌Justin Woodson (D) ▌Angus McKelvey (D) ▌Tina Wildberger (D) ▌Kyle Yamashita (D) ▌Linda Ann Ha’i Clark (D) ▌Nadine Nakamura (D) ▌James Tokioka (D) ▌Dee Morikawa (D) ▌Gene Ward (R) ▌Mark Hashem (D) ▌Bertrand Kobayashi (D) ▌Jackson Sayama (D) ▌Scott Nishimoto (D) ▌Adrian Tam (D) ▌Dale Kobayashi (D) ▌Della Au Belatti (D) ▌Sylvia Luke (D) ▌Scott Saiki (D) ▌Takashi Ohno (D) ▌John Mizuno (D) ▌Daniel Holt (D) ▌Sonny Ganaden (D) ▌Aaron Johanson (D) ▌Linda Ichiyama (D) ▌Sam Satoru Kong (D) ▌Gregg Takayama (D) ▌Roy Takumi (D) ▌Val Okimoto (R) ▌Ryan Yamane (D) ▌Henry Aquino (D) ▌Luella Costales (D) ▌Bob McDermott (R) ▌Matthew LoPresti (D) ▌Sharon Har (D) ▌Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli (D) ▌Cedric Gates (D) ▌Lauren Matsumoto (R) ▌Amy Perruso (D) ▌Sean Quinlan (D) ▌Lisa Kitagawa (D) ▌Scot Matayoshi (D) ▌Patrick Branco (D) ▌Lisa Marten (D)
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